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March 26, 2008
'In business, the name of the game is innovation'
In an email interview with rediff.com's Shifra Menezes, entrepreneur Avirat Sonpal talks about how he started off as an entrepreneur and what it takes to make it big.

March 24, 2008
'To be successful, you need a compelling vision'
Meet Shirish Nadkarni, co-founder and CEO of Livemocha.com.

March 03, 2008
'Why can't Indians build a great product in India?'
Three Indian entrepreneurs build a software product that promises to give a tough fight to the world's best in the space of domain storage.

February 28, 2008
'It's a huge risk to under-utilise your innate talent'
An IIT and IIM alumni, Balu Nayar, the managing director of IMG India discusses his career and what he learned in his career.

February 13, 2008
Change your signature, change your life
Graphotherapist Chandraprabha Pupala talks to Shifra Menezes about the relatively unknown field of handwriting analysis.

February 12, 2008
Dharti Desai: From French teacher to CEO
In a telephone interview with rediff.com's Shifra Menezes, this go-getter shares her success story and a few words of advice for budding businessmen and women.

February 05, 2008
An eco-friendly way to make Rs 80 crore
Chandrashekhar Hariharan changed career midway when he started building eco-friendly green houses. Today his company BCIL, is worth Rs 80 crore and he is happy that he took a gamble by leaving his cushy job as a journalist.

January 23, 2008
'Great companies are always built on aspirations'
Investment banking star Rashesh Shah discusses his career and the lessons it has taught him.

December 31, 2007
A Rs 450 cr success story from a mere Rs 40K
K S Kohli of Frankfinn is confident that Air Frankfinn will give the likes of Kingfisher Airways and Jet Airways a run for their money in 2009.

December 20, 2007
Careers: Are you ready for the 21st century?
'Our education system keeps churning out graduates who remain unemployed whereas we have an unprecedented and robust job market which is crying out for skills. I think this is the fundamental problem. In my view, the remedy is to redesign education and its delivery to overcome skills shortages. We need to prepare our education system for the 21st century.'

December 12, 2007
At 18, he runs an anti-hacking company
Vineet Kumar was the naughtiest kid in school -- and that was only three years ago! Today, at the age of 18, he is the CEO of the National Anti-Hacking Group, advising the Indian Army and corporates on how to safeguard their Internet interests.

December 03, 2007
'I became a successful CEO at 30'
Right Horizons' CEO Anil Rego manages assets worth Rs 75 crore for his clients.

November 27, 2007
'Fashion models are real people, too!'
Lakme fashion model Smita Lasrado on modelling in both India and Paris.

November 21, 2007
CEO at 27
Paramount Airways's M Thiagarajan straddles across the aviation sector.

November 19, 2007
Combining art with science
Sujatha Keshavan Guha, the first woman in India to obtain a postgraduate degree in graphic design, is co-founder and managing director of one of India's top design firms, Ray+Keshavan.

November 15, 2007
A $250,000 business, aged 25
Meet Atul Khekade, founder, Innovation Trip.

October 31, 2007
'Profit-making runs in my genes'
Vikas Kedia, founder of the mobile gaming company MobiTrail, on the spirit of entrepreneurship.

October 29, 2007
You must react to news as it breaks
One of the most recognised faces on Indian television, CNBC India's Shereen Bhan gets candid.

October 25, 2007
'We could hire 500 good people today'
Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia, co-founders of the $300 million company Directi, on how they succeeded.

October 23, 2007
A million-dollar company built on a failure
Vishal Sampat, CEO, Convonix.com, on how failure is a stepping stone to success.

October 08, 2007
A designer's success mantras
Arjun Agarwal on the fashion business.

October 03, 2007
'How I founded a company at 26'
Murugavel Janakiraman, founder CEO, BharatMatrimony.com, on how he made his web site a big success.

September 25, 2007
At 25, he's one of India's hottest designers
A D Singh's insights for youngsters hoping to make their mark in fashion.

September 20, 2007
Making it through movies
Debu Bhattacharyya, CEO, Theme Entertainment, on how he made it big.

September 20, 2007
An amazing story!
Sujata Burla met with a serious accident that left her a paraplegic. Not one to be cowed down, she now earns Rs 200,000 trading on the stock markets. This is her remarkable story.

September 19, 2007
CEO at 30
Sandeep Murthy, CEO, Cleartrip.com, shares the story of his achievements.

September 14, 2007
A published author at 15
Ronen Chatterjee on what drove him to write his first novel.

September 11, 2007
From obscurity to Bollywood
At 24, model and actress Nauheed Cyrusi already has a decade of work in showbiz behind her.

September 10, 2007
Success story: From college dropout to MBA
Vivek Pehlajani on how he went from college dud to media dude.

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