After a torrid period for Indian startup stocks which saw the values of listed companies erode over a period of more than two…
The list of global tech companies manufacturing their products in India continues to grow longer. India’s Dixon has partnered with Nokia to make…
Today’s large language models are very smart, capable and talk like humans, but most would say that they don’t have feelings. That could…
All manner of multinational companies already have their presence in India, but India is now featuring ever more prominently in their plans. US-based…
When in Mumbai, do as the Mumbaikars do. And when you’re a temple in Mumbai, speak a language that the city understands better than any other – that of the stock market.
On average, it’s going to cost around five hundred thousand dollars to set up a new company. That’s just the initial starting point. It doesn’t take into account what you’ll need to pay for once the business is up and running. You’re far from in the green after the first year and expansion, a necessary part of running a business costs a small fortune. This is quite incredible. If you research start up costs right now, you’ll find a few posts claiming you can start up with fifty rather than five hundred thousand. Other sites claim you can start up with nothing. That’s right, you can have no money in your account at all and still make your dream of running a company come true. Where then, does the number five hundred thousand come from?
On 1st June, 2010, Uber had its first ride in sunny San Francisco. At 4:16 AM GMT on 18th June, it had its 2 billionth. Along the way, it became the most valuable startup in the world.
And it has released a new video showing how far the company has come.
On July 1, 1996, exactly twenty years ago to the day, I entered an office for the first time ever in a full-time job and began my career in the corporate sector. On that day as I contemplated what my boss would be like, what work I would be given, and indeed, what was for lunch, I don’t think I would have imagined the journey that lay ahead of me. After twenty years, ten bosses, five moves, four kilos, and a journey that has spanned experiences across many different businesses and countries, I am back where it all began – Mumbai. Did I ever imagine I’d be working in the corporate sector for twenty years? To be honest, perhaps not, but back then a time horizon of a couple of years was long term thinking. As I think back to that twenty-two-year-old me sitting in the reception, waiting to collect my visitor ID badge, if I had the chance, what would I say to myself? Here’s an attempt.
Pokemon Go is no ordinary game. In less than 2 weeks of its launch, it’s the highest rated and installed game ever, its daily users have surpassed those of Twitter and it’s the buzzword du jour. And for those who the job was coming in the way of ‘catching em all’, here’s a man to inspire you. New Zealander Tom Currie has quit his job to become a full-time Pokémon hunter. His job designation on Facebook has been duly changed to “Pokeman trainer”.
Fyndus, a data management company, says that it doesn’t want to deal with all the leave requests that are bound to be piled up with HR on Friday, so it’s just decided to declare it a holiday.
Inshorts is one of those new-age media companies that is hard to explain to someone from the previous generation. They don’t do any reporting, but summarize news reports in 60 words or less. But it works – they’re amongst the most popular news apps in India, and the company is worth around Rs. 600 crore.
There are plenty of offices around the world that feed their employees well, but there’s an office in Japan that goes a step further – they grow their own food.
Amazon wants to give away $5000 to employees who want to quit the company.
