Housing To Lay Off 600 Employees In The Next 3 Months
Rahul yadav isn’t the only one getting fired from housing.com. Looks like with him, Yadav has set off a chain of upheavals in the company the 26 yr old co-founded.
Rahul yadav isn’t the only one getting fired from housing.com. Looks like with him, Yadav has set off a chain of upheavals in the company the 26 yr old co-founded.
First came the brashness. Then came the much-publicized fight with his board members. And finally, it’s LSD. The Steve Jobs trifecta is complete, and the legend of Rahul Yadav is born.
Rahul Yadav, erstwhile CEO of Housing.com, and enfant terrible of Indian startup community, just posted this on his Facebook page.
As a part of the Indian government’s “Make In India” initiative, Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant will invest $5 billion in Maharashtra over the next 5 years. The company has signed a MoU with the Maharashtra government to this effect.
What companies typically issue at college campuses are Letters of Intent – which are essentially job offers, but they come with a caveat – they don’t specify when the selected students will be required to join these companies and start their professional lives. A lucky few get their Dates of Joining, or DOJs, right after graduating, which ensures a seamless transition from college life to the real world. But there are a large group of students who are kept on hold until business requirements dictate that they be brought on board. In a bleak economic environment, this wait can extend for months.
Catherine Nichols is a young aspiring author. She’d worked hard on a novel and was happy with what she’d produced – the female protagonist was relatable, the plot was taut, and there was enough dramatic tension to keep the reader hooked. But there was a problem.
Barely a couple of days after hotel aggregator Oyo Rooms raised $100 million from Softbank, fierce rival ZO has raised $30 million from existing investors, Tiger Global Ventures and Orios venture partners.
While Flipkart’s delivery boys are on strike demanding more uniforms and better toilet facilities, the white collared employees at the company have more cause to cheer. After coming up with a spanking new office and announcing revolutionary maternity benefits and perks for employees adopting children, Flipkart today announced generous new leave policies that would allow employees greater freedom in choosing their times off.
The ecommerce marketing wars in India are heating up. After Amazon and Flipkart had sparred over Flipkart’s #AcchaKiya campaign, and Flipkart and Snapdeal CEOs had a war of words on twitter, Paytm has entered the fray, and how. In a mega 203 crore deal, Paytm has bagged sponsorship rights to all BCCI matches till 2019.
Flipkart’s recently moved to a spanking new office in Sarjapur, Bangalore. And in its design, India’s premier internet startup has outdone itself – the office is at par with any multinational office around the world.