Here’s why investor community is kicked about Bansals’ role change at Flipkart

The clear demarcation of roles between founding members Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal of Flipkart was only expected and it was just a matter of time before they exchanged roles or took on different mantles, say analysts who have been…

Google India: Mastering The Art Of Winning

India has more startups today than ever before. And each one of them depends on Google as much as on funds for functioning. It is no exaggeration to say every new company opens its email account on Google’s Gmail, uses…

Why there won’t be a big fat e-commerce IPO in India anytime soon

Young India is excited with the numbers thrown about by news reports on valuations. Some believe that a large company like Flipkart is valued at $15 billion (Rs 1 lakh crore) and everyone expects, if and when they list on…

Are we celebrating SoftBank and Nikesh Arora too soon?

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…

Government to hold ecosystem workshop to help startups connect their products to GST platform

The government is beginning to help startups connect their products and thousands of their SME customers to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) platform as it moves ahead with its plan to create a unified tax system across the country.…

Lack of GST can stifle Modi’s Startup India dream

Based out of Rajasthan, Pritam Maheshwari is a furniture manufacturer who retails his goods on an e-commerce portal in India. When he ships his product to Bengaluru, he has to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) in Rajasthan and entry taxes…

Start-ups disrupting traditional industries; constrained by workload problems

new study commissioned by storage vendor EMC and conducted by research firm Greyhound Research has found that start-ups are disrupting the traditional industries in a big way. Technology is helping these start-ups to deliver unique and personalized experiences compared to…

Startups Need To Cater To The Demands of New ‘Information Generation Consumer’: Report

Waves of startups have completely changed the way people consume and do things but what makes an idea stick and cater to unseen needs still largely remains a mystery. A new report reveals that their success is dependent on catering…

Top 5 tech insights for startups: Survey

The ‘Information Generation’, a new breed of connected consumers – shaped by the availability of information and technology at their fingertips today – is placing new demands on how businesses operate, and digitally native startups are well-positioned to address their…

Today’s Information Generation Expects Personal Experiences; Startups Well-Positioned To Deliver

The ‘Information Generation’, a new breed of connected consumers – shaped by the availability of information and technology at their fingertips today – is placing new demands on how businesses operate, and digitally native startups are well-positioned to address their…

Startups find a perfect match in desi app makers

The startup boom in the country is propelling a parallel IT services industry. While established technology companies such as Infosys and TCS largely cater to overseas customers, upcoming firms are focusing on India, quenching the domestic demand for mobile-era solutions.…

Thanks to startup boom, new IT services providers born in India

The startup boom in the country is propelling a parallel IT services industry. While established technology companies such as Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services largely cater to overseas customers, upcoming firms are focusing on India, quenching the domestic demand for…

TechMahindra to rope in 20 execs for digital; poach Askme CEO Jaspreet Bindra

Anand Mahindra is seeking fresh blood to power his group's move to digital, and is on the prowl for 20 'high-powered folks' to make his seven-decade old auto-to-defence conglomerate more digitally savvy as Indian businesses go through a wave of…

The Startups caravan

India is in the throes of an entrepreneurship revolution, with online start-ups getting the support of both consumers and venture capitalists. In fact, over the years, a large number of online travel start-ups have entered the fray to cash in…

Microsoft India’s cloud updates: 3 data centres launched today

Microsoft has made some significant announcements on its cloud strategy in India. The software giant has shared updates on its local data centres. As part of today's announcements, the company has launched three centres in Mumbai, Pune, and Chennai; and said…

Funds In The Driver’s Seat @BWorldOnline

Garnering funds is not difficult for Indian companies. Retaining ownership of companies is. Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds are only too happy to come on board, but they like to secure their exit route as they invest.…

Funds In The Driver’s Seat

Garnering funds is not difficult for Indian companies. Retaining ownership of companies is. Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds are only too happy to come on board, but they like to secure their exit route as they invest.…

After IBM and Microsoft, Amazon plans to set up data centre in India next year @firstpost

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it will open an AWS infrastructure region in India for its cloud computing platform in 2016. "Tens of thousands of customers in India are using AWS from one of AWS's eleven global infrastructure regions outside…

Startups Like India’s Money But Want More Government Action

Technology startups in India are getting a financial boost from the government, but entrepreneurs say that more could be done to support growth in the industry. Sanchit Gogia, Chief Analyst & CEO at Greyhound Research, called the government's planned tax…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Google, Microsoft, IBM trying to lure startups with goodies #Press #Media #EconomicTimes

Google, Microsoft and IBM are trying to lure startups with lakhs of rupees worth of goodies in order to compete with Amazon, which is larger than all its competitors combined in the cloud computing space. With such offers, cloud vendors…