NEWS AT A GLANCE
'Info Edge' and Others Invest in E-Commerce Platform 'ShopKirana'
'Mumbai Angels Network' Invests in Startup 'Fric Bergen'
Walmart India Shuffles Top Management, Appoints New Head
Priyanka Chopra-Backed 'Bumble' Debuts in India
Zomato signs in 'Durga Raghunath' to accelerate growth in businesses>

Monthly Archives: March 2017

Global biz transformation on the back of internet

Image Source: http://marketingtochina.com/xiaomi-made-lei-jun-businessman-year-asia/ By Lei Jun  Technology innovation in the last decade has predominantly been viewed through a developed economy lens. But, in the past five years, the dynamic nature of emerging markets has turned that theory on its head. Emerging markets have unique challenges that have spurred innovative solutions. Since these new innovations usually address a large…
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Uber incident sparks off ‘diversity’ debate

  The way ahead is going to be ‘strength of the collective’ rather than ‘cult of the individual.’ This is clear from the way various movements are shaping the country such as ‘Startup India,’ ‘Make in India,’ among others. No wonder then that incidents like Uber’s sexual harassment case inspired companies to rethink ‘diversity’ issue…
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Stayzila founder’s imprisonment backfires strongly

Image source: http://www.businesstoday.in/ It might be the worst of times or best of times. But it’s surely a beginning of ‘yogi’ era in India, for good or for evil. The recent attack on Yogendra Vasupal, founder of Stayzilla, followed by his imprisonment, invites wrath of the entire ‘startup’ community. This might, in turn, lead to a…
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