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.
Roadrunnr acquisition of TinyOwl acquisition is officially complete, and a new entity – Runnr – has come into existence. At around 9 am today morning, the TinyOwl app changed into a brand new avataar.
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.
The saffron-clad Baba’s forecast was quite eye-catching too – he thinks the brand will double revenues to Rs. 10,000 crores (~USD 1.5 billion) in India by next year, 2017 – which would effectively take them past two other-decades old companies – Nestle and Procter & Gamble – and leave Patanjali second only to Unilever in India, all in just about 10 years.
So what helped them grow this fast?
Mobikwik has announced that its users can earn “6% annual profit” on their wallet balances. The profit, or interest, will be credited monthly into user accounts.
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.
MuSigma founders Dhiraj Rajaram and Ambiga Dhiraj Rajaram have divorced. Dhiraj Rajaram had founded the company in 2004 and his wife Ambiga Dhiraj had been an intergral part of its operations.
The Karnataka transport department the department has issued a circular stating that the aggregators who are operating un-licensed cabs in the city will have to stop operations with immediate effect.