Another fantastic week is coming to an end. It was big for Indian e-commerce. As online retailing picks up in the country, offline retailers have begun lobbying with vendors to create a favorable business environment for them. Flipkart, the poster boy of Indian e-commerce has crossed $1 bn in gross merchandise value, beating its own target by a year. Meanwhile, Qyuki, the creative social network backed by A R Rahman and Shekhar Kapur is pivoting. We’ve had lots of other news from the world of startup and technology this week. Here’s a quick recap.
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Entrepreneurship
- The WhatsApp Bus We Missed Out in 2006 [#StartupConfession]
- 8 Startup Lessons From Building a Rs 1 cr Company From a Small City
- Marketing in the Post Advertising Age : It’s Not About Advertisements
Funding
- Exclusive: Softbank Takes a Write Down on its InMobi Investment
- Fashion E-Tailer Koovs Files for $37 Million Public Offering on London’s AIM Exchange
- Indians Contributed over $ 1 mn to Kickstarter Projects!
- E-commerce Software Maker Vinculum Secuires Series B Funding from IvyCap Ventures & Accel
India Online
- Flipkart hits $1 bn GMV; Beats 2015 Target
- Why Walmart is Taking the E-commerce Route to India
- Digital Advertising Grew 30% to Touch Rs 2,520 cr; Print Clocks Single Digit Growth
- Times Internet’s New DIY Portal for Augmented Reality Campaigns Will Create New Revenues for Print
- Nandan Nilekani’s Online Blitzkrieg is Backfiring
- Google Launches Indoor Maps in 22 Indian Cities; Shows Floorplans
- Facebook India Launches Election Tracker [Power Play]
- Narendra Modi Quits Facebook Talks Live; Kejriwal to Be First Guest on March 4th
Startups
- A R Rahman & Shekhar Kapur Backed Creative Social Network Qyuki Pivots
- Startup MyPeon Intends To Make Running Daily Errands A Breeze For Mumbaikars
- From Rent Agreement to Company Registrations, Notarymama Will Take Care of Your Paperwork
- Test Prep Platform Oliveboard Wants to Help You Ace MBA & Banking Exams
- With Hassle Free Browser Based Video Conferencing, Startup 1Click Takes a Crack at the Bandwidth Problem
- Online Realty Startup Properji Offers Home Buyers Buybacks and Fraud Protection
- Is Securing Your Website too Expensive a Process? Startup Wegilant Might be Able to Help
- Tringgr: You Don’t Need Plug-Ins or Software to Use This Video Conferencing Service
- With Henry At Your Service, Ecommerce Gets The Much Needed Guided Search
Stuff
- By 2016, 90% of Airlines Will Offer Mobile Ticket Booking [Report]
- Jet Airways Travellers To Receive Flight Updates Via Google Now
- Android Captures 62% of Tablet Market Globally [Report]
- Digital Music in Asia Pacific to Grow to $450 Mn in 2014: Report
Ashiish K Sinha
