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We “Know” India Has Potential, We Don’t Just Think It: Tim Brady, Partner,...
YCombinator Partners Tim Brady and Adora Cheung concluded the much-awaited YC hours at Innov8, New Delhi on September 22, 2016. And they were left impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of the selected...
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Why Bot Salesmen Are Here To Stay
At the end of every month, I go through the cathartic process of cleaning out the promos tab of my inbox. It’s usually a good mix of emails. Flipkart and Paytm try to get me to buy things that I don’t...
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Why Startups Should Have No Rules
We know that almost all rules and policies have bad outcomes so we need to replace rules with other means to influence employee behavior. But is it possible to have no company rules at all? What needs...
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Become So Good You Cannot Be Ignored
You’re either horrible or miserable. Woody Allen has this joke in “Annie Hall.” He says, “Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable. That’s the two categories. “The horrible are terminal...
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How Cutthroat Organisations Suck the Life Out of You
Far too many companies believe that a cutthroat pressure-cooker culture gets results. They think that the harder they crack that whip, the better people will perform. This cutthroat business culture is...
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What Is the Best Advice For A Young, First-Time Startup CEO?
Your creative energy and strong desire to bring your big idea or innovative concept to the marketplace excites and motivates you. It can also make it difficult to overcome some of the challenges you...
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What To Do When Your Business Model Is Falling Apart
Every founder has a hypothesis based on which he develops a product which he believes customers will pay for. However, sometimes the market doesn’t behave the way you want (or expect) it to. Some...
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Difference Between People Who Stop When They Fail And People Who Don’t
Failure may feel like one of the most talked topics. But I’m of the opinion that it should be talked further (especially in societies like India where failure is still a taboo). You might have seen...
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Why Startup Operating Systems Crumble Under Pressure
When rapid growth takes place in a young startup, pressure is on getting business and ramping up. During this critical stage, the weakest link is generally the systems that have been put in place to...
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SmartSpends Rebrands As ETMONEY, Introduces Mutual Fund Transaction Services
Times Internet-backed personal finance app SmartSpends, has rebranded as ETMONEY. The move came in line with the team’s vision to create a mobile-first home for all the personal finance needs of the...
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For Heaven’s Sake, Someone Should Make A Better Calendar For All Of Us!
I have tried too many calendars. The best among the worst was Sunrise, thanks to Microsoft, and that is also gone (and for good!). People loved and used Sunrise so much so that Product Hunt has a full...
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Online Marketplace Amazon To Invest $17 Mn In India’s Wholesale Vertical
In a bid to gain an edge over competitors, Amazon has reportedly decided to invest a fresh capital of $17 Mn (INR 115 Cr) in its wholesale arm, amazonbusiness.in. With the round of investment, the...
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Askme Loses Hope; Astro Denies MD’s Management Buyout Offer For Third Time
‘Promises are made to be broken and lies are meant to be kept.’ This phrase is well-suited for Astro Group, the Malaysian investor which has played a crucial role in endangering the lives of 4,000...
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Procurement Solutions Provider Xeeva Acquires Cloud Based E-Sourcing Tool...
Procurement solutions provider, Xeeva has reportedly acquired cloud-based e-procurement and vendor relationship management solution, ProcurePack, for an undisclosed amount. Procurepack is an e-sourcing...
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Out With A Fragmented App Approach, In With Integrated Ecosystem
With the recent Uri attacks, emotions of freedom and its meaning are flowing around everywhere, hence it is befitting to discuss the same in a domain where most people haven’t pictured these yet. Let...
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VC Firm Scale Ventures Invests In Online Barter Platform Let’s Barter
Tech-based bartering platform Let’s Barter has raised an undisclosed amount in investment from VC firm Scale Ventures, and Sanjay Choudhary. The funding will be used to scale up its operations across...
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Rise And Fall Of The Indian Startup Bubble: 2016 Is The Year Of Rationalisation
Over the past few years, the Indian startup community has received a shot in the arm with investor confidence rising exponentially with every deal made, every round of funding raised and every product...
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Zomato Antes Up On Delivery Services, Acquires Logistics Startup Sparse Labs
Restaurant discovery and food-ordering portal Zomato, has announced the acquisition of tech-based logistics company Sparse Labs in a blog post on its website. The terms of the deal were not disclosed....
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Jugnoo Shuts Down Auto Ride Hailing Pilot In Bengaluru; Plans To Focus On B2B...
Chandigarh-based auto aggregator startup Jugnoo has shut down its ride-hailing services pilot programme in Bengaluru. The groundwork for the pilot in Bengaluru started in March 2016 and was officially...
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Paytm Acqui-Hires Edtech Startup EduKart; Team To Join Paytm
Mobile payments and ecommerce platform Paytm has acqui-hired edtech startup Earth Education Valley, which runs Delhi-based online education platform EduKart. Post-acquisition, EduKart’s founder Ishan...
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