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?
India’s judicial system is in a bit of a mess. Court cases can take forever to be resolved, and millions languish in jails awaiting trial. And among the many reasons that have led to this sorry state of affairs, one stands out – India simply doesn’t have enough judges.
OfficeChai, in partnerships with InShorts have made a video summing this up.
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.
This is work-life balance like you’d have never imagined. France has passed a new law that makes it illegal for companies to send emails to employees after work hours.
India is in the eye of the storm for the unfortunate attacks on African nationals student in New Delhi. This comes close on the heels of a Congo national having been attacked to death, also in the capital. Shameful incidents are like these are not helping set a good precedent for the image of the country as a foreigner friendly nation. Ironically for a country which has often been victimised of racism, these acts of violence are placing India as a racist nation.
However, while we must not leave the perpetrators of such heinous acts against, humans, irrespective of local or foreigner, here’s accounts from African students studying in India, as shared by Foreigners of India.
One of the toughest parts of being away at work for 12 hours a day is being away from your pet. Most people shy away from keeping pets, or are forced to give up their pets to shelters because of work commitments. While most companies abroad allow pets, in India it still remains a much desired perk. However, many startups across the metros are taking matters of the fur into their hands, and welcoming pets into their offices. (Or cafes and studios for that matter.) Here’s some of the startups in India that are pet friendly, along with the pets that grace their offices.
Amongst the laziest things people have done to get stuff done (Or basically Jugaad-ed), this engineering student at a hostel decided to use Flipkart as an ATM. Too lazy to go to the bank to deposit cash, genius struck when our man thought of this brilliant hack. He ordered goods to the tune of the amount he needed the cash for, and chose to employ the Cash On Delivery method. The very next day, he filed for a product return and got his money refunded into his bank the very next day.
Candice Payne is a regular 40 something year old mom to 2 kids. Except, she, as of this day is also an internet sensation who’s taken the internet storm, by doing nothing, but…laughing.
Candice wouldn’t have imagined in her wildest dreams that a candid video of hers she shot for a lark, while sitting in her car would go as viral as it did.
If you are a VC thinking to make smart investments, it makes sense for you to spare some time in digging up the most common mistakes investors usually make and what you should do to avoid falling into the same pit.