The food tech crisis is getting messier. After TinyOwl’s second round of layoffs in as many months in which the company let go of a hundred employees and shut down several city offices, the company sent its senior to deliver the news in a “human” way. When cofounder Gaurav Choudhary reached the Pune office, he realized he’d got more than what he bargained for – he couldn’t get out.
Paytm has announced that it will be splitting its original business wallet into a separate app. The current Paytm app will soon lose its wallet functionality and become a standalone shopping app, competing with the likes of Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal. This move reinforces Paytm’s ambitions to become a large part of India’s ecommerce space.
Think cool offices in Hyderabad, and it’s often hard to think beyond Google. But tucked away on the 13th and 14th floors of Raheja Mindspace Park is the modern, stylish office of Pegasystems.
Zomato’s deal with hyper-local delivery company Pickingo appears to be in trouble. Two months ago, the company had announced an investment in Gurgaon-based Pickingo, which would’ve seen Zomato own a 10% stake in Pickingo. But the plans appears to be on hold after recent developments, reported Economic Times.
Indian companies are slowly making a dent on the world stage. Tata Motors has roped in international soccer superstar Lionel Messi as its brand ambassador. This will be the first Indian brand promoted by Messi, who’s among the highest paid athletes in the world.
All’s not well at Zomato. Weeks after the company had announced that it was laying off 10% of its workforce in an apparent restructuring, it has emerged that for the first time in 5 years, the company is falling short of its sales targets. And Deepinder Goyal, the 32 year CEO, is not pleased.
Jabong, whose CEO and MD had quit in September, has finally found a replacement. The company has appointed Sanjeev Mohanty as CEO and Managing…
The Telengana government had launched India’s largest entrepreneur hub – T-Hub in August of this year. The inauguration had taken place among much fanfare, with Ratan Tata being the chief guest and grand promises being made. But given the usual pace of government projects in India, expectations had been muted. But the Telangana government has delivered, and how.
Starting up is never easy. There’s blood, sweat, tears, and a whole lot of sacrifice. Your life begins revolving around your company, and other aspects can often take a backseat. So when InMobi cofounder Naveen Tewari was asked to rank his wife, his company and cricket in order of preference, his response was clear – InMobi was the most important thing in his life.