Latest Posts from Pluggd.in for 22/05/2012

Latest articles from Pluggd.in. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Latest from Pluggd.in Why and How to read survey reports? [Data, Intuition and Truth] Because survey reports are a good source to have hypothesis. They may not validate your hypothesis (and you shouldn't trust survey reports to validate), but they act as a good data point. Read More Survey: Help us understand your usage of cloud computing services We are conducting a survey to understand your usage of cloud computing services – right from the perceived threats to benefit you have witnessed in adopting cloud based services. Read More How to seed your network in standalone mode In a network business, there is typically no value in the network without users, and users do not show up on an empty network. This becomes especially important in two-sided networks. E.g. AirBnB really serves no value for a consumer if there are no producers (accommodation hosts) on it. Read More JustRechargeIt raises funds from Ladderup and a consortium of investors. JustRechargeIt claims to be India's first multi-lingual (10 Indian languages) recharge site and services more than a million plus registered mobile customers. Read More News Roundup: Nimbuzz to relocate global headquarters to India The company has also announced a restructuring of its top deck, appointing Indians in key positions earlier held by Dutch nationals. These include the appointment of Vikas Saxena, a former top executive at Aircel, as the CEO of its India operations. Read More Exclusive: LetsBuy customers will now be redirected to Flipkart checkout process Given the timing (Amazon launching in India, Jabong going strong), this is probably the best Flipkart could do. Importantly, this was probably the best way out for folks at Letsbuy too (rather than sink with a sinking ship). Read More Letsbuy – bought! Now what? Letsbuy employees are, however, certain that the brand will be wiped out. "From the looks of it, Flipkart is going to kill Letsbuy (all warehouses of letsbuy except Delhi have been closed down). Read More 68% of users have made an online purchase using their smartphone [eBay India Report] 68% of users have made an online purchase using their smart phone: Digital Commerce is gaining traction with Indian smart phone users. Read More More to read: Why did I say NO to Funding? Microsoft study claims that 52% of SMBS found it easier to scale business, post cloud adoption TaxiForSure raises funding from Accel Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Blume Ventures Mumbai-based Ambab provides Service-as-a-Product to Startups CarZ secures $5mn funding from IndoUS Venture Partners Announcing UnPluggd We're excited to announce the next edition of UnPluggd, India's biggest startup event. More here.

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