India’s most amazing startup contest, PowerPlug’s theme is announced and theme for May month is ‘Consumer Internet’. If you are a consumer Internet startup, do apply for the contest. There are lotsa goodies on your way (including a brand new iPad2). [Link to Application Form]
Best of the Week (ending May 15th, 2011)
- Online Movie Ticketing Banned in Andhra Pradesh – Only For BookMyShow? [Updated]
- Andhra Pradesh Government Monopolizing Online Movie Ticketing? KyaZoonga Unmoved [Updated]
- Things to Know Before You Hire A “Rock Star” Employee [Will Always Have A Side Project]
- News Roundup: Airtel Money Launched in Chennai, Sify Launches Internet Radio
- What tennis has taught me about startups, and why you should play a sport if you are an entrepreneur
- Paypal India Mandates Indian Accounts to Add Purpose Code, PAN Number
Startups
- Startup TaxiGuide Wants To Be The RedBus Of Car Rental Booking Service
- Interview With Olacabs Team “Our Value Proposition is Not in Creating Marketplace, But Is In Creating Great Experience”
- InMobi Launches SmartPay, Global Mobile Payment Service
- Bring Interactive Charts to PowerPoint Presentations With oomfo
- Participate in Brand Engagement Quizzes And Win Goodies – BrandAndMe
- Things to Know Before You Hire A “Rock Star” Employee [Will Always Have A Side Project]
Funding
- InfoEdge Invests $3.5 million In 99Labels
- App Development Company SourceBits Raises $10 million From Sequoia Capital and IDG Ventures
- Waste Water Treatment Company, Greywater Technologies Raises INR 9 Crore from Nexus Venture Partners
- Classifieds Portal Quikr Raises $8 Million, Funding Round Led by Nokia Growth Partners
Technology
- Did You Know About Amazon’s Hidden Empire [Interesting Facts]
- Malicious Mobile Threats Report [ 85% of smartphone users do not have any antivirus solution ]
- IBM Launches Virtual Desktop in India Targeted Towards SMBs [Cloud Computing]
Insights/Analysis (From Guest Authors)
- Samsung Galaxy Ace : Hands on review
- Key Android Market Insights [April 2011]
- Coming Soon: Official Angry Birds’ Tees and Board Games in India
- Whatsapp Messenger – Cross platform messenger for mobile phones [Drop the Pin!]
- Micromax Bling 2 Details Unveiled – Runs on Froyo