Monthly Archives: October 2017


The networking and tech giant, Cisco Systems announced (blog) that it plans to acquire startup Perspica in an effort to enhance its AppDynamics platform. Cisco executive, Rob Salvagno blogged how this this move takes Cisco deeper into machine learning: Earlier this year, Cisco announced the acquisition of AppDynamics – uniquely […]

Cisco acquires Machine-Learning Startup Perspica. Plans to boost AppDynamics


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Online shopping and eCommerce is seeing resurgence in India and online vendors are expected to sell $ 1.7 billion ( nearly 11050 crore rupees) worth of goods this festive season ending with Dussera and Diwali. Besides larger metros, e-commerce firms been attracting new customers from tier II and III cities. […]

Top 5 Cashback programs for eCommerce shoppers in India


Startup News roundup for Week ending 8th October News you can use Book Review ‘Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups –Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor’ Startup and emerging companies take The Phocuswright Conference Summit stage on Tuesday, November 7, to showcase their travel innovations. But established companies are […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 15th October



Dreamit has teamed with Accenture, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, to connect Accenture’s strategy and innovation leadership to the startup founders at Dreamit working on transformational products in health tech and urban tech. “We’re excited that Accenture partnered with Dreamit to bring cutting-edge digital health and urban tech companies to market more […]

Dreamit Launches Strategic Partnership with Accenture To Help Startups Scale


Modern automobiles have come a long way from the time Karl Benz invented Patent-Motorwagen in 1886, and the widely accessible mass cars 1908 Model T manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. Cars are now equipped with controls used for driving, passenger comfort and safety, and occasionally by voice on 2000s-era […]

Detroit eyes startups: Ford and GM announce deals to advance ...


Even after years of service, video marketing continues to be a great method of promoting products and services, especially for start-ups which are just getting their marketing campaigns started. However, there’s a disadvantage to video marketing, which is that you are trying to reach an audience in an ecosystem that […]

Startup Advice: Methods of Increasing your Video Engagement as a ...



Here is a very interesting TED Talk about the future of work by David Lee “We’ve all heard that robots are going to take our jobs — but what can we do about it? Innovation expert David Lee says that we should start designing jobs that unlock our hidden talents […]

TED Talk: Why jobs of the future won’t feel like ...


Those of us living in the west, especially in North America, have been conditioned to think of Iran as a third world pariah nation besieged by American and Western sanctions aimed at containing its nuclear ambitions. Not many have direct connections with folks in the middle east or Iran; and […]

Startups thriving Iran: when life gives you a lemon


Startup News roundup for Week ending 8th October News you can use Book Review ‘Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups –Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor’ Launch of startups in India slows down – Here is a bit of sobering news for entrepreneurs, founders and startups: There are reports […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 8th October



IKEA, the world’s largest home furnishing retailer recently announced that it plans to acquire 100% of the shares in TaskRabbit, Inc., an on-demand services platform startup. To some, this merger deal sounded comically counter-intuitive: IKEA, perhaps the largest do-it-yourself store in the world is buying a Silicon Valley startup that […]

IKEA buys startup TaskRabbit : What’s the next BHAG startup ...