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John Favreau’s movie Chef was released in 2014. It tells the story of a remarkable chef and his entrepreneurial journey. Born in Miami, Carl Casper is the chief chef at Gauloise Restaurant in Los Angeles. His experiments with food leave customers crave for more. But the restaurant owner Riva is not a big fan of Carl’s innovations. He wants his old classic menu to remain untouched, without any alteration. This creates friction between them. Meanwhile, Carl Casper gets a chance to serve food to the prestigious food critic and blogger Ramsey Michel. As expected, Riva demands his classic menu to be…
The Wolf of Wallstreet, the Hollywood film starring Leonardo Di Caprio doesn’t need an introduction. At New York’s Wallstreet, the epicentre of global businesses ruled by money, sex and drug, Jordan Belfort grows up as a stockbroker with his sheer passion for eloquence and numbers. How many of us know that most of Di Caprio’s power-packed scenes in that movie happened in real? The Wolf of Wallstreet is a dark humour film released in 2013. Directed by the veteran Italian-American director Martin Scorsese, the movie speaks about the evolution of Jordan Belfort as a Wall Street stockbroker. From the journey of companies, stock, money, market, money…
For an entrepreneur or a tech enthusiast, the movie 3 idiots will sure be a treat. It is an ode to innovative minds and teaches you to follow excellence instead of success. An adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone, 3 idiots tells the story of three college friends and their journey. The movie is a lesson for entrepreneurs because it teaches one to learn engineering not to develop complex solutions, but to solve real-time problems faced by society.The movie starts in Imperial College of Engineering, where three students, Ranchodas Chanchad, Farhan Qureshi, Raju Rastogi, meet. All three come from…
Everybody including you and me are active users of social media, don’t deny it! It is impossible to imagine a life without social media apps like facebook today. How did Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg happen? It was, for sure, no cakewalk. Directed by David Fincher and penned by Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network beautifully portrays the life of Mark Zuckerberg. The movie is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich. David Fincher is known for films that portray serial killers and violence. The Social Network was safe…
What is the basic qualification required for an entrepreneur? Surely, it is the sportsman spirit. The biggest challenge entrepreneurs face in the initial years is definitely delivering the best output within the limited budget. The Hollywood film Moneyball beautifully handles the theme. The film begins with Oakland Athletics Baseball team failing in the elimination round after consecutive victories. Team manager Billy Beane is disappointed with the team’s performance. Meanwhile, a few talented players decide to leave the team which leaves Billy in dilemma. Rest of the movie shows the challenges Billy confronts in an effort to build a competitive team within a…
Facebook has launched an initiative to help small businesses The programme is called ‘Small Business Loan Initiative’ It will help small and medium businesses advertise on Facebook It will further give quick access to credit through independent lending partners ‘Indifi’ is the first lending partner associating with the programme Facebook will bring more partners on board in the future The aim is to reduce the credit gap within India’s MSME sector
Former investment banker Falguni Nayar started Nykaa as an e-commerce marketplace in 2012. The startup is now getting ready for its IPO. If all goes well, Nykaa will be the first female-led Indian unicorn venturing into the public listing. The IPO includes fresh shares worth Rs525 Cr and the offer to sell the shares of current shareholders worth Rs 4.3 cr. According to the Bloomberg report, the initial records Nykaa submitted to SEBI show that the business is valued at more than $4 billion. Falguni Nayar and her family hold around half of the company’s shares. There is a possibility…
Indian scientists develop a sustainable method of developing hydrogen The new method allows making hydrogen from sunlight and water It is a cost-effective and sustainable process Dr Kamalakannan Kailasam and his team have done this The team is from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali The team developed a prototype reactor that operates under natural sunlight It can produce hydrogen at a larger scale (about 6.1 L in 8 hours) As a catalyst, they used an earth-abundant chemical called carbon nitrides
India may witness the global phenomenon of the flying car soon Said Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia He has met a team from Vinata AeroMobility to check the concept The car is also expected to be Asia’s first hybrid flying car Once a reality, the car can be used for transporting people and cargo It will be capable of accommodating two passengers It is also good for medical emergencies The vehicle will use biofuel for powering the motors It can fly up to 60 minutes at a top speed of 120 kmph The car can fly up to 100 km…
In India, stubble burning, especially after the harvesting season, contributes a lot to pollution. What if there is a possibility to use the agri-waste for construction? IIT Hyderabad has put that into practice by constructing a building out of Bio-Bricks. Using this patented technique, one can build eco-friendly and cost-effective buildings. Unavailability of raw materials required for the construction of bricks, lack of fertile land, and increasing air pollution have triggered the innovation. It is the brainchild of PhD scholar Priyabrata Rautray, who was mentored by Prof. Deepak John Mathew. Later, on the IIT Hyderabad Campus, they built the prototype…