Under the ‘Make in India, Made in Andhra Pradesh’ programme, state Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch the Xiaomi’s first India-manufactured phone in Visakhapatnam today. At the event, Xiaomi will also make an announcement about its expansion plan in India, an official release said here.Xiaomi will also make an announcement about its expansion plan in India. […]
There are over 500 startup accelerators in the US and over 1000 worldwide. Most accelerators are aligned with Universities (at over 35%), some are government funded (local government mostly) at 29% and some (15%) get grants from rich individuals and institutions such as Kauffman Fund. The remainder (21%) are privately funded accelerators such as 500 […]
Doormint, a Mumbai-based startup, which provides home services, has raised $3 million in series A round of funding led by Helion Venture Partners and would be putting the capital to accelerate its growth in Mumbai and venturing into newer markets of Delhi, Gurgaon, and Bengaluru while getting talent on board.
It came as a shocker to me, but almost instantly made so much sense! The thought struck me when I was preparing for a Social Media CRM and ORM workshop for one of our clients, and it looked like a masterstroke from the brand. Lets go back a little bit in history. If you are […]
Kolkata-headquartered gaming portal, foreseegame.com, expects its user base to increase to around 1.5 million (15 lakh) by the end of current fiscal 2015-16 from around 1.1 million (11 lakh) at present. foreseegame.com, one of the leading gaming portals of India, is successfully connecting renowned and celebrated brands with its daily users and is creating wonders […]
In the spring of 2014, after a decade of visa problems, the Hassan family moved out of its spacious house in Karachi, Pakistan, to an apartment in Rosemont, a suburb of Chicago near O’Hare International Airport. They were a family of eight, two parents, and six kids, jammed into a three-bedroom space. Money was tight […]
Indian e-commerce shopping giant Paytm has bagged title sponsorship rights of Indian cricket team for all series played at home till 2019, tweets BCCI. Paytm will pay Rs 2.42 crore for every international match hosted by BCCI. Approximately eighty-four matches are scheduled in the calendar so far. The first home series will be against South […]
In January, I participated in the Chicago Booth Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab, where I had the opportunity to work with the great team at Second Century Ventures, a consumer and SMB tech focused VC based in Chicago, for 6 months. Having spent a considerable amount of time talking to entrepreneurs, sourcing deals, conducting due […]
In 2014, after graduating from the YIF, I rented a flat in South Delhi with the help of a broker found through Housing.com. He took me to four houses, and I finalized the one that I liked the most. It was well ventilated, airy and independent. The landlord lived 50 km away in Greater Noida, […]
IndiGo, on Monday, shared on micro-blogging site Twitter, an excerpt of Mr Pantawane’s exceptional story which features in their in-house magazine for the month. Make sure you catch the inspirational story of Shrikant Pantawane,auto driver turned pilot, in this month’s Hello 6E! pic.twitter.com/09nirwwa0D — IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) June 15, 2015 Born and raised in Nagpur, Mr […]
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who helped turn the trendy messaging startup into a global town square, is stepping down amid criticism over the company’s disappointing financial performance and a recent stock slide. Co-founder Jack Dorsey, who served as CEO during Twitter’s early years, will temporarily take the reins while the San Francisco company looks for […]
In childhood we read in Mahabharata (epics of ancient India) “How an ordinary boy Eklavya denied access to Drona’s mentorship and how he made an image of Drona and took the image as his guru monitoring and inspiring him. Because of his restless efforts and dedication to get the attention of his Guru, he become an archer of exceptional prowess […]