<ul><li>Over 11,000 people have lost their jobs so far this year and it could increase further to 60,000.</li><li>Experts predict that the flow of capital is expected to dry for the next 18-24 months.</li><li>In spite of the stress, funds that startups raised grew by 28.6% in funding value between January to April this year, according to a report by GlobalData.</li><li>Here are few startups that are looking to expand their workforce amid layoff season.</li></ul>Startups in India are facing the brunt of a funding winter and have laid off over 11,000 people so far. It could get worse as experts predict that over <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/indian-startups-have-already-laid-off-a-little-over-11000-people-in-the-last-six-months/articleshow/92541036.cms">60,000 </a>people could lose their jobs as the flow of capital is expected to remain dry for the next 18-24 months. According to Business Insider India’s calculations, 25 startups, mostly in the ecommerce and edtech space, have resorted to retrenchments. Seven unicorns — Ola, Blinkit, Unacademy, Vedantu, Cars24 and Mobile Premier League (MPL) — were part of the firing list too. In spite of the stress, funds that startups raised grew by 28.6% in funding value between January to April this year, according to a report by GlobalData. It also said that Indian startups raised $12.1 billion till April – via 672 venture capital deals. It means, a few, if not many have the space and funds to grow. Here’s a list of startups that are looking to expand their workforce this year. 1. E-learning platform Utkarsh to hire 500 people Edtech startup Utkarsh is planning to recruit 500 employees from tier 2 and 3 cities by the end of FY23. It is focussing on hiring from Hindi-speaking states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The company plans to hire senior leadership, educators, and expand their new sales and customer service team. 2. Unicorn LeadSquared to ramp up its employee headcount by 800 SaaS-based marketing automation company LeadSquared, which recently turned into a unicorn after raising $153 million in a series C round, said that it’s looking to double its headcount in a year and a half. This Nilesh Patel-led company will be hiring 800 people over the next few months across sales and marketing, finance, product, engineering, delivery and support functions, as cited by <a href="https://yourstory.com/2022/06/layoffs-saas-startups-hiring-india/amp">YourStory</a>. 3. HappyLocate to hire 600 people by FY23 Tech-based one-stop relocation platform HappyLocate announced its plans to hire 600 people across six departments — sales, HR, accounts, operations, marketing and tech. The company intends to hire fresh graduates from over 50 universities and experienced professionals across the country. 4. Cybersecurity startup Sequretek to strengthen its workforce to 500 Cybersecurity startup company Sequretek to increase its employee headcount from 400 to 500 people across US, Europe, and Asia. The company makes cybersecurity accessible and affordable through a combination of products, platforms and services. 5. Vivifi India to add 1,000 new employees Fintech NBFC Vivifi India Finance aims to amplify its workforce by hiring 1,000 new team members across various streams in FY22. The organization is also looking to expand its geographical territories to newer locations, including in tier 2 and 3 cities, in various states, pan-India, with the headquarters remaining in Hyderabad. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/firing-at-byjus-backed-whitehat-jr-toppr-and-others-left-2000-out-of-jobs-in-june/slidelist/92671183.cms">Firing at Byju’s backed WhiteHat Jr, Toppr and others left 2,000 out of jobs in June</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/ed-has-reportedly-raided-44-locations-of-vivo-and-related-firms-across-the-country/articleshow/92672031.cms">After Xiaomi, Vivo comes under the Enforcement Directorate’s scanner</a>

Amid the layoff season, these five startups are on a hiring spree

<ul><li>Indian startups have already laid off a little over 11,000 employees in the first six months of 2022.</li><li>It could get even worse in the near future as experts expect Indian startups to layoff close to 60,000.</li><li>Both low-funded and highly-funded startups have been impacted by this, and would be in the future too.</li></ul>The prospects of a long funding winter has pushed several Indian startups to fire a significant chunk of their employees. However, amid the gloom there are some outliers who continue to hire employees even as they maneuver through the economic challenges. Sridhar Vembu-led software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Zoho Corp plans to hire 2,000 employees in India and abroad this fiscal, as it plans to further scale its operations. Even TaCa Healthcare is continuing its hiring to strengthen its existing business and expand to new geographical locations. The same stands true for other startups hiring amidst the chaos. Indian startups have already laid off a little over<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/indian-startups-have-already-laid-off-a-little-over-11000-people-in-the-last-six-months/articleshow/92541036.cms"> 11,000 employees in the first six </a>months of 2022 as the flow of capital is expected to remain constricted for the next 18-24 months. It could get even worse in the near future. Archit Garg, co-founder at Glamyo Health, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/60000-jobs-in-startup-companies-may-lose-their-jobs-this-year-in-india-experts-say/articleshow/91804572.cms">pegs startup layoffs at 60,000</a>. Both low-funded and highly-funded startups have been impacted by this, and would be in the future too. Yogita Tulsiani, the managing director and co-founder of global tech-recruiter iXceed Solutions, noted that most companies hired aggressively during the start of the pandemic and are unable to handle it now. Amidst all this, these are the startups that are hiring at the moment: <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Startups </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hiring </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Verticals </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Timeline </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zoho </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Software developers, quality assessment engineers, web developers, designers, product marketers, writers, technical support engineers and sales executives </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY2023 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Vivifi </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Multiple verticals </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY2023 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">VDO.AI </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">100+ </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech, sales, operations, finance and strategy </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">September 2022 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">iThink Logistics </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">120+ </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech, marketing, sales in different locations like Mumbai, Surat, Jaipur, Delhi, Bangalore </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY2023 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Faircent </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">200-250 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Technology and data analysts, predictive analytics, data mining technologies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3-6 months </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Collabera Technologies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">600-800 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">BFSI, retail, life sciences and healthcare and Hi-Tech Industry </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4-6 week </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TaCas </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">400 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">N/A </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6 months </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">LeadSquared </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">800 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sales and marketing, finance, product, engineering, delivery, and support functions </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8 months </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">MBA Chai Wala </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">500 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Baristas, restaurant staff </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6 months </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Utkarsh </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">500 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">N/A </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY2023 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HappyLocate </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">600 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sales, HR, accounts, operations, marketing and tech. </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY2023 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sequretek </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">500 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">N/A </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY2023 </td></tr></tbody></table> Piyush Bhartiya, co-founder and CEO of AdmitKard — an end-to-end career advisory for students studying abroad — earlier in May highlighted that for every company that is laying off employees there are 100 others who are hiring. “Like I said, some companies are laying off, others like ours are hiring. I do not see that will impact the employment ratios too dramatically,” he added. SEE ALSO <a class="tout-title-link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/reliance-industries-itc-infosys-and-other-hot-stocks-on-july-22/articleshow/93041515.cms">Indian markets open in the green – RIL, M&amp;M gain while Nifty IT, Infosys decline</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/amazon-prime-day-best-offers-deals-discounts/articleshow/93024348.cms">Amazon Prime Day 2022 – early deals, bank offers, Prime membership and everything else you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/reliance-industries-to-start-fy23-with-strong-earnings-thanks-to-refining-margins/articleshow/93041430.cms">Reliance Industries to start FY23 with strong earnings, thanks to refining margins</a>

Zoho, LeadSquared and other startups continue to hire amid industry layoffs

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Honestly, you probably came to this article looking for what <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2346880,00.asp">certain specs</a> would be ideal for your laptop. The best business laptops don’t need to be the laptops with the most gigahertz (GHz) or random access memory (RAM). They only need to be sufficient for your business. 
 
While you may be wondering if the Alienware 18 is right for you because it runs with a blisteringly high 4 GHz, it’s absolutely not a business laptop. That laptop is specifically made for the most intensive computing: gaming. Even most multimedia-editing professionals don’t need that kind of power. For most businesses, 2.4 GHz will be fine. If you work more intensively or with a lot of media, consider bumping it up to the 3 GHz area. 
 
When considering RAM all you need to think about is the simultaneous work you do. For watching a video and taking notes on a Word document, you’ll be fine with 4 GB of RAM. If you’re someone who likes to keep a lot of Internet tabs open or are <a href="http://www.which.co.uk/technology/computing/guides/how-to-buy-the-best-laptop/buying-the-best-multimedia-laptop/">editing raw multimedia</a> then you’ll find that 8 or 12 GB is plenty. 
 
Hard Drive Space 
 
When it comes to hard drive space, the only things you even want to think about are lengthy, high quality audio pieces; hi-res pictures; videos; and any space-consuming, special programs that you might need. If you’re not holding onto those types of files, a 500 GB hard drive should be fine. Otherwise, spring for a 1 TB drive. 
 
Battery Life 
 
This is one of the most important things on a business laptop. In all honesty, if you want to have a top-of-the-line, cutting edge product in your laptop, spring for the best you can afford in this department. Some of the longest <a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/which-laptops-have-the-best-longest-battery-life/">battery lives</a> clock in at about seven or eight hours. To put it another way, they’ll last a whole workday. 
 
Attachments 
 
When you’re looking into attachments, you’re not looking for the best. You’re looking for the most ubiquitous. Plenty of USB 3.0 ports and a VGA or HDMI plugin will be fine for connecting peripherals like an additional monitor, a television for presentations, mice, webcams, or external hard drives. 
 
For other connectivity features you need to make sure that your new laptop is Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet ready. This will allow you to connect up to the Internet or other devices (whether Wi-Fi printers or Bluetooth speakers) at a moment’s notice. 
 
Concentrating primarily on practicality and efficiency are your most pressing concerns. Remember, when building a business laptop you’ll rarely need the absolute best products outside of possibly the battery and security. Simply ensure that your system is exactly what you need for your job and will last the test of time and you’ll have a perfectly configured rig that is right for your business. 
 (About the author: This article has been written by Utkarsh Sahu, who writes for various tech mags and admires <keyword id="6355118" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="technology">technology</keyword> with paradigm-shifting attributes) 
 
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