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Accelerating startup growth in India

Original post by Shilpa Phadnis via The Time of India BANGALORE: Ritesh Agarwal launched Oravel.com, an aggregator of bed & breakfasts and serviced apartments in Delhi, in April this year. The portal facilitates guests and hosts to meet online and place bookings for different kinds of accommodation. But Agarwal soon faced challenges in scaling his hotel […]

YAMMER MOVES TO NEW TECH CITY SITE

Original post by officeprinciples Yammer, an enterprise social networks provider recently acquired by Microsoft, has moved to larger premises at Tech City in East London. The new building will house the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) leadership team, its sales, marketing and recruitment personnel and a developer centre. The new developer centre will be […]

On Stage in NYC, Tech Startups Have 7 Minutes To Shine

Original post by Gerry Smith via HuffingtonPost For Chris Collins, all the hours spent building a website, developing relationships with food vendors and rehearsing his pitch had come down to this: He had seven minutes to persuade a room filled with investors that his company will revolutionize the way people book caterers. “Catering is broken!” Collins said […]

3 Secrets to the Lean Start-up

Original post by Selena Cuffe via Inc If a small company is disciplined enough not to waste from the get go, it can set itself up to beat the odds and flourish later. Let’s face it. This hyper-consumption society we’re living in is breaking us down. We are voracious spenders, workers, and technology users, often with destructive […]

Start-up and tech businesses expect to pay a premium for new employees

Original post by Marcus Austin via Techradar If you’re looking for new tech graduates for your new tech start-up or your existing tech business then be prepared to fight hard and pay a premium, as a new study shows tech skills are in demand and salaries are on the rise. According to figures from UK job search […]