After ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce), it’s high time that the Indian Government also launch their own app store. It will help making things better for companies & developers as currently they are on the mercy of the rules decided by Google which are not very developer-friendly. They charge 25% commision on the payment…
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Someone found a human finger in their ice-cream
Someone found a human finger in their ice-cream. The ice-cream company, which outsources its manufacturing, have stopped the outsourcing and decided to manufacture their ice-cream themselves. This shows how outsourcing is not a solid way to build a business. It may work in the short term, but in the long term, it has so many…
The case of the aspiring Ola-Uber killer
The case of the aspiring Ola-Uber killer BluSmart cab service started as an aspiring Ola-Uber killer promising to solve all the issues which customers faced with Ola and Uber. When they began their operations, an important feature of their marketing campaign was that they will not indulge in differential peak hour pricing. In fact, this…
I lost 40% in a day
I lost 40% in a day On June 4, during the counting of votes of the Indian General Elections, the stock market crashed and I lost almost 40% of the unrealized gains of last one year in my stock portfolio. But I did nothing. 9 days later, my unrealized stock gains have doubled and are…
Startup Investors To Lose Their Special Rights
Startup Investors To Lose Their Special Rights When a startup gets money from an early investor, it is more about investor’s faith in some people with an idea. It is a huge financial risk for the investors. The startup founders have less financial risk compared to the investors. To compensate this, the investors get special…
Banks are running out of money
Banks are running out of money due to mutual funds & stocks Well in simplified terms, they are getting less deposits and giving out more loans. This is because more and more people are now investing their money in mutual funds & stocks, and moving away from the traditional bank deposits. Is it bad sign?…
The war of trash balloons and loud speakers
The war of trash balloons and loud speakers Recently North Korea launched hundreds of trash balloons which landed in South Korea. Meanwhile, South Korea is broadcasting messages criticizing the North Korean government through loudspeakers pointed towards North Korea at the border. Reports are that North Korea is also installing speakers on their side. It is…
Is it a good time to invest in the market?
Is it a good time to invest in the market? I am sitting on more than 40% unrealized profit on a good portion of my investments in just a few months, thanks to the recent rise in the market. A lot of people have been saying that if you have not invested in the current…
Rewrote Sahityapedia Android App in Flutter
Though I love coding, I am not a professional app developer. As an entrepreneur, I write code as means to an end. It saves cost which is essential for our bootstrapped startup. After delaying for quite some time, I finally rewrote the entire Sahityapedia app in Flutter (the latest app framework by Google). I wrote…
More Speed, More Happiness and Less Carbon Footprint: Its 4G, its Future
We are looking forward to a better connected world, with lesser internet carbon footprint, less frustration, more happiness and higher technological growth. May be internet of things will get the required boost and the imagined science-fiction future will be true where every living and non-living thing has an IP address. 4G may not be a reason for this, but it can act as a catalyst.
The Rap Game: Just About Anything
I was going through my old blog posts when I found a novice, but interesting piece of write-up. Few years ago, one of my friends was playing a rap game of rhyming poems with me, which could be just about anything. Here is what I wrote.
10 reasons why Meego powered Nokia phone can outrun any Android powered phone
Both Android & MeeGo are highly competitive products based on Linux platform & targeting the same kind of gadgets. The deciding factor will be the extras you get with them. However there are a plenty of reasons why MeeGo along with Nokia can provide a high performance, feature rich, value for money device which you can use without feeling outdated for a decent period of time.