October 26, 2015 - Only 10% of startups will do very well, 25% will stay afloat, and the rest will fail: Mohandas Pai

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Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Imagine a kite attached to the tip of a windmill blade. Now, remove the windmill, increase the altitude and imagine the kite moving in large circles (due to the wind) and transmitting power through a rope (conductive wire) to a ground station. Stop imagining! This is the Google Makani Energy Kite system, which generates 50% more power than a windmill and uses 90% less material (no tower, no blades). Another one of Google's moonshots? Well, this one could see the light of day once they figure out clearances from the aviation authorities and safety aspects like how far from human inhabitation these kites need to be - Comment Digital Only 10% of startups will do very well, 25% will stay afloat, and the rest will fail: Mohandas Pai Mohandas Pai believes that about 10 per cent of the startups will do very well, about 25 per cent will stay afloat, and the rest will fail. 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