22 year old Akshay Gunteti is on a mission to explore the startup ecosystem in India, quite literally. He’s on a 100+ city startup tour, which involves meeting the startup community, incubators, achievers, and friends to discover, share, and learn from India’s burgeoning startup ecosystem – all on a cycle, and some public transport.
Bangalore based neighbourhood chat app startup Belong (Earlier, Hey Neighbour) started a fun experiment called StartupDiary to document a day at a startup. They figured that their story wasn’t a one off, and a lot of other startups could relate with the same. So, they decided to share it with us. “Contrary to popular beliefs , a startup isn’t a bed of roses. If you’re associated with one, you probably know that already. Here’s to all the startups around us.”, says the team at Belong.
Ola can finally ply on the roads without a worry, as it’s on its way to becoming the first app based ride-hailing service of its kind to be licensed according to the government rules.
Rakesh Nadakuditi is was among those who were fired by Helpchat. In an open letter to Helpchat’s CEO Ankur Singla, Nadakuditi acknowledges that business exigencies could’ve led to their removal, but blames the company for its mismanagement.
Indian entrepreneurs are looking to disrupt everything right from the way we shop, to how we order food, to how we get a leaking tap fixed. However, with problems of excessive consumption, and technology, come problems of waste, pollution and environmental damage.
But fortunately, there are startups that are looking to mitigate these environmental hazards, and combined with a love for social good and a technology led product, helping the country become greener. In a country like India, where abject corruption and a huge population can usually put civic works in the background, it’s heartening to see small players coming out and focussing in this sector. We bring you 14 such entrepreneurs and activists who have started ventures towards sustainable development focussing on waste management, alternative sources of energy and awareness platforms.
Wheelstreet is an aggregator for self drive bike rentals that provides two-wheelers ranging from gearless scooters like the Activa to tourers like Royal Enfield, superbikes such as Harley Davidson, Kawasaki Ninja and Suzuki Hayabusa.
India’s judicial system is in a bit of a mess. Court cases can take forever to be resolved, and millions languish in jails awaiting trial. And among the many reasons that have led to this sorry state of affairs, one stands out – India simply doesn’t have enough judges.
OfficeChai, in partnerships with InShorts have made a video summing this up.
When a company that helps you connect with professionals, and get jobs in companies you see yourself working at, turns into a desirable place to work at, itself, it’s deadly combination. And professional networking site Linkedin with its new office is doing just that. After we took you on a tour of the fun Mumbai office of Facebook, here’s another Fortune50 company showing us how it’s done.
A brand is a constantly evolving entity, and its most physical, visual aspect is its website. While the Unicorn startups of today like Flipkart, Ola, Paytm sport fancy looks bandying terms like Material design today, they have come a long way from being the basic, web 1.0 websites of when they started. Startup pitch app ShotPitch recently did some some delving into the past, and dug out the looks of the top 5 Indian startups. Watch this now and then slideshow for a bout of nostalgia.