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After Flipkart, Binny Bansal to Launch a new Startup
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After Flipkart, Binny Bansal to Launch a new Startup

Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal who stepped down from his position recently is all set to launch a new company along with former McKinsey consultant Saikiran Krishnamurthy that will offer technology tools, learning and consulting services to growth- stage startups which are looking to scale up. The company will be called xto10x Technologies and has been funded by Bansal and Krishnamurthy, who headed Flipkart’s logistics arm Ekart and later spearheaded taxi-hailing firm Ola’s marketplace business. Also, the company is looking to hire a team by January next year, as it tests out its product with a clutch of startups. “The idea is to disrupt traditional consulting firms with tech-backed solutions and tools which do not require hundreds of partners,” a person f...
Ola Witnesses Resignation from Two Senior Executives
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Ola Witnesses Resignation from Two Senior Executives

With the exit of a lot of senior executives in various top companies, two senior executives of Ola have also stepped down. It has been reported that Saikiran Krishnamurthy and Joy Bandekar have left the company. Saikiran Krishnamurthy was popularly called Saiki among the Ola employees and held the position of a senior vice-president of growth in the company. Prior to this job, Saiki used to work at Flipkart a year ago. He was one of the highest paid executives at Flipkart when he was hired in 2015. Following the resignation, the latter is planning to start his own venture. Talking about Joy Bandekar, he was the corporate president of new initiatives at Ola. Prior to Ola, Bandekar also used to be a former Flipkart executive. He is exiting the ride-hailing company to enter the B2B e-co...