There is clear evidence that many of the most recognized technology companies in the world (and in India) started with simple & crude first version products: Amazon began as a bookstore Zappos as shoesite.com Uber began as ubercabs.com Airbnb as airbedandbreakfast.com Oyo as oravel.com EaseMyTrip as a B2B
In this week's episode of #DamaniTalks I spoke to Kailash Katkar, Founder of Quick Heal a man who built a ₹1800 crore IT security company without a college degree! Kailash created a global empire spread across 60+ countries starting from a small one-room bootstrapped
Prashant graduated from IIT Madras worked with HSBC and Capital One in the United States before coming back to India and co-founding EaseMyTrip in 2008. Initially, a B2B travel brand, EaseMyTrip became a household name in the mid-2010s with its no-fee pricing and superior customer service. EaseMyTrip went public in 2021 at its current market
I have (for a very long time) said that angel networks in India are in a deadly spiral. I had not (yet) discovered "why" angel networks are no longer viable for investors or the founders of the angel networks. The issue
I have a tremendous amount of respect for excellent executive assistants, having been one myself. Much like Anil's experience as an EA, it is one of the highlights of my career.
Zilingo is a technology and commerce platform in the fashion industry. The Singapore headquartered startup was founded in 2015 by Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor and had operations spanning Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, India, and the United States. The
Daalchini is an operator of smart vending machines. They provide ready-to-eat food to offices, apartments, and educational institutions through vending machines. Their app allows users to discover Daalchini kiosks near them and place orders. Prerna Kalra discovered the technology on a
Coutloot is a local language social commerce offline to online (O2O) platform which lets anyone sell online across the country directly to buyers who can simply bargain and shop online from the sellers. Jasmeet Thind came up with the idea when
Fynd is an online retailer of multi-category fashion products. Fynd's product catalog includes apparel, footwear, innerwear, jewelry, accessories, and more. Fynd was the first startup in India to directly raise a round from Google and exit to Jio! Harsh Shah is