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Elizabeth Holmes: The Youngest Female Self-Made Billionaire

August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 Navin Bhatia

When you visit your physician regarding some aspect of your health, a blood test is often required. This typically involves a long needle and several blood-filled vials, which are sent to a lab for analysis. Theranos in US is now doing blood testing more quickly, conveniently, and inexpensively. Meet the creator of this revolutionary system, 30-year old Elizabeth Holmes, who dropped out of Stanford at 19 to pursue her passion and create Theranos.

Why I’m Setting Myself Back In My Career In Favor Of A Happier Life

July 31, 2015August 5, 2015 Evans Prater

An ex corporate slave recounts his story of having hung up his shoes on his corporate career, one full of stress, lack of time, and pressure and decided to live his life his way.

Inside The Fascinating World Of A Fashion Retail Trade Show

July 30, 2015July 31, 2015 OfficeChai Team

Ever wonder what goes behind the making and supply of those branded clothes and accessories you love to shop for? What happens before they make it to the store? Who decides which clothes to buy, in what quantities, and who’s designed them?
The answer to all those questions is the trade show. One of the most important events for a fashion brand, retailer or an ecommerce site.

Turkish Startup Gets Acquired; Employees Get $200k Each

July 29, 2015July 30, 2015 OfficeChai Team

A company’s closing usually means sad news for the employees, however not in the case of Yemeksepeti.com- the Turkish food tech firm, that got sold to German food giant, Delivery Hero in May for $590 million and decided to distrubute a chunk of the profit among the employees.

Flipkart’s New Bangalore Office Has Transformed The Face Of Indian Startups

July 24, 2015June 10, 2017 Bart Eshwar

Flipkart’s recently moved to a spanking new office in Sarjapur, Bangalore. And in its design, India’s premier internet startup has outdone itself – the office is at par with any multinational office around the world.

Why Flipkart’s Moving To An App Only Model

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 Bart Eshwar

Flipkart, Amazon, and Snapdeal are currently locked in a slugfest for a piece of the $11 billion Indian e-commerce pie. They’re offering jaw-dropping discounts, spending millions on promotions, and even taking out snarky advertisements against their competitors, all in a bid to woo the Indian consumer. But last month, Flipkart hinted that it might do something quite extreme – the company said that it could shut down its website.

10 Jobs That Are Perfect For People Who Love To Travel

July 19, 2015May 1, 2016 OfficeChai Team

How to combine your love for traveling and the need to work and be productive by getting a job that lets you travel. We have compiled a list of all the jobs that one can do and feature people who have done just that.

The Most Badass Journalist In The World

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 Bart Eshwar

Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a journalist in Ghana. He’s covered issues ranging from governmental corruption, to black magic quacks in remote villages. But what’s strange about him is that only a handful of people know what he looks like. And when he does make the occasional public appearance, he looks like this.

This Company Beat Google to be the No. 1 Employer in India.

July 15, 2015February 10, 2016 OfficeChai Team

A non descript company from Delhi has beaten Google to bag the Number 1 Place to Work At rating this year. What makes it tick?