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Weekly Recap : Service Tax on Online Ads ; hike Secures $65mn [and more]
Again, great deal of funding announcements. Homegrown messaging company hike raised $65mn, Snapdeal announced investment from Ratan Tata and E-waste company, Attero raised $16.5mn. - Upcoming...
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In India, Crime Buster WhatsApp To The Rescue
Social messaging app Whatsapp has found new uses in India and this time on a much larger scale for an extremely important cause – crime busting. No more calling! Instance of overspeeding, rash driving,...
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Selling Via Text: WhatsApp An Emerging Marketing Tool
Change is the only thing that is constant in the world of marketing innovation. We are currently experiencing the transition from traditional means of marketing to digital and more engaging means....
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Data : WhatsApp Driving 15% of Online Sales For Bewakoof
Quirky fashion brand, Bewakoof has launched its ordering process on WhatsApp. All you need to do is to mention the product name, your name and address and send a WhatsApp message to 7666655001, the...
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New Call Telecom Acquires 70% stake in Nimbuzz
FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInE-mailReddit UK Based ISP New Call has acquired 70% stake in India headquartered instant mobile-messenger, mobile-advertisement service provider & VoIP app Nimbuzz...
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WhatsApp Claims 70 million Active Users In India
FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInE-mailReddit WhatsApp claims to have 70 million active users in India who use the messaging app at least once a month. How does this stack against userbase of competitors...
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With One Rumor, Telegram Messenger Is Gaining Popularity In India [Made In...
FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInE-mailReddit Narendra Modi started ‘Make in India’ campaign and the company that seems to be gaining the most from this is Russia based Telegram messenger. Telegram is...
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E-commerce startups launch a lobby group Indiatech, led by Sachin Bansal?
Founding members of the lobby group, IndiaTech.org include Flipkart, Quikr and Hike (all Tiger funded, incidentally). “The main thrust of the lobby group will be to persuade the government that...
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Congratulations Samsung, Hike and Bank Bazaar
I bought a new Jio Phone and while nobody in my friend/family list knows the new number (honestly, even I don’t), there are 3 companies who sent me (spam) SMS within few hours of the phone + SIM...
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Finally: WhatsApp launches payments feature in India (closed beta)
WhatsApp has rolled out its much awaited UPI based payment solution in India (closed beta only). CONFIRMED!!! #IOS #ANDROIDIf this option does not appear for you yet, please wait ??...
View ArticleWhat Hike Messenger could have been…
WeChat has now one million mini-programs that help consumers do everything from online shopping to avoiding eye contact on the subway with simple-to-play games. The Shenzhen-based company reached the...
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Hike launches hike 5.0; Design Updates..But
Hike has launched Hike 5.0 and has totally revamped the design. You can now bring your own app themes, write stories, use hike wallet for free money transfer, blue packets to send to friends (don’t...
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Hike reports loss of Rs. 400 crores. Where do we go from here
Hike Messenger has posted a loss of Rs. 399.58 crore in FY18. The company reported a revenue of Rs. 39.64 crore, thanks to mutual funds sale. Hike’s total income increased 22% to Rs 39.6 crore in FY18...
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Announcing UnPluggd Speaker: BYJUs CPO, Ranjit
The day 1 of UnPluggd is all about ProductGeeking and we are happy to announce the next speaker: BYJUs chief product officer, Ranjit. He has led the Product vision and strategy, scaling up products,...
View ArticleThe story of every engineering edtech startup in India; Start with...
They all start with the aim to disrupt education space (I am mostly referring to those who are into engineering centric education). Why disrupt, if you may ask? Because degrees do not matter. Skills...
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#News: Rivigo layoffs, WinZO raises $5mn, Reliance Retail testing assisted...
#MorningNews:1. @isro is now working on Mission Sun (Aditya-L1)2. @WinzoGames raises $5mn3. @RivigoLogistics lays off 70-100 people; campus offers rolled back4. EV startup, SmartE raises $14mn and...
View ArticleWhat I have learnt as a teacher
Today is Teacher’s day and I thought I will take this opportunity to share my experience being a teacher. First of all, I never intended to be a teacher. But as part of NextBigWhat Academy’s Product...
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DRIP: Learn any professional skill. For Free
What if you could learn any professional skill from the best in the business?For FREE. DRIP enables anyone to acquire professional skills Traditionally, professional learning courses aren’t just...
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E-commerce startups launch a lobby group Indiatech, led by Sachin Bansal?
Founding members of the lobby group, IndiaTech.org include Flipkart, Quikr and Hike (all Tiger funded, incidentally). “The main thrust of the lobby group will be to persuade the government that...
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DRIP: Learn any professional skill. For Free
What if you could learn any professional skill from the best in the business?For FREE. DRIP enables anyone to acquire professional skills Traditionally, professional learning courses aren’t just...
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