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While retail traders is a small community, retail investors are an even smaller tribe. According to a 2017 survey by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, only about 8% of households invest inequities. One of the reasons for that, Bandyopadhyay says, is that we have not had a consistently good market. “Usually, when good … Read moreThe average retail trading volumes on NSE

Bahl says there was roughly an “eight-year advantage” between the launches of leading US media sites like Buzzfeed and the time when traditional print players like The New York Times and The Economist woke up to the potential of digital and started putting serious resources behind it (around 2014-15). But that won’t be available in … Read moreMotherhood and media pie

“We need to meet 800 people to shortlist 100. So we would need about 1,000 profiles to be able to supply 100 to a company,” says he. “And if a candidate doesn’t show up, it offers a replacement.” Companies pay Quess for every successful hire. The company claims it has about 1.2 million people in … Read moreWhen tech is not the answer

First, even for B2B startups, profitability is not a singular event—it is merely a milestone and reaching that point doesn’t necessarily mean that you have wedded yourself to it. Once you reach profitability, you can choose to go back into the red and invest aggressively into growth. Reddy cites the examples of GreyTip, Threadsol, and … Read moreImpact of the profitabilty on the funding

How significant is the online ticketing business for Paytm? The answer: Very. But, first things first. Paytm isn’t coughing up $30 million to pick up a majority stake in Insider.in. Nope. That number, reported in the pink paper is way overstated. Paytm will be paying about Rs 35 crore ($5.38 million) to pick up a … Read morePaytm acquires Insider.in. But why?

Swiggy tried the second in December 2016 and then again in February 2017. And there were strikes, say, employees. A few videos were uploaded on YouTube. That idea was quickly scratched. The company did not want any more PR disasters. Swiggy striving to expand itself Now that it couldn’t shave off what it paid the … Read moreSwiggy’s plan depends on the Zomato

Right across, inside the conference room, Mehta is deep in thought. Bespectacled, dressed in a blue tee, denim and sneakers, he has a boyish look about him. “We went with a very classic startup approach,” he says. “Like how it is so cool to not have systems and processes; super cool, that’s how we will … Read moreManagement is striving to ease out the situation

Even then deliveries were a happy coincidence. Chai Point’s primary business was to become a premium Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain by expanding its outlets. “High-impact stores,” Bijral insists. High-impact stores are in business parks with a focus on white-collar employees, and the ability to pay more for a cup of tea. These customers would … Read moreAlmost 50% of Chai Point’s revenue comes from its B2B arm

We’ve been played. That’s the simplest, surest way to put it. Now unless you have been living under a rock, news of e-commerce companies jumping on the offline bandwagon would have surely reached your ears. Granted, it started rather innocuously and merits a quick recap. Marketing services So, once upon a time, there was a … Read moreOffline is the new online: the cycle of e-commerce comes full circle

“There have been many others who have tried to build what Unicommerce has but no has been able to succeed at it,” says a former Snapdeal employee with knowledge of the company. He asked not to be quoted in exchange for being candid. He added that Flipkart could do with a strong business-to-business product such … Read moreVulcan Express: Innovation at its best