Trends And Hottest Technologies To Bet On

Sasha Mirchandani

Managing Partner,
Kae Capital

*Search and Recommendation Engines are seeing a lot of activity and getting attention by the investors in U.S and India both. This is a global business model and the ones who are able to come up with best in class technology and user friendly product wins the race.

*Social commerce is expected to play a major role in the online retail business.

New Opportunities for Innovation from a Start-up perspective

*Innovation is required in any business area and is one of the main factors for the success of the venture.

*Social Commerce will be the driving force for the online retailers and people who come up with innovative solutions to acquire the customers will lead the way.

*Mobile - Coming up with innovative apps.

*Gaming Industry is expected to see a high growth phase - Developing unique gaming content with a focus on social gaming.

*There is a need to have innovative solutions in the clean tech sector. With the government promoting the deployment of renewable energy, it will be a good opportunity for start ups to fill the various gaps in the value chain.

Advice to entrepreneurs

*Be Flexible, change your business model if required. Experiment with several alternatives.

*There will be several opportunities in almost all the sectors mentioned above.

*Approach strategic angel investors but not just for the sake of money. An investor can bring a lot more on board than just the funds.

*If the business model is promising along with a sound team, entrepreneurs will surely get funding.

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