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Proposed Changes to H1B Visa Norms Is An Opportunity And Not A Threat
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Uber’s New CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s Challenges Are Not Technological But Cultural
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Why Uber and Ola Drivers are Unlikely to Go on Another Strike Anytime Soon
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Uber After Travis Kalanick: The Most Valuable Startup Faces The Ultimate Test Of Its Business Model
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Travis Kalanick Should Take Onus Of Brash Work Culture At Uber, Whether He Stays Or Steps Aside
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After Google, Uber Launched UberEats In India
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Bored Of Zomato, Foodpanda? UberEATS Launched In India
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Uber Bites Into Tough-Nut-To-Crack Food Delivery Market
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Uber Is Done Giving Lucrative Incentives To Drivers In Its Fastest Growing Market
Uber is finally opening up about the ongoing cab strikes in Indian cities and publicly addressing drivers' demands. Uber, which operates in over three dozen cities in India, is far beyond the "land-grabbing" phase, Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at…
Uber Drivers Are Just An Unhappy Lot In This Country
Uber’s desperate attempt to turn India into its next big market isn’t chugging along smoothly. On top of regulatory hurdles that Uber has faced in nearly every region it operates in, the company is struggling in "right-sizing" its business model…
Uber-Reliance Jio Partnership Signals Larger Battle In Mobile Wallets
Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio’s partnership with Uber, the American cab-hailing company announced on Monday, signals a larger battle in the mobile wallet space where Paytm leads with over 160 million users. Airtel could not gather the critical user base while…
Is it End Of Road For Ride-Sharing By Uber And Ola, Over Safety, Legality Debate?
Rideshare, which allows two or more people going in the same direction to use one cab, might be a good concept, but when did a good concept come in the way of law? It has in the case of cab…
New H-1B Visa Announcement: Skills Not Salary The Trump Card
On 31 January 2017, an announcement impacting H-1B visa programme has been made by the US House of Representatives making it difficult for companies in the US to employ skilled foreign workers. Among other things, the minimum wage requirement of H-1B…
With UberEATS, Is Uber Biting Off More Than It Can Chew?
Online food delivery is a tricky space for Indian startups, what with intense competition, wafer-thin margins and a funding drought that shows no signs of a let-up. So it was a bit of a surprise when San Francisco-based Uber, the…
Flashback 2016: Uber Sharpens Focus On India After Losing China Battle
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…
After China Sellout, Uber May Now Sharpen Its Focus On India, Look For Buyouts
Uber has created a bump in its tracks with Didi Chuxing, the global giant's arch rival in China buying out its operations there. The combined entity is now valued at $35 billion, according to news reports. The buyout is a jolt in…
India Plays Hard To Get As Zuckerberg , Tim Cook, Jack Ma, Nadella Come Calling
Tim Cook started his India tour with an obeisance to Lord Ganesha, the favourite deity of those in trouble, at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple. Cook did not put all his faith in religion alone, he also leaned on India’s other obsessions. The…
Is it stupid to end surge pricing by Ola and Uber in India?
The business models of major online taxi aggregators may be headed for a test in India.  On April 6, the southern Indian state of Karnataka announced a ban on surge pricing—the practice of raising fares when demand for taxis is…
Will Uber come up trumps against homegrown Olacabs?
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…