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Saturday, August 18, 2012

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17 Tips for entrepreneurs to increase their productivity

Unless you need to keep looking for resources online, go offline and sit for 3 hours at a stretch and work on it. No mails, no tweets, no disturbance. Try and ignore all phone calls too during that time.

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What does a series A funding strategy and plan look like?

A word of caution: If a firm has invested in a company in your sector, they will very likely ask you to speak to the CEO of their portfolio company to perform cursory due diligence. You may decide that company might be competitive and likely to execute your idea better since they have more resources. So proceed with caution and dont reveal any thing during your due diligence that might hurt you later.

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Should a startup worry about protecting its IP? [Whiteboard Friday]

Should startups worry about protecting its IP?

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txtWeb's App2Fame Developer Challenge 2012 is back: Prizes worth INR 7.5L to be won

The top 3 winners for the Most-Popular and Business Solutions categories will receive INR 1 Lakh, INR 50, 000 and INR 30, 000 respectively. The Open source category will see the winner walk away with INR 1 Lakh.

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Now backup your Android device with inDefend App
India is the third largest online video market in Asia after China and Japan: Report
Oracle fined $2 mn for parking India sales funds *outside* the companies books
inCrowd brings Check-in and reward points on tablets in retail stores
Online News Roundup: Hiring picks up for ITES & Telecom, Arun Katiyar Joins One97 Mobility Fund As Venture Catalyst

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Friday, August 17, 2012

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Now backup your Android device with inDefend App

inDefend has also launched Desktop Agent that lets you access all your backup states stored on our cloud server. The desktop agent enables users to view all the stored data related to your smartphone's backup states.

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India is the third largest online video market in Asia after China and Japan: Report

According to online measurement company comScore, among the largest online video markets in Asia Pacific by audience size in June, China was a strong leader with 266.2 million unique viewers, followed by Japan with 61.5 million viewers and India with 44.6 million viewers.

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Oracle fined $2 mn for parking India sales funds *outside* the companies books

Oracle India employee provided Oracle India's distributor with eight invoices for payments to third party vendors, in amounts ranging from approximately $110,000 to $396,000. These invoices were later found to be fake.

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inCrowd brings Check-in and reward points on tablets in retail stores

To receive points, customers record how much they spent, which is verified by the staff in the store and the points are credited. On future visits, when they have enough points to redeem a reward, they can choose a reward on the tablet after logging in.

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Online News Roundup: Hiring picks up for ITES & Telecom, Arun Katiyar Joins One97 Mobility Fund As Venture Catalyst

Despite overall downturn in hiring because of global uncertainty, July 2012 witnessed hiring activity growing within range of 4% to 8 % compared to June this year in sectors such as ITES, Telecom and Insurance, according to Naukri's Job Speak Index. Hiring demand for customer service, production and sales professionals also increased in July when compared to June 2012.

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TCS acquires Pune based CRL for $34mn

Tata Consultancy Services has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% equity of Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, for a cash consideration of Rs 188 crore (US $34 million). The acquisition of CRL, a startup in the arena of High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions in ...

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Why business successes and failures are seldom duplicated

If one huge airline company was unsuccessful in rolling out a loyalty program, does this mean the loyalty does not work for airlines at all? And if loyalty programs are working well for almost every airline in the world, do you think your airline team is capable enough to pull if off?

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Huawei gets bullish on India. Is Apple Listening?
Qualcomm's QPrize 2012: Your chance to win USD 150K funding [Last date to Apply: August 17th]
Saholic launches Buy Online, Pickup Offline model
mJunction to crank up consumer e-tailing in 2- 2.5 years: CEO, Viresh Oberoi
Microlending service, Kiva launches in India

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

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Qualcomm's QPrize 2012: Your chance to win USD 150K funding [Last date to Apply: August 17th]

the pool of competing entries, Qualcomm Ventures will select one winner of the QPRIZE India competition who will receive US$100,000 of convertible note funding from Qualcomm Incorporated.

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Saholic launches Buy Online, Pickup Offline model

The service is currently available only in NCR region and all you need to do is select the option "pick from store" and carry the secret code (plus id proof) that was given at the time of order (you can pay online or choose 'Pay At Store' option).

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mJunction to crank up consumer e-tailing in 2- 2.5 years: CEO, Viresh Oberoi

We want to approach it right and not necessarily first. For example, though we were the last player to join the steel eAuction scenario, we have survived the race and till date remain the dominant player in India. We will bring advantages to the table.

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Microlending service, Kiva launches in India

With more than 32% of India's population falling below the international poverty line and 68% living on less than US$2 a day, the country is in dire need of responsible, affordable sources of capital.

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At 449 mn units, mobile sales decline worldwide: Report

Apple's iOS market share slightly grew year over year (0.6 percent), it declined 3.7 percentage points quarter on quarter, as users postponed their upgrade decisions in most markets ahead of the upcoming launch of the iPhone 5.

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Now, You can customize your shirts online on Bombay Shirts

Did you know that there are atleast 6 types of shirt collars, 9 types of cuffs and well, several options of pockets, pleats etc ? Bombay Shirt Company, a Mumbai based startup lets you customize your shirts the way you'd like to and the site itself is designed in a way that it will make you fall in love with the customization process.

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Entrepreneurs who shaped India [Happy Independence Day]
Online News Roundup: Indian Government To Investigate Monopoly Complaints On Google, Harvard To Launch Online Clinical Research Course From October
Dear Entrepreneurs: Solve meaningful problems as a startup
JustUnfollow : Take the revenge. Unfollow those who unfollow you on Twitter.
Aadhar to be treated as a valid address proof for investors

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