Global e-commerce major Amazon will keep investing in the Indian market to strengthen technology and infrastructure as it looks to overtake local rival Flipkart. The US-based company has already committed investments to the tune of $5 billion in India. “Our India team is moving fast and del…
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Resilience: The seed that start-ups can grow from
There are many companies selling “snake oil” that promise you a startup success formula. Unsurprisingly, there is a huge demand for it, given that hundreds of thousands of companies are looking for shortcuts to achieve the perfect startup success story. You might feel that things are moving slow …
H-1B lottery: Why a loss for Infosys, Cognizant will be a gain for tech start-ups
I’m travelling in the Bay Area, in a cab driven by a woman software tester. She says she has been out of job for months now and driving a cab is the only way she can pay her bills, living just outside of San Francisco. My company is looking for coders and testers but in Asia, I […]
Microsoft sees good traction in selling cloud tech to SMBs
Coimbatore: Microsoft India is seeing good demand for cloud-based IT (information technology) solutions from SMBs (small and medium businesses) with a large number of firms in the manufacturing sector migrating to the cloud from the traditional IT infrastructure models, a top official said. ̶…
IIIT-H invites applications from start-ups for Seeding@Launchpad incubator programme
Hyderabad: Furthering IIIT-H Foundation’s reach in backing startups, the foundation is inviting applications from deeptech startups for its six-month Seeding@Launchpad incubator programme. Under this flagship, early stage tech startups will gain access to a host of services, facilities and guidan…
Flipkart to invest in new businesses
Flipkart had recently raised $1.4 billion in its biggest fundraising round with investors including Tencent Holdings, Microsoft Corp and eBay Inc After latest fundraising round, the e-commerce firm will now be valued at $11.6 billion Homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart announced on April 12 that …
क्लाउड को बढ़ावा देने के लिए माइक्रोसॉफ्ट ने खरीदा स्टार्टअप
सॉफ्टवेयर दिग्गज माइक्रोसॉफ्ट ने स्टार्टअप डेइस को खरीद लिया, जिसकी कंटेनर्स में विशेषज्ञता हासिल है। यह सॉफ्टवेयर को विकसित करने और तैनात करने का आधुनिक तरीका है। इस सौदे से माइक्रोसॉफ्ट के क्लाउड को काफी बढ़ावा मिलने की उम्मीद है, क्योंकि सॉफ्टवेयर कंटेनर्स को क्लाउड आधारित अनुप्रयोगों का नया ब…
Bangalore to host start-up festival
Bangalore: In a bid to put Bangalore amongst the top 10 startup places in the world, The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) is organising a four-day Startup Festival in the city starting April 6. TiE is a non-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. …
Pulp Strategy | Driving marketing initiatives through the art of storytelling
Storytelling is an amazing medium when it comes to embracing effective information. Leveraging brands through this engaging activity, Pulp Strategy – a full service interactive, digital communications and technology agency – transforms communication solutions with creative storytelling that trans…
Coming Soon: WhatsApp for small & medium businesses to debut in India
WhatsApp has introduced its revamped Snapchat-esque Stories feature, but that’s not all the Facebook-owned messenger has up its sleeve. The company has now announced it’s working on a new commercial messaging platform specifically for businesses WhatsApp for Business is all about smal…