With the IIT-Bombay clan behind the hardware startup ideaForge: The makers of...
We recently wrote about the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle being used in the Uttarakhand floods rescue operations. The vehicle is named Netra and it comes from a bunch of IIT-Bombay alumni who decided to...
View ArticleIRCTC partners with Yebhi.com to launch online shopping
In probably what is the biggest partnership’s in eCommerce in India, IRCTC, the subsidiary of Indian Railways has partnered with Shop Online Trading Pvt Ltd. (SOTPL) a franchisee of Yebhi.com, marking...
View ArticlemBillionth South Asia Awards: 100 innovators recognised for mobile excellence
The 4th annual mBillionth Mobile South Asia Awards and Conference wrapped up in New Delhi with a new round of winners in 12 categories, and it was an honour and delight for me to anchor the awards...
View ArticleTripThirsty’s bet on Social Integration to capitalize on the last minute...
Have you heard of the fire triangle? It is said that three elements are required for a fire to happen – Fuel, Oxygen and Heat. A fire cannot exist even if one of these elements are missing. This...
View ArticleSocial+Capital Partnership backed Ezetap launches MPOS Device under $50
Ezetap, a Bangalore based company in the field of mobile payments was co-founded in 2011 by CEO Abhijit Bose, CTO Bhaktha Kesavachar, and Sanjay Swamy who serves as the company’s Chairman. Today, the...
View ArticleSeven turning points in the redBus journey
Phanindra Sama There is a lot of premium to good governance, says Phanindra Sama, Founder and CEO, redBus.in. Encourage, therefore, transparency and good governance in your companies, he urges...
View ArticleTaking 10,000 steps a day will make you fit, says startup Stepathlon
Periodically shocking stories of untimely deaths of young people due to heart attacks, stress or some other lifestyle disease have made headlines. And if it’s not these adverse reports, then movie...
View ArticleA look at Gramener from a Data Scientists’ eye and how to become one
S.Anand, Chief Data Scientist, Gramener S. Anand is a data geek and his affair with programmatically analyzing data began back in the mid-nineties when he was in college at IIT Madras. A desire to...
View Article[Friday Learning] Right Price to Write Profits
This article helps startups, entrepreneurs understand importance of communicating the right value to their potential customers with right pricing. Most start-ups struggles on having right profitable...
View ArticleDasra appoints Smarinita Shetty to lead partnership with USAID and Kiawah Trust
Philanthropy foundation Dasra recently appointed Smarinita Shetty to the position of Director to lead the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn Child Health and Adolescent Girls vertical. In her role at...
View Article[App Fridays] Scoreoff is a slightly different version of Meetup.com, on mobile
This series is sponsored by Nokia Asha Here is how you scare the donkey out of anyone - While you figure out what this has to do with a networking app, let me introduce you to the problem that today’s...
View ArticleEmployee gifts & recognition programs – analyzing the business opportunity
Courtesy: www.hr.gmu.edu Yesterday, YourStory published an update on Hifives, who have launched a revamped cloud-based solution for employee rewards programs. We have also covered several startups in...
View Article[Jobs Roundup] Wishpicker, Unmetric, CloudChowk and many more are looking to...
The past two weeks have seen some very interesting jobs get listed on the YourStory jobs board. Apart from the usual suspects, there were a lot of new startups that listed jobs on the jobs board, with...
View ArticleMake money chase you
Even while advising budding entrepreneurs to focus on identifying the right mix of skill-set in their co-founders, Shiva cautions them about some of the common pitfalls, in this brief interaction with...
View Article5 ways to get more customers without spending anything
Growing your customer base is a hard problem. While it is true that a well marketed, good quality product in a large market would grow well, actually achieving a good growth rate involves building,...
View ArticleHighlights from the SF New Tech meetup July 10, 2013
SF New Tech is the Bay Area’s largest, longest-running, and most-loved monthly technology event and networking mixer for people who can’t get enough of technology. The crowd is mix of people, but...
View ArticleeCommerce portal launches keep up momentum, new players make entry
eCommerce is always in the news in India, and why not? India’s etailing market is expected to touch $30 Bn by 2015 as the internet penetration increases. Many eCommerce companies have perished in the...
View ArticleThus spake series: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s quotes of relevance to entrepreneurs
[Show picture list][[Show as slideshow]] Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life. When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you...
View ArticleEmerging game changers of India – Vertex Computer Systems
Vertex Computer Systems, aka Vertex CS, is a global IT systems integrator and technology consultancy firm. They provide custom application development, application support and package implementation...
View ArticleE-comics and graphic storytelling
Rathishbabu A new offering from AAT is a course titled ‘E-comics and graphic storytelling,’ informs Rathishbabu, CEO. “Over the centuries, artists have found many creative ways to tell stories with...
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