Travel app tripchi, crowdfunds to make layovers at airports less tedious
Ever been stuck at airport due to a flight delay or a long stop-over and got bored out of your skull? Yes, its an all too common experience and let’s face it, most airports are highly uninteresting...
View ArticlePayZippy’s online payment facility launches on Flipkart
Online shoppers in India will no longer need to repeatedly input card information across sites. A new product from PayZippy allows users to store their credit and debit card information and use it for...
View ArticleTop 20 Quotes from Mobile Sparks 2013!
The annual YourStory Mobile Sparks 2013 conference and showcase of Indian startups revealed not just the Top 10 notable mobile startups of India, but a wealth of insights and advice from investors,...
View ArticleAWS announces limited preview of China region
AWS today (18 December 2013) announced the upcoming limited preview of its China Region, its fourth AWS Region in Asia Pacific and the tenth Region globally. The limited preview will be deployed in...
View ArticleReclaim your privacy with Dolphin Zero mobile browser
The world is going Orwellian; individual freedom is shrinking; Big Brother and Co. are snooping into all our lives. In such a scenario, especially after Ed Snowden’s revelations of mass surveillance by...
View ArticleLatest from Housing.com, a feature that lets you search for PG accommodation
When you are young and restless, what do you do? Because we discuss startups at YourStory, the answer to that question is obvious. But some startups like Housing.com give a new meaning to that phrase....
View ArticleD-Rev marries technology and design to create products for people living on...
“To design and deliver products that improve the health and incomes of the 4.0 billion people living on less than $4 per day” This mission statement captures the impact that D-Rev, a 10-people...
View ArticleWhat Is Brand Equity and Why is it Valuable?
In the late 1980s, brand equity was just emerging as an important idea. In 1991 I published a book, Managing Brand Equity that defines brand equity and describes how it generates value. This model...
View ArticleDeath of Computer Science
Sounds like a grim topic, doesn’t it? Let me ask you a simple question – How many of you or people you know can program if there is no Internet connection? (Google / StackOverflow etc) Early days of...
View ArticleManthan South Asia Awards: innovators recognised for digital excellence
The winners at the Manthan Award ceremony The 10th annual Manthan South Asia e-Content Awards and Conference wrapped up in New Delhi earlier this month with a new round of winners in 12 categories, and...
View ArticleSearch your financial advisor with AdvisorKhoj
India is a young nation with over 65% of the population below 35 years of age. With a large number of people who have their entire lives ahead of them, financial planning is something one must not...
View Article[Book Review] Success in Africa: CEO insights from a continent on the rise
In an era of slow economic growth in the West, Africa is home to a trillion-dollar, resource-rich economy, and six of the 10 fastest growing markets in the world. But many business leaders outside...
View ArticleEmpathy for profit: Focus on ‘why’ more than the whats and hows
Last weekend I attended an event showcasing budding entrepreneurs and expected to hear many interesting ideas for starting new businesses and making pots of money. There was a lot of that, of course,...
View ArticleTech 30 Report, 2013 – Winners of TechSparks 2013 Finale!
TechSparks 2013, the fifth edition of the flagship event of YourStory.com was held on October 5, 2013, at ITC Gardenia in Bangalore. This was the finale of the five-city TechSparks held at Mumbai, NCR,...
View ArticleBiggest Twitter trends of India in 2013
If Sachin and Modi dominated conversation on Facebook this year, Twitter could also not stay away from the charm of the master blaster either. 2013 was the year that cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar...
View Article[Book Review] Tomorrow’s World: A look at the demographic and socio-economic...
Tomorrow’s World maps out the world’s near future through the lens of demography. It provides a global perspective of how the nature of demographics, household incomes, and expenditure patterns might...
View ArticleThree CS grads hope to create a hub for everything you do on the Internet....
What if you could read books, share articles, listen to music, read posts, upload photos, update your blog, work on files from the office, work on a project, build a page for your club, etc., all at...
View ArticleTwo Emerging Charismatic Brands
A charismatic brand is one that delivers self-expressive benefits to a committed, involved customer base that is enthusiastic about the brand experience. Think Apple, Harley-Davidson, REI or Tiffany...
View ArticleBitcoin 101: Why China banned it, and everything else you wanted to know
Bitcoin, practically unheard of a few years back, has slowly become universally accepted, leaving government regulators in a tizzy for fear that it could lead to money laundering. Started as an...
View ArticleHow effective are online ‘co-founder search’ portals?
Startups find it tough to hire. Finding a candidate who has the right mindset to suit a particular startup is difficult, according to many Indian entrepreneurs. But that’s a problem for later. The...
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