In this issue

The January issue of Entrepreneur India comes with some cutting-edge stories from Asia and beyond. This issue is not a typical year opener but it endeavors to acquaint the reader with some of the emerging trends in the Asian markets. Our cover story is about building a great consumer brand and how to sustain it, where we have featured some of India’s most innovative and successful brands. We have also featured co-living spaces, which are all the rage in India. In the Asia-Pacific section, we have featured a package on some of the emerging trends of 2019, where we have predicted what would be some of the key developments in areas like artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber security, e-commerce, agritech et al in the new year. Another story on family offices — the concept which has become a modish trend among the super rich of India. Plus, some other interesting reads.

Consumer Connoisseurs

Ever wondered why VCs are so keen to put their money behind consumer startups as opposed to others? Simply because it’s easy to sell differentiated products. Entrepreneur spills the secret sauce of building a great consumer brand and why it would emerge as the biggest trend of 2019. The following pages feature some of the leading consumer brands sitting on billion-dollar opportunities.

10+ mins

Riding The 'Good' Content Wave

In the fiercely competitive Indian entertainment industry where big production houses pump in huge sums of money to make films work, Manish Mundra’s humble production house — through its inclination towards good content over big budgets — has seemed to have found a niche for itself.

4 mins

Balancing The Old And The New

The fourth generation scion of the Singhania family, Akshaypat Singhania is all set to invest in startups, and shape the business with an eye on the future. Entrepreneur spoke to the Mumbaibased industrialist about the deployment of Rs 100 crore fund.

2 mins

What's Fueling The Growth Of Family Offices In India?

The humble accountant is passé, family office is the new rage — a status symbol in ‘Richistan’. The rise of ultra high net worth families in India has given impetus to the growth of family offices. Entrepreneur examines this modish trend: why super riches need it in this age and time.

4 mins

Tailor-made For Perfection

As a teenager, we have at least once borrowed our parent’s clothes for some special occasion or the other. For girls, it is generally their mother’s chiffon or silk sarees, for men it is their father’s suit or tie. While the six-yard cloth is a beautiful garment in itself and no brand can take the credit, but if it is a suit, it has to be Raymond! The brand is the reason why most of the Indian men look so dapper in their wedding or graduation pictures. If you are planning to invest in a suit – the first thought and probably the only brand that comes to your mind is Raymond.

4 mins

It's All About Woman Power

POCKET SUN, co-founder of multi-million dollar venture capital firm SoGal, wants to better gender dynamics.

4 mins

Affordable Luxury

Quality should not be out of reach, says co-founder of Singapore's new lifestyle brand IUIGA, which through its transparent pricing is quickly gaining popularity in the region.

3 mins

A Startup's Secret Weapon Retirees

Startup founders champion fresh ideas and new solutions. But as they’re increasingly discovering, they can also benefit from people who’ve been there and done that.

9 mins

Reinventing An Old Brand

Is playing with nostalgia a smart strategy? The revivers of Slice are about to find out.

5 mins

The Gen Z Whisperer

As CEO of Beautycon, MOJ MAHDARA has figured out how to communicate with today’s outspoken, individualistic teens and 20-somethings better than anyone else in business. Now she’s helping other brands do the same.

9 mins

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