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How Startups Can Improve Open-Door Policy
In part one of this two-part article, I explained why successful leaders don’t have an open door policy (i.e., the practice of leaving their office doors “open” so that employees feel welcome to stop...
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EdCast Acquires Microsoft Ventures Alumni WAGmob
Online learning platform EdCast Inc has acquired Seattle-based sales training app maker Sales-University, initially called WAGmob, for an undisclosed amount, to expand its enterprise learning to Sales...
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How To Make The Right Hiring Decisions
We are way past the time when a resume was one and only source to justify candidates skills. Today, tables have turned and recruiters no longer rely on resumes to verify skills. Just an interview alone...
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Helpchat Fires Close To 100 Employees As It Shuts Down Its Chat Wing
Personal assistant platform Helpchat has fired close to 100 of its employees as it is shutting down the chat wing of the business. Helpchat has confirmed the firing, but declined sharing the numbers....
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Moving Away From Chat: Hard-Earned Lessons
Since we moved away from chat a few days ago, we’ve had a lot of users come and ask us why we decided to bring chat to a bare minimum in our app. While several of our users loved the chat feature, for...
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Accel Partners And Others Invest In Healthcare Startup Consure Medical
Healthcare startup Consure Medical has raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by venture capital firm Accel Partners with participation from earlier investors – Indian Angel Network, India...
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Letter From An Investor To Founders
Guys, You let me down. As you know, I have very high regards for you. You are doing a great job with developing clever technology to make the world a better place , and we are very happy to support...
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4 Critical Skills to Look for While Hiring a Content Marketer For Your Startup
Before you hire a content marketer get to know what you want them to do and how to collaborate with them to achieve those goals. Content marketing is no longer an option, some of today’s most...
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Little Black Book Raises $1.2 Mn From IDG Ventures & IAN
Delhi-based Little Black Book (LBB), a local discovery platform, has raised raised $1.2 Mn from IDG Ventures India and Indian Angel Network. Founded in 2012 by Suchita Salwan and Dhruv Mathur, Little...
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How We Are Maximising Our Instagram Engagement To Drive More Transactions
Disclaimer: Sorry to disappoint if you came here looking for some shortcuts to increase your Instagram follower count. There are a lot of blackhat methods to do that and most of them will give you a...
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Zomato Scales Back Operations In 9 Countries In A Bid To Cut Costs
Zomato, amidst rising losses, has recently rolled back its operations from 9 countries out of 23 overseas market, reducing its operating costs to $1.7 Mn, a 81% drop from earlier $9 Mn. This includes...
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Food Startup Jiyo Natural Acquires Bangalore Based Sangeetha Aahar
Bangalore-based Jiyo Natural, a startup that offers personalised nutritionally balanced food, has acquired Bangalore-based food delivery company Sangeetha Aahar for an undisclosed amount. Founded in...
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Trouble in Paradise? Snapdeal To Retrench Operations In Regional Offices
Online marketplace Snapdeal is reportedly planning to scale down operations in its regional offices including Bangalore, Mumbai, Calcutta and Hyderabad. Earlier in January 2016, Snapdeal reported a...
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What India’s Most Followed Entrepreneurs Told The World About Their Startup...
In today’s world where social media plays an ever increasing role in getting the word about anything and everything out there quickly, it is exciting to discover and know what our most beloved...
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Mayhem For Flipkart Again, Morgan Stanley Further Marks Down Its Stake By 15.5%
May has created mayhem for Flipkart yet again. For the second time in a row and in a successive quarter, Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund Trust, has yet again lowered the value of its shares in Flipkart by...
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Bangalore Based Fashion Etailer Fashionara Shut Down Operations
Bangalore based fashion etailer, Fashionara, has shut down its operations. The company was founded by former Reliance Trends CEO Arun Sirdeshmukh along with Darpan Munjal, former chief technology...
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Healthcare Marketplace Pianta Raises Seed Funding From FreeCharge Founders
Bangalore based Pianta, home healthcare services marketplace has raised undisclosed amount in seed funding from FreeCharge founders Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon. Pianta was founded in 2015 by...
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Movers & Shakers Of The Week [23 May – 28 May]
FreeCharge announced the appointment of Govind Rajan as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Govind joined Freecharge in August 2015 and was the Chief Operating Officer at the company. In his...
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iSPIRT Launches “Policy Hack” Initiative To Demystify Government Initiatives...
Software product think tank iSPIRT has taken a step towards to demystify recent government initiatives for startups through the launch of its “Policy Hack” initiative. Mr. Jayant Sinha, Minister of...
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News Roundup: 12 Startup Stories That You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [23...
Personal assistant platform Helpchat fired close to 100 of its employees as it is shutting down the chat wing of the business. The fired employees are being offered a three-month severance package....
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