Derrick Lin was an art director at an Ad agency in the States. When the agency had to downsize and he lost his job, he decided to take a break from a job, and travel, connect with his family. And to deal with it all, turned to what he did. Illustrative story telling with mini figures.
he agency Interface communications, part of the FCB Ulka group pulled out at no stops to welcome its newly appointed group MD and CEO with a Bollywood song number. The employees dressed up in Indian “baraatis” (dancers at a wedding) garb and broke out in a synchronised dance gig on the office floor.
Bangalore based on-demand shuttle service ZipGo has had a stormy relationship with Bangalore’s RTO. Late last year, the transport authority had raided ZipGo’s offices claiming that its services were illegal. ZipGo had gone off the roads, only to make a quiet return a few days later. This time ZipGo’s in trouble again, and its founders are appealing for help.
In what could possibly be the biggest lay offs in the corporate history, IBM is reportedly planning to axe more than a jobs across the board.
Startups in India have been experimenting with some innovative ways to recruit talent. Flipkart is the latest to break away from hiring convention. The ecommerce retailer is embracing an “interview-less hiring” approach, and hiring candidates based directly on Udacity projects.
Before there was an Ola or Uber, there was Auto Raja, Chennai’s first autorikshaw aggregator service. However unable to compete with the bigger, if newer players like Ola and Uber, in a highly competitive and valuation led market, Auto Raja to shut shop soon.
The United States is home to 29 billionaires on the list, more than any other country. While, only four billionaires from China and three from India made the top 50.
After changing how brands are created and enhanced on social media, looks like the medium has found its most prolific use case yet with the Mumbai police adopting it and how.
However, clearing the air and dismissing the possibility of an acquisition by either of the global companies, InMobi founder and CEO, Naveen Tewari, an ex McKinsey Consultant and Wharton alumni, has finally spoken up. In an interview with ET, Tewari states that there is no acquisition is on the cards and that the company will look to release an IPO as the only way.