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NEWS 
March 16, 2016 The correction underway at India’s start-ups space
Morgan Stanley’s filing comes nearly two months after Flipkart appointed co-founder Binny Bansal (right) as its new chief executive officer, replacing Sachin Bansal, who became executive chairman. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint On 29 July 2014, when Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, said it had raised $1 billion in funding, the world sat up and took notice. […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 15, 2016 Why University Spin Offs Need Engineers on the Founding Team
Recently a team of graduate students came to me to talk about a company they were planning to start. They had an option to license a university invention that used would detect heavy metal ions in water. They had clearly researched the idea and had identified a market. They would sell sensors to companies required […]
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NEWS 
March 14, 2016 11 Alternatives to the Amazon Dash Replenish Service
Amazon recently introduced a new service called Amazon Dash Replenish. Its aim is to re-stock supplies for your smart, connected devices automatically. So if your printer is getting low on ink, Amazon will ship more to you without you having to go through the whole ordering process. It’s a helpful feature for small businesses that […]
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NEWS 
March 14, 2016 Maximize Productivity On the Road with These 5 Travel Apps
Business trips are necessary, but they don’t come without complication. It would be excellent if you could take the entire office with you, but it’s just not feasible. While you likely have your laptop with you, it’s not going to be able to follow you everywhere. When you’re outside of your hotel room, how do […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 14, 2016 The 18 Weirdest Product Ideas Today
Think your product idea is weird? You haven’t seen anything yet. Who can forget Google Glass and the giant Hampster Wheel Desk? Those are nothing compared to some of the weirdest product ideas around today. Check out some of the weirdest product ideas that entrepreneurs have developed recently. WiFi Tea Kettle Who has the time to […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 14, 2016 20 of the Weirdest Services Out There
Are you thinking about starting a service business, but afraid your idea is too weird? Well, you’re not alone. Plenty of entrepreneurs have made it big with ideas that sounded weird at the time. Here are some recent service businesses that are making it work with weird ideas. The Weirdest Services Offered Goat Rentals If […]
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NEWS 
March 14, 2016 10 Surprising Things Your Business can Do on the USPS.com Website
Ensuring orders reach customers on time is a top priority for businesses. And one company that has been helping businesses with reliable shipping services is the United States Postal Services (USPS). Interestingly, USPS is not just about shipping goods from one place to another. The USPS.com website lets businesses do a lot more than that. […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 14, 2016 First Known OS X Ransomware Spotted in the Transmission BitTorrent App
Apple Inc customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware, researchers with Palo Alto Networks Inc told Reuters on Sunday. Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, encrypts data on infected machines, then typically asks users to […]
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NEWS 
March 12, 2016 The Division Breaks Ubisoft’s Day 1 Sales Records
Tom Clancy’s The Division – Ubisoft’s latest open world role-playing shooter – might have taken its time getting to consumers, but it’s selling like hotcakes, the company claims. (Also see: Hitman, The Division, and Other Games Releasing This March) The game sold more copies in the first 24 hours than any other Ubisoft title in […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 12, 2016 Indie Film ‘Creative Control’ Looks at the Near Future of Personal VR
What does technology look like five minutes in the future? It’s a question that’s on a lot of artists’ minds lately. Whether it’s the Siri-like companion in Spike Jonze’s ‘Her,’ a beautiful AI in Alex Garland’s ‘Ex Machina’ or the ability to instantly rewind and project memories in the “Black Mirror” episode of TV’s ‘The […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 The changing realities in India’s start-up market
When frontline start-ups, such as CommonFloor, struggle to raise capital or are pushed back on valuations, the ripple effect on others in the ecosystem can only be painful. After months of repeated and somewhat indignant denials, Bengaluru-based property search platform Commonfloor.com has finally said that it is being acquired by Quikr India Pvt. Ltd. A […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 The link between Capricorn eServe and former Foodpanda MD Rohit Chadda
A file photo of Rohit Chadda. Documents in Mint’s possession show that Capricorn’s story started in February 2015 when Chadda decided to set up the company as a partnership firm. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/ Mint Mumbai: A follow-up investigation by Mint into the lapses and frauds at food-tech start-up Foodpanda has revealed that the former managing […]
