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Start-ups, the playfield of the young and the restless, have had a hard reality check. Sanchit Vir Gogia, Founder & CEO, Greyhound Knowledge Group, calls 2016 “a year of anxiety” for Indian start-ups, with “a much-needed market correction” that saw…

Indian Startups Should Focus On Sustainability, Stop Chasing Unicorn Tag

by connect@thofgr.comMarch 1, 2017June 8, 2017Leave a comment

The next company that is being greenlighted to enter the prestigious Unicorn club of startups is Oyo Rooms, a SoftBank-backed budget hotel aggregator. On Oyo’s likelihood of becoming a unicorn, Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO, Greyhound Research, said…

SoftBank’s Son Cedes to Murdoch as Top India Home Portals Merge

by connect@thofgr.comJanuary 10, 2017June 8, 2017Leave a comment

Indian real-estate websites PropTiger.com and Housing.com are merging to create the country’s top portal for residential listings and property services, as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. boosts its investment in the growing sector while Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp. scales back.…

Change At Flipkart To Set Precedence For Global Investors In India

by connect@thofgr.comJanuary 10, 2017September 9, 2017Leave a comment

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Flashback 2016: Uber Sharpens Focus On India After Losing China Battle

by connect@thofgr.comDecember 31, 2016June 8, 2017Leave a comment

Mid-way through the year, something unexpected happened with Uber – the largest startup in terms of valuation. It gave up in the world’s most populous country. In an apparent move to stop a bloodbath in terms of losses, US-based Uber…

The New Era Of Startups

by connect@thofgr.comDecember 30, 2016June 8, 2017Leave a comment

The startup ecosystem has become a hot topic for all and sundry. They have taken off and matured because of various factors such as availability of funding, consolidation activities by a number of firms, evolving technology space and a burgeoning…

Impact Of Flipkart’s Devaluation On Indian Startups: Insights By Greyhound Research On CNBC TV18

by connect@thofgr.comDecember 6, 2016January 18, 2018Leave a comment

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“Snapdeal is well-positioned to turn profitable in the next 2-3 years”- Kunal Bahl, CEO

by connect@thofgr.comJuly 9, 2016June 8, 2017Leave a comment

Snapdeal recently expanded their e-commerce marketplace to include more service offerings through a ‘one-of-a-kind partnership’ with Zomato, Cleartrip, UrbanClap, and redBus. Now in a recent interview with Livemint, Kunal Bahl, CEO, Snapdeal, said that the company is now focusing on…

Snapdeal May Die A Slow And Painful Death

by connect@thofgr.comJuly 7, 2016June 8, 2017Leave a comment

On June 8, American e-commerce major Amazon announced an additional $3-billion investment in India, making clear its intention to win in the country. This throws up a massive challenge for all homegrown e-commerce companies, among which Snapdeal could be hurt the…

The Real Reasons Behind Indian Startups Shutting Down

by connect@thofgr.comMay 13, 2016July 23, 2017Leave a comment

In April, on-demand grocery delivery service PepperTap shut shop. Recently, online beauty services provider Amber Wellness, which was operating in Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai, closed down. But these are not isolated cases. In 2015, around 13 startups closed operations.…

Father didn’t tell him to, but Kavin Mittal took a Hike

by connect@thofgr.comFebruary 9, 2016Leave a comment

Hike Messenger’s new office at the Aerocity in Delhi was designed by Kavin Mittal, its 27-year-old CEO. That is in keeping with Mittal’s career choices; he chooses to build his own things. He could have joined any of the several…

Are we celebrating SoftBank and Nikesh Arora too soon?

by connect@thofgr.comFebruary 2, 2016July 23, 2017Leave a comment

Around two years ago, India’s technology startup space was dominated by American investors such as Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital. But it all started changing in October 2014 when Japan’s SoftBank announced investments of around $800 million in two Indian…

Will Uber come up trumps against homegrown Olacabs?

by connect@thofgr.comAugust 17, 2015July 23, 2017

Why is taxi-hailing app Uber doubling down in India and China? Last month, the San Francisco-based company closed $1 billion in fresh funding, raising its valuation to $50 billion-plus. The fund-raising coincided with its announcement that it was going to…

Renewable Energy: It’s Not Just About Cost Savings

by connect@thofgr.comJuly 14, 2015May 26, 2016Leave a comment

With enhanced technological advances and constantly depleting natural resources, there is an increasing need for companies to factor in alternative energy resources while not just devising new industry solutions, but also in planning organization’s sustainable future. Enterprises are now seeing the…

Caught In The Big Sale

by connect@thofgr.comJune 24, 2015May 26, 2016Leave a comment

Sure eTailing is growing by leaps and bounds. But eTailers are booking more losses than profits. Deep discounts and returns are a downward spiral they can’t pull out of by Vishal Krishna & Abraham C. Mathews This scene repeats every…

More niche acquisitions likely in e-commerce sector, say analysts

by connect@thofgr.comDecember 19, 2014June 9, 2016Leave a comment

In a bid to strengthen their presence in the e-commerce sector, large players such as Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart are likely to look at acquiring companies with niche, differential capabilities, say industry analysts. "Snapdeal will be able to leverage Unicommerce's…

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