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Exec turns farmer with Akshaya Home Farms, delivers produce at doorstep
Suresh Iyer Suresh Iyer has worked in the corporate world for more than a decade in India and abroad. All this while, he harboured a desire to turn towards farming. “I was working in the IT Industry...
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Freejinn – Building a business around freebie seekers and brands
Indians love discounts and freebies. For instance, before placing any order from e-tailers, I tend to search all promotional coupon codes offered by coupon aggregators for possible freebies. While we...
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SaaS-based education marketplace ThinkVidya secures investment from US investor
Bangalore-based education startup ThinkVidya which connects students with trainers and institutes through an online marketplace, has secured an external round of funding from an un-named US serial...
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Secret Uber cabs spotted in Chennai
Earlier this morning, secret Ubers were spotted across Chennai, marking Uber’s entry to India’s fourth city. The other three cities are Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad. On-demand car service company...
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LinguaNext: a business is only as good as the language it can speak
Did you know that Chinese was the most spoken language in the world? It’s not too difficult to guess why. Spanish is second and English is only third on the list. If you have travelled to countries...
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Success stories like HopStop acquisition by Apple to spur AfriCAN...
Last year, tech giant Apple acquired HopStop, a startup founded by Nigerian entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo. The app provided an online transit guide for over 500 metro cities worldwide. It also detailed...
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InMobi’s Native Ad Platform: empowering app developers to monetize better
‘Mobile is big’ is no longer news in 2014 and every technology company has realized the potential of mobile. The shift from desktop to mobile has been quick and all the players in the technology chain...
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A common hacker’s silent battle against Google
Cherry G. Mathew at the Infinity hackbase Cherry G. Mathew is a short, balding man from Kerala, India. He is someone who can easily be lost in a crowd, but if you happen to meet him he is sure to leave...
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Google: Mission Total World Domination
Over the past three days, we published a three-part series on how Google has evolved from a simple search engine to a giant that is leveraging its huge pile of cash reserves to take over the world....
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Roti, kapda, polio vaccine and mobile phone: how WHO aims to keep India polio...
India proudly declared in 2011 that polio was eradicated – but protecting these gains will require more advocacy, awareness and innovations in mobile communications. This was a key message delivered in...
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With 6% GDP expenditure on Healthcare, India among bottom five – A big...
In India, healthcare sector suffers from underfunding and bad governance. Yes, India has made huge improvements since independence. But majority (70%) of the effort has been private sector led. Still...
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[Startup Jobs Roundup] Exotel, TaxiForSure, Bharat Matrimony and more are hiring
We’re already through with the first month of 2014 and as always, time has flown. As we step into February, the hiring spree is on at full speed and some great startups are looking to hire across...
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Building a venture outside a startup hub
“There’s nothing happening here. We need to move to Bangalore or any of the startup hubs,” lament many entrepreneurs who are based outside popular startup hubs in India. Bangalore undoubtedly holds the...
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These 11 Amazon-inspired news headlines will dazzle you [Humor]
So, we are sure many of you have read that Amazon wants to send you stuff even before you’ve decided to buy it. This idea is called ‘anticipatory shipping’. We started to do some ‘fact’ digging of our...
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An oxymoron called ‘office party’
Employers throw get-togethers with ulterior motives: to inject corporate loyalty in the average employee, inculcate team spirit, to dispel allegations of meanness, to celebrate bottom lines or awards....
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Pranesh Photography aims to capture portion of the Rs 1,00,000 Cr Indian...
That wedding is a big business in India is well-known. And we know of startups like Jodi Clickers and Knotinfocus who have jumped on the band-wagon. Pranesh Photography is another such startup based in...
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EasyLaw pivots to an online marketplace model, connects legal & tax experts...
First time entrepreneurs face a plethora of challenges while setting up their maiden ventures. Dealing with legalities, accounts, taxes etc. eat up a significant time of novice entrepreneurs. Motivated...
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When pitching to a VC, how far should your projections go? [Ask Your VC]
Can’t wait to chat with a VC? YourStory presents ‘Ask Your VC’– an opportunity for you to connect with a VC virtually, through a forum of questions and answers. You ask the question, we ‘connect’ you...
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How four engineers are growing money on trees
Less than an hour’s drive from Bangalore’s international airport is a 31-acre parcel of land on which papaya and pomegranate will be cultivated. What is more interesting is that city dwellers can own a...
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6 OpenStack Distributions that Help Enterprises JumpStart Private Cloud...
2013 saw OpenStack picking momentum in the enterprises. With the brands like PayPal moving to OpenStack, enterprises are closely watching this space. However, it is still not easy to deploy the plain...
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