Raghuram Rajan Was Quite The Stud During His IIM-A Years According To His Yearbook
Raghuram Rajan has one of the most academically impressive resumes one could hope for – engineering from IIT-D, an MBA from IIM-A, and…
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Jeff Bezos Had To Meet With 60 Investors To Raise Money For Amazon
Raising money for your venture can be harrowing at the best of times. It takes up valuable time and effort, investors don’t often…
Free Calls, Cheap Data, SRK Not Enough: Jio Pulls Out Its Biggest Trump Card Yet
Jio had made an amazing marketing splash yesterday. The irresistible trifecta of free calls, free roaming and dirt cheap data had seen stocks…
Here’s How Amazon Prime, Flipkart Assured, And Snapdeal Gold Stack Up Against Each Other
There was a time when e-tailers competed on discounts, and firms rushed to outdo each other with rock-bottom prices. That didn’t work out so…
The Top Travel Startups In India Are Changing How The Country Travels
The awareness on travel and growth of social media has led to an explosion of travel and travel based startups. There are startups that take care of curating travel lists, making travel arrangements, arranging foreign exchange, and handling the back-operations of travel and then some. Here’s a list of the top 10 travel startups based in India.
Uber Has Just Completed 3 Years In India, And Its Story Reads Like A Bollywood Potboiler
It’s become second nature to whip out your phone to book a cab, but it wasn’t possible until a few years ago. In 2009,…
Flipkart Has Just Entered The Wallets Game In A Big Way With PhonePe
Payments has been Flipkart’s bugbear. PayZippy, its first attempt at an independent payment gateway service, operated as a closed wallet, which meant that customers…
These 12 Unique Cafes In India Are Also Driving Social Change As A Side To A Cuppa
While the cafe culture is mushrooming in India and there are well-designed, modern, and even unique themed cafes especially in the metro cities, there are some cafes that are doubling up as hubs for social awareness and change. Not only do they serve up a cup of coffee and delicious fare for the foodie, but they seek to evoke your conscience, and act as focal points to create awareness and support many social initiatives. A visit to these cafes can only not be humbling and perspective giving, but are highly recommended to understand and support the owners in their noble causes.
Cisco Bengaluru Encourages Ceramic Mugs In Office, Saves 900,000 Paper Cups A Month
Cisco has been encouraging its employees to reduce paper wastage and bring their own bottles and mugs to the office. As a result, employees have been using ceramic mugs for water and beverages instead of using paper cups. This small change has had a huge impact in the Bengaluru office alone. Upto 900,000 paper cups have been saved in a month.