Generative AI creates content based on prompts, while agentic AI plans and executes tasks autonomously toward goals. Generative models enhance creativity, but agentic systems enable workflow automation and decision loops. Understanding this distinction helps enterprises choose appropriate architectures for content generation versus operational automation use cases.

Incubators provide mentorship, infrastructure and network access during early stages. Structured guidance improves product validation, compliance readiness and investor preparation. Startups leveraging incubator ecosystems reduce execution errors and gain faster market access. The right incubator aligns with sector focus and growth ambition.

Scalable startups build repeatable processes, validated unit economics, and operational frameworks before aggressive expansion. Premature scaling strains cash flow and culture. Entrepreneurs who focus on automation, delegation, and measurable KPIs achieve durable growth. Scalability emerges from disciplined systems, not rapid hiring alone.

The Delhi government is planning to allocate ₹325 crore under its new 'Startup Incubation Policy' to provide support to 5,000 startups over five years. Under the initiative, the students will be provided with mentorship, funding, intellectual property protection, and market access. The launch of the initiative was announced at the Delhi Startup Yuva Festival 2026.

Delhi-based Gully Labs' Co-founder Arjun Singh revealed how a newly-hired employee cheated the startup out of ₹2 lakh. The employee ordered ₹2-lakh shoes with 100% discount coupons, sent them to their friends and quit a week after joining. They returned half the shoes and sent legal notices to the startup for harassing them when the startup demanded the remaining back.

India’s food startup ecosystem grows rapidly, but high logistics costs and thin margins pressure sustainability. Success depends on supply chain efficiency, local sourcing and brand differentiation. Ventures optimising delivery economics, waste reduction and repeat purchase rates achieve resilience. Sustainable food brands focus on retention and operational discipline, not hype.

Agentic AI systems autonomously manage pricing, inventory and customer interaction workflows in ecommerce. By analysing behavioural signals and constraints, these agents adjust strategies in real time. This reduces manual intervention, improves conversion rates and stabilises margins. Ecommerce firms deploying agentic systems gain operational agility and faster response cycles.

The AI Summit projected India as a rising force in global AI governance, with bold declarations and global endorsements. But beneath the diplomatic applause lies a tougher reality: limited high-performance compute, negligible chip manufacturing, and few globally competitive AI models. India remains a massive AI consumer, not yet a core technology builder.

Startups often overspend on acquisition before validating messaging and PMF. Effective digital marketing relies on clear positioning, targeted channels, and rapid testing. Using analytics, community building, and credible content reduces paid ad dependence. Structured experimentation boosts ROI discipline and drives sustainable growth within capital limits.

India imports a significant share of medical devices due to limited domestic manufacturing scale and regulatory complexity. Import dependence increases cost vulnerability and supply risk. Strengthening local production through policy support, R&D incentives and ecosystem partnerships improves affordability and healthcare resilience while reducing external exposure.