This Is What A Day For A Startup Employee Looks Like In The Silicon Valley Of India
Lizzie Chapman hilariously describes a day in the life of an average startup person in Bengaluru, India’s silicon valley.
Category: Startups
Nobody Seems To Use Hike. We Tried To Find Out Why.
When chat messenger Hike became India’s 9th unicorn after a funding round that valued it at $1.4 billion, the reaction was very different. The reaction basically was – who even uses Hike?
Ola-Acquired TaxiForSure To Go, 1000 Jobs Axed: Reports
Less than two years after Ola acquired rival cab hailing startup TaxiForSure, Ola has decided to lose TaxiForSure and shut down its operations.
Things Come A Full Circle As Uber Now Allows Bookings Without App
From having started as an app-only cab-hailing service, Uber has just now launched an option to book a ride without the Uber app.
ONGC Comes Up With A Rs 100-Crore Startup Fund
On completing 60 years of existence, State-owned company Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has announced a Rs 100-crore ($15 million) startup fund. The objective is to foster, nurture and incubate new ideas related to the oil and gas sector.
India Welcomes A New Unicorn – Hike Now Valued at $1.4 Billion
India’s burgeoning unicorn club has a shiny new member. Chat messaging service Hike has raised funds from Chinese firms Tencent and Foxconn, and is now valued at $1.4 billion. (Rs. 9700 crore).
This New Site Gives You The Lowdown On Indian Politicians
NetaFilter tries to give you information about sitting MPs at a glance, and overlays their educational attributes, wealth, and even criminal record on an India map. Each constituency is covered, and hovering over a constituency gives you the name and party of the elected representative.
This Startup Uses Robots To Make Pizza
Zume is a startup operating from Mountain View, California, barely a few minutes away from Google’s headquarters. Although it is only a few months into operations, the model has the potential of thoroughly disrupting the pizza manufacturing and delivery world.
Sachin Bansal “Doesn’t Give A Shit” About Flipkart’s Valuation
Today, when the Economic Times published an article titled “10 per cent markup by Valic gives Flipkart reason to cheer”, Sachin Bansal had this to say.