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Flipkart, Snapdeal, other start-up biggies laud demonetisation

They say move will boost their business, though they will retain cash-on-delivery as payment option

India to hold start-up fest in London

Tie-ups and access to infrastructure of a developed ecosystem prompts choice of venue

MIT launches accelerator programme for design-led startups

It will give an exposure to latest design methods, co-working space, business and design mentorship, among several other methods

Sonar energises mobile payments

Payment start-ups opting for sound tech, finding it a far more reliable and cost-effective way to authenticate for both citizen and merchant entities

6 lessons start-ups can learn from the corporate world

There are areas that a start-up can learn from a well run corporate, reports Tech in Asia

How an American launched Zoomcar in India, and now plans to go international

Zoomcar is India's biggest app-based car rental as less than 10% of city residents own cars, reports Tech in Asia

Xiaomi finally cracks top 5 as India's smartphone market hits record high

Samsung still leads the way, with Lenovo moving up to 2nd spot; Micromax is 3rd, just ahead of Xiaomi, reports Tech in Asia

Hardware startups get legup at Intel Maker's lab

Jayalaxmi Agrotech has built a local server to help farmers download agriculture-related applications in local language

This e-commerce site gives big discounts and still makes money. It just bagged $6 mn

Today it announced series A funding of $6 million led by Sequoia Capital India, reports Tech in Asia

Indian Start-ups need to adopt Silicon Valley's crazy talk

Crazy talk or no crazy talk, these Silicon Valley guys are actually doing it, reports Tech in Asia

With affordable healthcare as aim, Stasis Labs raises $5 mn

The Stasis device would cost a hospital less than Rs 300 per day to monitor a patient, reports Tech in Asia

How to be sneaky when planning your new product

You need to believe that what you're working on has value without the validation of external peers, reports Tech in Asia

Isitup raises funding to help businesses easily track and manage office assets

Isitup's solution is a software-as-a-service that allows companies to manage their fixed asset inventory in the cloud, reports Tech in Asia

3 keys to a killer company culture

It's no fun to work where you can't grow or effect change, reports Tech in Asia

Preparing for exams gets easier

OnlineTyari is a web and mobile app providing solutions for online preparation for different competitive exams

Trump presidency could be just what India's startups need. Seriously.

If Trump implements his campaign promises, Indian startups may gain enough appeal, reports Tech in Asia

Ex-Amazonian's stealth startup gets $2 mn seed funding to disrupt logistics

It is building next generation transportation technology that will power ecommerce, distribution industry of India, reports Tech in Asia

Self drive car rental firm Zoomcar eyes international foray by 2018

'We target to have a fleet of 10,000 cars by end of 2017, which would go up to 25,000 cars by 2018 end,' company CEO said.

Freshdesk, Grey Orange top ranking of enterprise-ready Indian start-ups

They were selected out of a pool of over 500 enterprise-focused start-ups, reports Tech in Asia

In China, 3 Americans have created an Uber for English lessons

Yoli offers Chinese speakers one-on-one English classes in an on-demand system similar to Uber's, reports Tech in Asia