Jabong’s plight may well be a resounding alarm for the hitherto burgeoning startup scene in India, which is finally showing signs of correction, what with Zomato, Helpchat and Housing scaling down their workforce, and food tech startups like Dazo ceasing operations.
The Economic Times Business Knights Summit- an event organised by Economic Times Edge brought together renowned Business Leaders as they looked to provide strategic insight and direction for the betterment of India’s business environment and the country at large.
Harvard Business Review has just calculated and released a list of 25 best performing CEOs of the world. And the even the most famous companies’ heads don’t feature in the top slots.
Corporate employees are constantly on the lookout for ways to relax. Usual entertainment options such as dining out and movies are passe. Come weekend, and you find yourself wondering “What to do over the weekend?” Before you find yourself tucking into that bed and doing marathons of the show you don’t even like that much, let us help you with a few suggestions that are probably unsual, involve a bit more effort ( If signing yourself up on a website and showing up counts as effort) and experiences that are sure to make your life that much more exciting.
Indian personal assistant startup Helpchat has fired 150 employees without notice or reason. Murmurs of funding issues emerge.
Whether you’re a man or a woman, riding in a big city or small, riding a hayabusa or a scooty pep, there are some things every person who rides to work can relate with.
The concept of “Pivoting” or moving into a different category than started out with is common in the startup world. However, rarely does it happen that the founder of a company quits to start another company into a completely different vertical.
While Flipkart has been embroiled in many scandals of late, including the big billion days fiasco, the debate on its now-retracted app-only push, or the various discount discrepanices as reported by customers, the ecommerce giants finds itself in another soup.
Think jobs, and the most dire situation that you’d think that could arise is a particularly bad case of the Monday blues. Not really. Workplaces are fraught with their own set of risks, and dangerous accidents are common. Some jobs are riskier for your health and safety than others, but as you’ll see, even in seemingly boring desk job in an IT company, hazards can arise out of nowhere.