Unboxed : A Startup That Aims To Create Fun Workspaces
Noida based startup Un-boxed hopes to change work cultures and office spaces around the country.
Author: Bart Eshwar
Bart Eshwar is interested in startups, business and green tea. He is currently nursing an unhealthy obsession with Donald Trump.
All you wanted to know about India’s first show about startup life – TVF Pitchers
Pitchers follows the story of Naveen and his two friends, Yogendra and Jitender, as they set about creating their own startup in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai. “They’re creating a Silicon Valley in Hiranandani now”, says one of the characters on the show, and the three protagonists find themselves smack in the middle of it. All three are jaded with their jobs, and inspiration to start off their own venture is not in short supply. Naveen’s senior from college is a laconic CEO whose company has just been valued at a billion dollars, and hoardings of successful startups (mainly Housing.com) scream at the three in the city.
Disney Lays Off Employees; Hires HCL workers On H1-B Visas In Their Place
Disney isn’t the happiest place in the world at the moment. 250 of its workers have been laid off, and HCL employees with H1-B visas have taken their place. The Disney workers have had to perform the unenviable task of training their replacements.
Leaked Wall Street Email Provides Glimpses Into World Of Finance
Finance internships are known to be famously brutal, and a leaked email from Wall Street has only served to confirm this. Justin Kwan, a second year Analyst at Barclays, sent out an email to the bright-eyed young college graduates about to join the company for its internship program. Ominously titled “Welcome to the jungle”, the email lists the 10 commandments that an intern needs to follow if they wish to succeed in the cutthroat world of investment banking.
Overwork Led To The Death Of Sarvshreshth Gupta
It was 2:40 am on a warm San Francisco night. Sarvshreshth Gupta called his father, sitting thousands of miles away in New Delhi, India. “It is too much. I have not slept for two days. I have a client meeting tomorrow morning, I have to complete a presentation, my V.P. is annoyed and I am working alone in my office,” he said. His father was understandably concerned. Sarvshreshth was working as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs, and had recently been complaining about his workload.
Zomato To Shut Down Urbanspoon
Zomato, which had acquired food listing website Urbanspoon for $60 million earlier this year, has officially announced that it’s shutting the website. All users which will attempt to log on to UrbanSpoon will now to redirected to the Zomato.
Tired Of Being Unemployed, Europeans Are Working At Fake Jobs
Thousands of Europeans are working at fake companies to keep themselves busy as the continent battles with an economic crisis.
Mumbai Youth Who Was Denied A Job For Being A Muslim Gets Hired By Adani Group
Zeeshan Shah, the Mumbai youth who was denied a job with a terse email saying that the the company he’s applied to “only hired non-Muslim candidates, has received a job offer from the Adani group.
This Chinese Gaming Comapany’s HQ Looks Like Enterprise from Star Trek
Offices today are getting cooler. Google has a floor-long slide in its Zurich office, Facebook’s office has an in-house hair salon, and LivePerson’s office has hammocks to kick back and relax in. But these embellishments pale in comparison with what NetDragon Websoft, a Chinese gaming company has done to its office. It’s made the entire building in the shape of the USS Enterprise.