How to find a cofounder? This is one of the most common problems facing entrepreneurs. If you look at the most successful startups in India, and infact the selection criteria of world’s top accelerators like Y Combinator, one thing stands out – the right team is the most crucial ingredient, perhaps even more important than […]
E-commerce is booming on the back of players who sell every item under the sun. Yet, there are startups who are carving a niche for themselves by focusing on one theme. One such startup is Tjori.com that focuses on showcasing products from designers, artisans and craftsmen – unique products that are often sold only for a […]
You know the customer is king – but are you taking the king’s feedback seriously? After years of filling in meaningless feedback forms that were rarely ever read again, let alone analysed, a young startup fungru.com is aiming to make it easier to collect, analyse and act upon customer feedback. Who is the team behind fungru.com and […]
As online grocery shopping startups continue to show aggressive growth, Mumbai based Localbanya.com has expanded into Pune. The startup had recently secured funding from Shrem Strategies in late 2014. The localbanya team shared a few more details on their venture and the sector in general. Why did it take so long for online grocery shopping startups to […]
Y Combinator is beyond doubt world’s most famous accelerator, and the most coveted entry for aspiring startups. It just got more influential for the community with Peter Thiel joining as a part time partner. Y Combinator has had startups such as Dropbox, AirBnB, Stripe and Reddit amongst its batch participants. Each year, the competition to get into […]
Apple’s much awaited event that was to unveil the Apple Watch specifics brought a couple more surprises. Here is a quick summary on what happened. The Apple Watch will start shipping on April 24th and will cost between $349 to $10,000 – yes, that is quite a huge range but then there are also a […]
Just walked out of Gigaom for the last time. Thank you everyone. I will miss you all for rest of my life! http://t.co/IBOhRuZ4DZ — OM (@om) March 10, 2015 The end of one of the most popular tech blogs was sudden, even though the turbulence could have been predicted ever since Om Malik left the […]
If you are looking for top free courses to learn Swift, take a look at the previously published article here (link). This one will be focused on the paid options in the market. And as with the free ones a) there is no dearth of paid courses to learn Swift and b) you would likely […]
‘MeDine’ is a free mobile app that rewards you for checking in at places! Every time you walk into partner places, the app’s ‘intelligent assist’ feature automatically recognizes your location and alerts you to collect reward points. Interestingly, this technology works even without your GPS being on or when your 4G/3G is switched off too. What is […]
In June 2014, Apple had a surprise in store at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. There was a new language in town called Swift with which you could develop iOS and OS X apps. Till that time, developers could only develop apps for the Apple platform in Objective C. 8 months after the launch, you […]
It’s raining money in the Indian startup scene. SAIF Partners, that has invested in some big name startups like JustDial, MakeMyTrip, BookMyShow among others, has raised a new $350 million fund that will remain India focused. SAIF Partners has been pretty active and had last week invested $2 Million in industrybuying.com – an industrial e-commerce […]
With more choices comes bigger responsibility! Deluged by the incessant marketing campaigns of same-yet-different products, the consumer today is as confused as ever. Various startups have tried to ease the decision making process. Here is the story of Pricebaba.com that is moving fast to solve this problem and help consumers choose the right product. Tell […]
