ECommerce is booming. And India is where the action is. When stories of “unicorns” (startups with a valuation of more than 1 Bn) are all around us, it helps to take stock of where the industry is at, and where it’s headed. Here are some statistics from a recent story in the Economic Times on …
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The New Gold Rush
The time is right, they say. Any one and every one is launching a startup. In fact, billion-dollar valuations are fast-becoming the norm! Just look at Flipkart and Snapdeal… Like most of you, we too are bombarded each day by the media focused on the runaway success of startups and entrepreneurs. Any one with half a …
Bombay to Udaipur
In April 2011, we embarked on our first “long drive” from Bombay to Goa. In May 2012, we once again attempted the same trip, this time older and wiser. Then, came some months of back trouble, which reached such a low that I did not think I would drive again. However, having made a full recovery this year, …
City of Joy
It’s been a while since I blogged. Moving to a new job has kept me busy, these past few months. It’s been a particularly demanding, challenging and exciting journey, but it hasn’t left me much time for anything else, including blogging. In August, I also moved my blogs to WordPress.com, and that migration took the …
Bombay to Goa: Part Two
Please Note: This is an extension of my earlier post on a road trip from Bombay to Goa. Read that to get additional dope on this subject. This April, we made a second road trip to Goa and back. This time around, however, we were far more experienced about what to expect. (For the record, …