We had recently written about what the ideal 3rd OS for developers would be, most developers said that Windows would be the third platform of choice. So when a leading Indian app decides to build for BlackBerry 10 instead, we decided to probe a little further. Sunil Patro of SignEasy shared some interesting insights of [...] Read More
No matter how much ‘busy’ we might seem with our lives, we always find some time for something good, something that reins in positivity in our lives and a gives a meaning to it. And what if we can do something with the skills we possess?
A brief look at the location APIs that Google announced in the recent I/O conference.
If a room of about 300 grown adults could put their hands up and dance (not paraphrasing here) to the instructions of one woman, you know you’re witnessing something special. Moments before MetroBrava founder, Rubia Braun took center stage at TechSparks Kochi, the audience was attentive, but quite; immersed, but non-interactive. But within minutes, the [...] Read More
In our first article in the ASW series, we focused on what motivates employees to join startups. In this article, we present our findings on what employees find most important while working at a startup. These insights are derived from YourStory’s recently concluded Awesome Startup Workplaces (ASW) Awards – the first exclusive employer of choice awards for startups globally.
This is exactly what happened to me few months back and thanks to which many people are still under the illusion that I am plain lucky to get work! But this was not always the case, I come from the same breed of the first time entrepreneurs who have worked more, slept less, lost touch with most of the sane friends who believe life is more important that work.
Recruitment is all about communication, which has traditionally played out through informal employee referrals. However, modern communication patterns have shifted the focus to social media for doing this job. While there are platforms like Linkedln which specifically cater to professional networks, sites like Facebook and Twitter are being increasingly used to network ‘for business’. Connecting the dots of social media and recruitment is Zalp, the newly launched ‘social recruitment software’ which can help organizations efficiently source the highest quality of candidates through their employees’ social circle.
When Sonal Shah was planning to visit her new-born niece in USA, she was planning to carry many presents for the young one. Despite searching high and low, she could hardly find something that suited her taste. Once she returned from her US trip, she decided to take things into her own hand and design clothes for children that boasts of both good quality and personal touch. The travail for quality clothing turned her into an entrepreneur and designer. Sonal consequently established Koonik in November 2012, a clothing, accessories and toys brand for kids.
CogCubed, founded by Kurt Roots and his wife Dr. Monika Heller, is a Minneapolis-based game and data company engaged in creating games that produce data to improve health and education outcomes. Dr. Heller is a practicing Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
Exilant Technologies is an IT solutions enterprise, which has been delivering IT solutions using distributed project execution models across apparel & textiles, food processing, BFSI, hi-tech manufacturing, construction, logistics & transportation industries since the last decade. The company provides mobility & social media service, data warehousing, business intelligence & analytics, user experience (UX), application development & maintenance, enterprise application integration, enterprise infrastructure management and many more such complex and easy solutions to its clients across India, US, UK and Singapore.
