In the news, government continues to function as it always has. The central government launched a ministry for entrepreneurship for the first time. The state of Kerala, meanwhile has a mind of its own, as it blocks e-commerce in the name of taxes.
If the Honorable Minister for entrepreneurship, Sarbananda Sonowal, is reading :
Dear Sir,
The country would do well with a uniform tax law.
With humble regards
Team NextBigWhat
In other news, we have had Indian startup Octro of the Teen Patti fame and IIT Bombay incubated Covacsis securing funding. We have also published an insightful take on company incorporation in India with a legal perspective. Here is a list of reads you shouldn’t miss:
Entrepreneurship
From Bedrolls and Toothbrush in Office to the Big finish: Journey of a Health Tech Startup
India Has 2nd Highest Shadow Entrepreneurs in the World: No One Wants to Deal With the Govt
Of Startup Failure And A BraveTalk By First Time Entrepreneur
Funding
Former Infy Exec’s Tech Startup Fund Exfinity Closes Rs 100 cr Round
Aakash Maker DataWind Files For $27.4 mn IPO in Canada
Funding Roundup: FortunePay, Nykaa, AdSparx & Bombay Shirt Company Secure Funding
Indian Startups
Manufacturing Focused Tech Startup Covacsis Targets Rs 100 cr in 3 Years
LogiNext Wants to Make Real Time Tracking Easy & Foolproof For Logistics
Mobile Payments Startup iKaaz Launches in Kenya
myNoticePeriod Helps Recruiters Hire Faster; Find Ready to Join Workforce
Looking to Hire Ex Defense Personnel? Faujnet is Your Best Bet
Startup Torch (Antarix) Wants to be the Google Analytics for Offline Retail [UnPluggd]
And Now You Can Sell Physical Goods on Instamojo. But Why?
Technology
Karnataka Govt Readies Rs 4 cr Free Laptop Scheme for Visually Impaired Students
This Twitter Handle Is Why Twitter Is Cool [Future of Online Media?]
A Quick Early Take on Apple’s Swift: Why a Language, Of All Things?
Exclusive : KSRTC Stops Selling Bus Inventory On Online Ticketing Sites
India Online
Amazon Offers Better Prices For Tablets Than FlipKart [Ecommerce Insights]
Big Move: It’s Official, $2.4 Bn Reliance Retail To Launch E-commerce Business
Flipkart & Myntra Founders on The Future of E-Commerce, Merger & More [Video]
12% of Online Tickets Are Cancelled at the Last Minute: Cleartrip
Amazon Way Ahead Of FlipKart When It Comes To Cameras [Ecommerce Insights]
How UC Browser is Tapping the Indian E- Commerce Boom With UC Shopper & Price Comparison
Amazon India Launches Fashion Store; The NextBig Battle is ON
Misc
This Changes It All: Everything Developers Must Know About Apple’s WWDC
Why you shouldn’t buy Nokia X+ and XL (also Nokia X) handsets
Yahoo Gets Tough on Sign-ins; No More Facebook and Google Login for Flickr
Demystified: One Person Company For Entrepreneurs
WWDC: The Once-in-a-lifetime Event [An Indian Entrepreneur’s Perspective]
Electronics Payment Picks Up in India, POS Sales to Grow 17.2% CAGR by 2015
Vodafone Admits It’s Been Wiretapped in India (among other nations)
Of SAP Analytics and Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL Victory
India goes the smartphone way – IDC report
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