Clik here to view.
Ixigo Launches AI Powered Chatbot ‘ixibaba’
After launching the in-app booking service ixibook, the Gurgaon-based, travel search marketplace, ixigo, has launched ‘ixibaba’. Ixibaba is an artificial intelligence(AI) chatbot designed to simplify...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Pokemon Go Started
Since Pokemon Go launched on July 6th, 2016, it has grown faster than Tinder and Twitter. People spend twice more money on it than the gaming industry average and twice more users stay with the game...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Startups Run Such A Rocky Unpredictable Course
It would be great if investors could develop a formula to be able to determine which startups will be successful. We’d become rich extremely quickly, and wouldn’t have to waste so much money on those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Million Install Meetup – Brewing The App Marketing Concoction In Mumbai Monsoons
The Indian App Market has shown an amazing growth trajectory. The highlights of a collected data from NDTV Profit states that the number of mobile internet users in urban areas has grown by 65% since...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Terrifying Truth About Working In Tech
If you think working in tech is the answer to all your problems, think again. Starting a job at Google, Facebook or Apple can be quite a sobering experience for new employees, especially the drunk...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Treebo Hotels Raises $16.7 Mn Series B Funding
Bangalore-based Treebo Hotels has raised about $16.7 Mn (INR 112 Cr) Series B funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), the strategic investment vehicle of the international media company,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Skrilo Secures Seed Funding Of $1.5 Mn
Gurgaon-based mobile marketing & rewards platform, Skrilo, has raised $1.5 Mn (about INR 10 Cr) in seed funding from angel investors including Anuj Srivastava, co-founder of Livspace; and Arvind...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UrDoorStep Raises Bridge Round Of $447K, Eyes Pan-India Presence
On-demand delivery portal UrDoorStep has raised a bridge round of funding of $447K (INR 3 Cr) led by CP Murali, former President and COO of Aricent Technologies. The raised funds will be used for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CaratLane Discloses Titan’s Stock In The Company, Announces New Co-Founders
CaratLane, a Mumbai-based online private label jewellery brand, has promoted its two senior-most employees, Avinash Anand and Gurukeerthi G as co-founders, along with Mithun Sacheti, founder and CEO of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How We’re Leading As A Cockroach Startup
A lot is written everyday about unicorns, funded startups, fund raising startups, that often, cockroach startups never get the limelight, even for the right reasons. What is a cockroach? Aloke Bajpai,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some Misconceptions Running About The Funding Crunch, The Slow Down
Over the past couple of quarters, the news around the startup ecosystem has been mixed. While there are a few positives, there was a lot of news around things not going right. While some of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Sixty Second Startup Hiring By Guy Kawasaki
Whether you are a startup or a billion-dollar company, at any stage, the most crucial aspect of your business will be your ‘Team’. For a founder, his team is not just a group of employees, but a valued...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business
There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [18 July – 23 July]
Jewellery etailer, Caratlane, disclosed that Titan Company, a Tata Group organisation has purchased a 62% stake in CaratLane acquiring 1.91 crore shares (1,91,42,545 shares), valued at INR 357.24...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Movers And Shakers Of The Week [18 July – 23 July]
Flipkart is seeing more exits of top managers with two executives – Lalit Sarna and Sunil Gopinath also leaving the company. Sarna was the payments product lead for Flipkart while Gopinath was the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
News Roundup: 11 Startup Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [18 July –...
Fashion and ecommerce startup Jabong is in the midst of controversy over allegations of financial irregularities by its top brass. A forensic audit commissioned by German ecommerce investor Rocket...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are You A Control Freak?
Ever seen intense video gamers? Their eyes are glazed and they are intently focusing on the screen. They are gripping the controller with both hands, thumbing the buttons and advancing to the next...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Control Your Emotions As An Entrepreneur
Being a startup founder is not only about putting just your ‘brains’, but also putting your ‘heart’ into things. Sometimes, when you realise that those things which you were building with so much love,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Nice Bosses Finish First
Many bosses assume that a leader needs to be aloof and tough on employees in order to be effective. They fear that looking “soft” will erode their employee’s motivation and respect for them. To prove...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Failed At 1,001 Things. Here’s What Happened Next
Every day for five years I wrote 3000 words a day and they all sucked. I wrote four novels and maybe 70 short stories. I sent every novel to about 40 agents and all the publishers. I only got form...
View Article