I’m taking you on a nostalgia trip. Remember the olden days (2016), when it seemed outlandish investments in technology startups were a thing of the faraway past (2015)? Snap out of it. Just look at the headlines of the past few weeks. China’s on-demand ride king Didi Chuxing is consi…
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Navigating success for start-ups in twenty first century market realities
The environment that a startup operates in is dynamic and intertwined with various dimensions – social, economic and political – resulting in a complex web of realities. Understanding the environment leads us to appreciate market realities. Appreciation of market realities leads us to…
More Chinese investment led by Alibaba Group, continues to flow into Indian start-ups
Lately, there is a bit of China in some of the top Indian startups, from e-commerce platform Snapdeal and mobile wallet giant Paytm to ride sharing company Ola and travel portal MakeMyTrip. In the last year or so, India’s startups have seen an influx of investments from China’s top technology fir…
Uber’s bid for peace with Didi has global ramifications: Gadfly
It seems like Uber’s investors want to bring a halt to the massive Chinese cash giveaway that’s creating jobs for unemployed steel and coal workers, but not making much money for shareholders. Several institutional fund managers are pushing the US ride-hailing giant to make peace with…