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News Roundup: 12 Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [31 August -5...
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has accused Google for abusing its dominant position to rig search outcomes which includes actual search result and sponsored links. 30 companies including...
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Startups – Run Away From Specialized Agencies Offering “Help”
They will hate me for this! They will say I am an inexperienced moron and hazardous person. Hazardous person! Why do people hate so much? Sanchit, my own co-founder hates me. He was mad at me for...
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Delhi Govt Makes Filing Transaction Details Mandatory For Ecommerce Companies
In order to curb tax evasion by ecommerce companies, the Delhi Government has made it mandatory for all such companies to file their transaction details on the website of the Department of Trade And...
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Hotel Booking Platform RoomCentral Raises $2 Mn From Karanpal Singh
Bangalore-based real-time hotel booking startup, RoomCentral, has raised $2 Mn (INR 12 Cr.) in a funding round from angel investor Karanpal Singh, managing director of Nameh chain of hotels in Delhi,...
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The Striking Similarities Between Teachers & Startup CEOs
Six years ago, when I made the switch from high school teacher to startup founder/CEO, I thought I was in for a rather dramatic change. On the surface, the two vocations could not be more divergent:...
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How Startups Can Attract Top Talent Without Worrying About The Money
Someone has very rightly said, “Great vision without great people is irrelevant“. But being a startup, hiring good people might prove to be a struggle, since you neither have the cash, nor a fancy...
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How To Persuade Your Customers To Say ‘Yes’ Without Letting Them Know
Persuading customers to say ‘Yes’ without letting them know – isn’t this what every seller wants? The secret to more sales, however, lies in understanding what the buyer wants. Simply put, to sell your...
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Snapdeal To Invest $100 Mn In Its Mobile Only Zero Commission Marketplace Shopo
Gurgaon-based Snapdeal is planning to invest over $100 Mn (about INR 665 Cr.) in its Mobile only zero commission marketplace Shopo. The company aims to make it one million seller-strong platform....
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Community Driven Online News Portal YouthKiAwaaz Raises $599K From...
New Delhi-based YouthKiAwaaz, a community driven online news and views portal has raised $599K (INR 4 Cr.) in an angel funding round from Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur, founders of Quintillion Media (a...
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Bangalore Based Strike Wins The Seedstars World India Challenge
Seedstars World, a global seed stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, has crowned Bangalore-based startup, Strike, as a winner for Seedstars World India...
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Exclusive: Housing’s Senior Management Team Leaves To Join Rahul Yadav’s New...
After being in the limelight for months due to the entire Rahul Yadav saga, Mumbai-based real estate portal, Housing.com, is now going to grab some more eye balls. Few days ago, we had reported about...
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FabFurnish Evolves Into Content-Driven Platform For Discovery & Sale Of...
Online home and design website FabFurnish.com has redone its business model by evolving itself into a content-driven platform for discovery and sale of curated home products. It will now offer design...
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Some Tips For Startups Presenting In B-Plan Competitions
I was part of the jury at Conquest 2015, the annual startup fest and B-Plan competition of BITS Pilani. Conquest is perhaps, one of the most meaningful Business Plan competitions in the country. The...
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This Startup Wants To Be The Shark Of The CRM Ocean
In any organization, sales team plays an important role and thereby requires efficient tools and resources to achieve targets. Although, technology, to an extent, has made their work easier, a majority...
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Zomato Launches Whitelabel Platform To Help Restaurants Create Custom Branded...
A major chunk of the Indian food service sector is still unorganized and comprises of restaurants with little or no digital presence. Restaurant discovery and food ordering app, Zomato, believes that...
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Zomato Closes $60 Mn Round From Temasek & Vy Capital
Zomato, today, has confirmed that it has raised $60 Mn in a new round of funding led by Temasek Holdings, and existing investors Vy Capital. The funds raised will be used for investing in Zomato’s new...
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Japan’s Beenos Group Announces $60 Mn Fund For Startups In India, US & SE Asia
Japan’s Beenos Group has launched $60 Mn fund to invest in early stage startups. The fund will be invested in technology startups focusing on internet and mobile across India, Southeast Asia, Japan and...
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IEIF Invests In Two Indian Education Technology Startups; Report Bee & Guru-G
Dell Foundation backed India Educational Investment Fund (IEIF), invested an undisclosed amount in two Indian education technology startups namely Report Bee Edusys Pvt Ltd, a cloud-based deep learning...
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Simplicity Always Wins: How To Remove Complexities In Communication
The world you and I live in today is filled with an overwhelming amount of information. At every step, we need to mediate and filter the information around us before we can engage with it. Over the...
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Online Test Prep Startup MockBank Raises $400K From Blume Ventures & Other...
Test preparation startup MockBank Learning Pvt. Ltd has raised $400K seed funding led by Blume Ventures. Singapore-based angel fund Mercatus Capital and angel investors such as Amit Ranjan of...
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