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Snapdeal Chief Product Officer Trolls Flipkart On Twitter

October 11, 2015October 20, 2015 Bart Eshwar

India’s great ecommerce wars are well and truly on, and the three main players – Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal – are battling it out for a share of the Indian comsumer’s attention this festival season. Flipkart’s much vaunted Big Billion Day sale around the corner, and all eyes are on the event after the fiasco last year when the sale had left thousands of customers angry and the company had to issue an apology for the site crashing during the event.

Helpchat Fires 150 Employees

October 11, 2015November 6, 2015 OfficeChai Team

Indian personal assistant startup Helpchat has fired 150 employees without notice or reason. Murmurs of funding issues emerge.

News Of Cost Cutting, Expected Layoffs Surface at Twitter

October 10, 2015October 20, 2015 Navin Bhatia

It’s barely been a week since the 38-year old Jack Dorsey took over as permanent CEO of Twitter and news about impending cost cutting measures have already begun to surface.

Why Founding CEO of Simplify360 Quit To Start India’s First Dog Superfood Company

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 OfficeChai Team

The concept of “Pivoting” or moving into a different category than started out with is common in the startup world. However, rarely does it happen that the founder of a company quits to start another company into a completely different vertical.

Food Tech Startup Dazo Shuts Down

October 7, 2015 Bart Eshwar

A little a year after it came into existence, food tech startup Dazo has decided to shut shop. The company, which was initially called Tapcibo, used to aggregate meals from partner restaurants and took care of last-mile delivery to ensure superior customer experience.

Flipkart Accused Of Selling Stolen Phones, Criminals Arrested

October 7, 2015December 20, 2015 OfficeChai Team

While Flipkart has been embroiled in many scandals of late, including the big billion days fiasco, the debate on its now-retracted app-only push, or the various discount discrepanices as reported by customers, the ecommerce giants finds itself in another soup.

Flipkart Chooses Telangana Over Karnataka For Its Largest Warehouse Yet

October 5, 2015October 20, 2015 Bart Eshwar

After foreign companies, including Google, Amazon, Uber have already made a beeline for the state, they Indian counterparts are following suit. Flipkart, India’s premier etailer, had decided to set up its largest warehouse in Telangana. This will be the company’s 16th warehouse in the country.

ConveGenius On How To Make A Startup An Awesome Place to Work

October 5, 2015December 20, 2015 Shashank Pandey

Last year, ConveGenius was awarded the “Best Startup to Work For” award in the ed-tech category. It wasn’t surprising at all for the team, as the founders since the beginning had personally designed every workplace policy to keep the culture as hospitable as possible. Today, Shashank Pandey, the co-founder of ConveGenius shares his secrets on how he built an amazing workplace, exclusively on Office Chai.

Flipkart’s Latest App Push: Its Big Billion Day Sale Is App-Only

October 3, 2015October 20, 2015 Bart Eshwar

If you’d planned to plant yourself in front of a computer and avail of the awesome discounts on offer during Flipkart’s Big Billion Day sale, prepare to be disappointed. Flipkart’s biggest annual sale will only be available to the users of its app.