After a torrid period for Indian startup stocks which saw the values of listed companies erode over a period of more than two…
Much has been said about how the upcoming AI revolution will impact humanity, but a prominent voice in the space feels that it…
Over the last decade, India has gone from importing nearly all its smartphones to turning smartphones into its fourth biggest export, but it…
All manner of multinational companies already have their presence in India, but India is now featuring ever more prominently in their plans. US-based…
Amazon is a big company. So big that within Amazon, there are 2 other business units, who now have their own CEOs.
Amazon has promoted the leaders of its online retail site and cloud computing unit to the CEOs of their respective groups, making each of them more of a distinct business.
Workplace stress is real. It affects productivity, disrupts business and can have far reaching emotional and physical effects on the employees. Organizations would do well to recognise the causes and look to fix them.
Wearable devices startup GOQii has named former Google executive Amit Singhal on its board. Singhal, who is also an angel investor in GOQii, resigned as head of Google’s flagship search business in February after spending over 15 years in the company.
It’s been a tough few months for Indian startups, but the bigger ones that been thought to be largely doing well. In a sign that even vaunted, highly funded startups are struggling, InMobi has become the latest company to let go of employees. It has fired 100 people from its headcount of around 1000 in Bangalore.
Facebook has just made a huge play in the Indian home services space by launching Facebook services. It’s created a separate section, Facebook Services, where it promises to “find local businesses with the best Facebook reviews and ratings.”
It’s no secret that large scale software contracts are often hideously overpriced, but this takes the cake. The US government airport security agency…
At an event organised by Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, Narayana Murthy, the co-founder and emeritus Infosys, who was conferred an honorary doctorate at the premium management school, has made a rather controversial statement.
The Infosys founder was reported as saying that Indian IT companies act as “Immigration agents”, referring to the huge onslaught of employees that are sent abroad every year to work onsite in US companies.
The Future Group has just acquired FabFurnish.com, which was one of India’s first home and furnishing online stores.
I am not even remotely involved with the Indian startup ecosystem. But unfortunately, I read a lot and try to make sense of it in equal measures. And from whatever I have been reading and observing regarding the Indian startup story, especially in the last 12 months, I feel something is not right. Let me cut to the chase right away. Here’s what I think:
