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A Recruiter Tried To Hire This Programmer With A Slew Of Insults

February 26, 2016February 29, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Hamza Khan was in for a mild shock when he received an interesting job offer. He was emailed by someone claiming to be a recruiter who had seen Khan’s website and decided to send him an in-depth critique of it, and then tried to blackmail him into working for him.
The email is from a supposed Architecture engineer called Jacob Worstell working at the anti-spam email company, Sharklasers. The email lists out all the problems with Khan’s website in points, and is peppered with expletives.

Flipkart Shuts Down Its Groceries Arm Nearby

February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Flipkart Shuts Down Its Groceries Arm Nearby. Last year there was a spurt of players in the online grocery delivery business with new players like Peppertap and Grofers and biggies like Flipkart with Nearby, Ola with Ola store and Amazon with Amazon groceries entering the fray. Though recent events point out to the potential lack of feasibility of a grocery delivery business. Recently, Peppertap had scaled down operations by shutting down in 6 major cities and Grofers had shut down in 9 cities.

1970’s Inventions That Are Still Used In The Office Today

February 23, 2016November 25, 2020 OfficeChai Team

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Technology may have become sharper, smarter and smaller, but the foundations at the core of tech still owe their genesis to inventions of the 70’s. And just as well. There is no need for an “out with the old, in with the new” mentality if your office continues to operate in an efficient and productive way.

Here are a few things using the technology from almost half a century ago, that are still used in the office of today.

Mastercard To Roll “Selfie Pay”: Verification Through Selfies

February 23, 2016February 24, 2016 OfficeChai Team

The selfie has come a long way. Nothing can be a bigger proof than the selfie finding a favour with the payments giants Mastercard.

Under a pilot program beginning in the fall, the credit card giant will allow customers to snap a selfie to verify their identities with facial scan technology.

Morgan Freeman’s Voice To Be Used On Google Navigation App Waze

February 23, 2016February 26, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Wishes do get fulfilled and how. Morgan Freeman’s voice, which has been appreciated, worshipped and celebrated endlessly, is finally going to be on your GPS navigation.

Growth-Hacking Their Way To A Multi-Million House Rentals Startup

February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Pankhuri Shrivastava and Prateek Shukla are a couple of 25 year olds, who have never held a job in their lives. They started Grabhouse when they were both just 23 years old. Read how they growth hacked their way to make Grabhouse a multi-million dollar valued real estate powerhouse.

Grabhouse’s New Office In Bangalore Is Grabbing Eyeballs

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 OfficeChai Team

One tour of the Grabhouse office in Koramangla, Bangalore leaves you wishing that the houses you can find on the online rental search portal can be as nice as the office of the company. Full of colours, art, and empty space, the office is an interior-lover’s delight.

Post Rejection Of Free Basics In India, Internet.org Shifts Approach

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 OfficeChai Team

After his much spoken about Free Basics offering failed to impress the 1+ billion Indians Mark Zuckerberg had hoped to sign up for the ‘offering’, the billionaire entrepreneur is looking to bell the connectivity cat, in a different way.

How I Met My Investor: 9 Startup Founders Share Their Stories

February 20, 2016February 25, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Founding a startup and running it is hard enough. Getting someone else to buy the idea and invest into it is a different animal altogether. While stories of startups raising $$$ in funding are rampant, it’s the first time entrepreneurs who struggle with knowing where to start and how to go about the process.