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Vikas Rathee was happy when his wife gifted him a Samsung mobile on his birthday. However, his happiness didn’t last long when he realised his wife had paid an excess of Rs 1000for the handset. Online,...
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Image credit: ShutterStock Travelling alone late at night can be a terrifying experience for anyone, more so for friends and family at home. In most cases, both parties keep in constant touch...
View ArticleSellYourTime wants to become Snapdeal of service industry
While we see plenty of e-commerce marketplaces where merchants can sell products, there are very few marketplaces meant for selling services (part-time or freelancing assignments) online. To fill this...
View ArticleHow do the new Direct & Indirect taxes affect entrepreneurs?
Amid high expectations from everyone, the Union Budget was presented on February 28, 2015. The Economic Survey that was presented a day earlier noted India is in a better financial health based on...
View ArticleA conservative family couldn’t stop Razia Begum from reaching for the sky
Razia Begum is one of the earliest employees of Stayzilla, an online marketplace for ‘Stays’. This Awesome Startup Employee is truly representative of the spirit of the company, according to Rupal...
View ArticlePress31: Redefining digital storytelling
How many times have you started reading online books intending to finish reading them in one sitting, but ended up opening multiple tabs and forgot what you were reading in the first place? Have you...
View Article‘If trees gave off wifi signals, we’d be planting so many; too bad they only...
This story is based on a simple idea that could save the planet. A plant has a life but most often we just view it as an object. A plant is also an idea of a beautiful tomorrow filled with clean...
View ArticleHow 3 women entrepreneurs from rural India are creating opportunities for others
This article is published in collaboration with Milaap.org Every year, the international community bands together on March 8th to celebrate International Women’s Day. From retailers throwing sales to...
View Article‘Fortune favors action’ – 35 quotes from Indian startup journeys
From life transitions to leadership lessons, witness the memorable journey of Indian entrepreneurship in these excerpts and stories! StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable...
View ArticleHere’s another reason why working indoors for long hours is not good
Being an entrepreneur is tough business. They have so much to do in so little time. In their obsession to accomplish their dreams they often ignore their health and peace of mind. YourStory in...
View ArticleFlipkart acquires global mobile ad network AdIQuity to boost new revenue...
Indian e-commerce major Flipkart has acquired Bangalore-based global mobile network AdIQuity for an undisclosed amount. It’s a mobile ad network enabling app developers and mobile publishers earn...
View ArticleHow to deal with errant employees
You will find ‘n’ number of articles and resources talking about how to deal with employees committing mistakes (My personal favourite being). A lot of them have helped me and this is an attempt to...
View ArticleThe Mean Startup #14: The secret to a successful funding pitch
To share your experiences while navigating through the tricky world of startups, mail them at themeanstartup@gmail.com or tweet to @TheMeanStartup and we’ll try to comicify them!
View ArticlePursuit of APPiness: Meerkat, Blinkist and Overcast
[The app world is very noisy! There are a bunch of apps being developed everyday and we carry a weekly App Fridays column to review the best of what is coming from India, but even these are pretty...
View ArticleVCs shunned this enterprise collaboration tool but the team marches ahead
Vicky Jain, Priyanka Bhor and Abhay Talekar founded Convergence Services in 2008, a website and software development company. Over time, they added different verticals like enterprise collaboration...
View ArticleHow mobile videos can help promote small businesses
The past few years have seen an explosion in the popularity of mobile videos. In fact, the use of online video is expected to grow about 55 percent and become the leading format for content marketing....
View ArticleWhat does the amended CSR policy mean for startups
That, with the introduction of the Companies Act 2013 (“Act”), all limited companies falling within the specified threshold under Section 135 are required to be socially responsible, is a given. There...
View ArticleIn converstaion with Brijesh Agrawal, Founder of Tolexo – IndiaMart-backed...
The Indian B2B e-commerce space may not be so hot but it is hugely lucrative. Even though the market size of B2B is nearly six times higher than B2C, the Indian e-commerce landscape has been dominated...
View ArticleAfter 5 years bootstrapping journey, social media marketing startup Crowdfire...
Social media marketing startup Crowdfire which recently rebranded from JustUnfollow has raised $2.5 million from Kalaari Capital. The company will be using funds to build better products, hiring...
View ArticleRoutofy gets wings with seed round from Snapdeal’s founder Kunal Bahl and...
While travelling Europe Ronak Gupta, an IIT- D alumnus spent a semester in France under IIT Delhi’s semester exchange programme. All enthused to take the backpack route and travel across Europe, he...
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