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Hey Start Ups, What About Scale Up - Prakash, An IIM Bangalore Alumnus Shares His Views

Hey Start Ups, What About Scale Up - Prakash, An IIM Bangalore Alumnus Shares His Views

The failure of 9 out of 10 start-ups puts this question forward: What about scale up? If one can draw parallels, start up is kind of making a vehicle to navigate in the traffic (if you are in Bangalore), smog (if you are in Delhi) or potholes (if you are in Gurgaon) and scale up is building the vehicle when you are driving and clearly it is challenging to survive this phase.

Prakash Singh
5 Branches Of Graphic Design Market 

5 Branches Of Graphic Design Market 

Designing a memorable brand is a prior task for any company. The design is the first thing that catches the eye. The presented infographics examine the main ways of getting a high-quality and relevant design. Watch the main pros and cons of each way and chose one that suits you best.

Brian Jens
Will India’s Smart Cities Take IoT To The Next Level

Will India’s Smart Cities Take IoT To The Next Level

The Indian government has not shied away from stating its vision for smart cities. The Smart Cities Mission list includes a total of 100 smart cities that will be developed as per the government’s vision. However, what makes a city smart? The Internet of Things (IoT) is what makes a city smarter. In the coming years, India is going to be hearing this term a lot, as the government’s plan commences.

Naveen Joshi
Free Basics : Mutually Beneficial Benevolence Or A Gilded Cage

Free Basics : Mutually Beneficial Benevolence Or A Gilded Cage

One of the last controversies of 2015 and the first one in the New Year was around Free Basics. After the harsh reception that Internet.Org faced Facebook rebranded the system Internet.org and tried to release it using an advertising campaign, sugar coated survey and a duplicitous email spam (through its users) aimed at TRAI. The results were even more bad publicity, loss of face and a sharp reprimand by TRAI.

Eton Pinto
App-Based Food Delivery Firms: Anatomy Of A Disaster

App-Based Food Delivery Firms: Anatomy Of A Disaster

Till 2015, app-based food delivery companies were the darling of investors. According to Tracxn, a startup analytics firm, in 2015, 31 food tech companies raised as much as $161.5 million, with Zomato alone raising $110 million.

Rajesh Srivastava
The Internet And Its Role During A Crisis

The Internet And Its Role During A Crisis

As the world moves towards more chaos, and innocent lives are lost in senseless violence, it is of utmost importance that we realize our duties as Netizens. If there’s one thing that the brief history of social media has taught us so far, it’s that these powerful tools are a double-edged sword: they can be used to show support and help coordinate rescue efforts, and they can be abused as tools for spreading malignant information.

IIM Indore
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