Snapdeal, Micromax Founders Schmoozing On Twitter Over YU
Snapdeal Cofounder Kunal Bahl and Micromax founder Rahul Sharma have just shared a series of cryptic tweets on twitter.
Category: Startups
Mumbai Taxis On Strike, Uber Comes Up With The Perfect Response
Uber has grown at a astonishing pace to be worth $50 billion within 6 years of its inception, but its rise has been against fearsome odds, the most prominent of which has been the resistance of traditional taxi drivers whose services they have tried to disrupt. From the US to France to India, taxi unions have attempted to thwart the cab hailing company’s rise, with mixed results.
Flipkart Issues Legal Notice To Blogger Who Started FlipkartVsAmazon.com
Amit Bhawani wanted to solve a $100 billion problem that had been vexing business insiders, industry watchers and casual consumers alike. He wanted to get a handle on the e-commerce space in India and understand which of the two stalwarts, Amazon and Flipkart, was doing better. He chose a rather unconventional way to go about this. Instead of poring over balance sheets and decoding graphs with GMV figures, he went straight to the consumer – he set up www.FlipkartVsAmazon.com.
How We Built CommonFloor – Vikas Malpani
Vikas Malpani is the Co-Founder of CommonFloor.com and Head of CommonFloor Groups. In this exclusive writeup for OfficeChai, he talks about his journey while building real estate listing portal commonfloor.com
The Economic Times Business Knights Summit 2015
In order to make this a sustained push in business growth, it is imperative that businesses across the country collaborate and harness synergies. The Economic Times Business Knights conclave is intended to bring together business leaders and the finest business minds to ideate, conceive and deliberate on challenges and provide direction for strategic & progressive growth.
11 Factors To Consider When Deciding to Work At A Startup Or Big Firm
With the boom is startups in India, the number of job creators is widening too, and that in turn means good news for the job seeker who’s spoilt for choice. While the options are many, many of us may face a quandary about which is a better career option for us- A big company or a startup. Here are some of the factors you should consider while making a decision.
Flipkart Puts App-Only Plans On Hold; Jibes From Competitors Begin
Flipkart, which had earlier this year created ripples in the e-commerce world by announcing it would shut down its website and move to an app-only model, has decided to put its plans on hold. The decision has been taken in part because the company is yet to assess how the move would impact sales in big-ticket purchases such as large appliances and furniture.
Snapdeal’s Losses Rise Fivefold To Rs. 1350 crore
Snapdeal has had an eventful year. It has been growing at a frentic pace, having raised its headcount by 5 times and building a swanky new office in Gurgaon. Its valuation has increased from $2 billion to a cool $4.7 billion. But worryingly, the company has also seen a corresponding increase in its losses – Snapdeal incurred a loss of Rs. 1350 crore over the past year, a five fold increase over its loss of Rs. 264 crore last year.
Xiaomi In Talks With Indian Startups For Collaborations
Chinese phonemaker Xiaomi is solidifying its push into the Indian tech ecosystem. After having announced that it would build a manufacturing facility in Telangana, the company is now looking towards India for developing software for its phones.