Why The Pricebaba Offline Model Failed: Our Learnings And Journey
As I sit down to write this blog entry on why our offline model failed, a realization sets in. All the hundreds of conversations with mentors, friends, colleagues and investors across the globe over the last three years discussing this business is now seeing a closure.
This IBM Employee Openly Called Out His Managers In Farewell Email
An employee at IBM India quit his job with a stinker of an email targeted to call his managers out. In his farewell email, not only does he not make any bones about his real reason for leaving, but also openly and brutally castigates his managers at IBM.
How This Engineer Left A Successful Career To Do Magic
It was a cold December night in 2004, and like millions of Indians, a young Ayush Bisaria watched David Blaine perform his bag of tricks on AXN. Blaine would approach people on the streets, and blow them away by makings cards disappear, showing superhuman strength, and for one dramatic trick, levitating spookily above the ground. Bisaria was mesmerized.
Paytm’s Horizontal Expansion Continues; Now To Sell Movie Tickets
After selling hotel rooms, buses, and even gold loans on its platform, Paytm is now going to be offering movie tickets for sale. The company has tied up with PVR, INOX and multiple other cinema houses to sell movie tickets.
A Facebook Engineer Elaborates How To Prepare For An Interview At Facebook
A software engineer at Facebook, who’s been a successful convert at both Facebook and Google draws up an elaborate plan to ace an interview at Facebook within a month.
How The Lack Of Fraud-Free Matrimony Sites Led Me To Build Truejodi
The inspiration to start up came when friends and family who used matrimonial sites to seek matrimonial alliances, often cribbed about fakes and frauds on those sites. While matrimony is quite an important life decision, you often get bumped into a lot of fakes. Having seen this happen with close family and friends, I thought that no matrimonial site was looking at authenticating profiles. This led me to build Truejodi – a reliable place to find a 100% verified match.
Uber Bike Taxis Seized In Bangalore As Company Refuses To Comply With Ban
Over 80 bike taxis on the Uber platform have been seized after the company hasn’t complied with Karnataka government’s orders which declared them to be illegal. Uber continues to operates its bike taxis in the city, while Ola, Ridingo and Hey Bob have stopped services.
How We Are Building Spinny
Spinny’s story started from a conversation over coffee. Ramanshu and I were casually remarking on how many of our friends had bought used cars and how the experience has always been a very complex process.
TCS Named Among Top US Employers In HR Management
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been named among the top employers in the United States for 2016 by the Top Employers Institute, an employer certification agency.