• In a bid to encourage startups and innovation, the EU’s new copyright directive exempts small and micro platforms from its rules
• Article 11 — the ‘link tax’ — requires Google, Facebook & Twitter-like platforms to pay authors and publishers against their links shared on these platforms
• Article 13 — the ‘upload filter’ — requires Google, Facebook, Youtube, etc to stop users' sharing of unlicensed copyrighted content on their platforms

Facebook launched an ad campaign in February on how it is helping local businesses promote their products and services

The campaign came soon after it implemented a fresh News Feed algorithm prioritising personal content over brands

The prices of Facebook ads for local businesses have doubled in the past year but still offer value for money to Indians

231 active angel investors participated in Indian tech startup funding in H1 2018

The decision of which angel investor to choose and how depends on who suits your business needs better

Akshay Bhushan, Partner, LightSpeed India, advises founders to start with their personal and professional network to find angels

In the 22nd episode of Inc42’s Ask Me Anything (AMA), we hosted serial entrepreneur and founder of GOQii, Vishal Gondal

Gondal said 99% people fail at their goals while using fitness and weight loss apps because they lack human motivation

Gondal shared that his favourite entrepreneur in the Indian startup ecosystem is Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Many Indian startups fail to meet the minimum listing criteria of profitability in spite of a less demanding platform like NSE Emerge

NSE’s Emerge platform for SMEs has shown how small companies can hit the big time through public listings

The SEBI has set-up a panel to explore ways in which startups can be listed

According to Pranav Pai, founding partner at 3one4 Capital, most founders creating value today are in their 20s and 30s

The average age at 3one4 Capital is 26 years; more than 50% of the employees are women

On being the son of former Infosys CFO and Padma Shri Awardee Mohandas Pai, Pranav says legacy does give people access but it is critical they don’t take it for granted

• The Drone Regulations 1.0 legitimise drone operation for civil purposes, quashing the DGCA infamous circular from 2015
• The Drone Regulations 1.0 envisage a digital sky platform for the operation of the drones
• A task force under the chairmanship of minister of state, civil aviation Jayant Sinha, will further draft recommendations for Drone Regulation 2.0

Sardar Patel Technology Business Incubator is affiliated to the Department of Science And Technology

The incubator has more than 30 incubatees, who have created over 250 jobs and 40 technologies

It's inviting applications for its entrepreneurship program under the Centre For Innovation And Technology Entrepreneurship