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Mobile app-driven service providers (Ola, Uber), which aggregate taxis instead of owning them (Meru, Mega Cabs) are forcing radio taxis to tweak their business model. According to an article in Economic Times (Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2014), Taxis with aggregation startups (Ola, Uber): 30,000 Number of Radio cabs: 35,000 Total number of … [Read more] about 2014: India’s taxi rental market is worth $7 billion
iOS 8 upgrade hasn't been very smooth. Many have complained about it being slow and sucking the battery life. I upgraded iOS on iPad Mini & Apple TV. I was unable to make the Airplay Mirroring feature work with Apple TV. Too many on the net have been complaining about Airplay mirroring not working. I was pointed to this thread on Apple … [Read more] about Making Airplay mirroring work with iOS 8
I had been to watch "Finding Fanny" in Garuda Mall in Bangalore with friends & family. The movie was different, it had its moments but very slow. Many stores in Garuda Mall were getting renovated that late night. I saw the sign board from Allen Solly and spotted a typo. I double checked with my folks if the spelling was … [Read more] about Allen Solly prepones Christmas to Dasara
A very interesting short conversation with Bijan Sabet (@bijan), General Partner, Sparkcapital about the changing workings of VCs with startups (for the better) in the US. He led investments in Twitter, Tumblr. VCs need to improve their image with entrepreneurs SparkCapital was the first in the industry to waive the requirement that startups … [Read more] about Should the VC pick the Legal fee tab of the startup? Yes, it happens in the Valley
This is election season in Bangalore clubs. Usually the AGMs and elections are held during this time of the year. I received the agenda for the meeting from one of the clubs I am member in here. Usually I don't read it as I am not interested in the politics (surprised?). One of the items in the agenda was not just shocking but insulting to any … [Read more] about Club in Bangalore discriminating daughters?