How one Indian startup bucked the trend in real estate and flourished despite demonetisation

Over the last 12 months, Quikr’s realty revenues have tripled.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Sep 01, 2018 · 09:30 pm

‘It’s a sweatshop’: Behind the glamour of India’s startups is a culture of all work, no play

Starting off on a quest for great ideas, the sector is now all about execution, revenue and profit, and work culture is taking a backseat.

Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com

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Sushma UN, qz.com

· Aug 28, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Flipkart is taking a second shot at selling used goods in India. Will it do any better this time?

The company shut down eBay India a month ago and has now launched 2GUD to sell refurbished products.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Aug 26, 2018 · 01:30 pm

India’s solar power boom is riding on poor quality, finds a study

PI Berlin analysed six projects in collaboration with the ministry of new and renewable energy and two state-run organisations.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Aug 03, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Samsung is once again India’s most popular phone maker, but Xiaomi is close behind

With a series of new launches, the South Korean brand has reclaimed its position at the top after a slump.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Jul 27, 2018 · 01:30 pm

India, the world’s fastest growing startup ecosystem, has little space for female entrepreneurs

Only about 9% of the country’s startup founders are women.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Jul 22, 2018 · 01:30 pm

An app that lets Indians rate their politicians is looking to go national by 2019 elections

Inspired by America’s approval rating system, 27-year-old Wharton graduate Pratham Mittal has launched the startup called Neta.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Jul 13, 2018 · 01:30 pm

IndiaMART: The stellar rise of a techie’s company who chose India over America to pursue his dream

Dinesh Agarwal quit his US job and moved back home in 1995. Now he is set to become a rare leader in the Indian e-commerce industry to take his company public.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Jul 08, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Indian startup Hike admits it got too ambitious, will reboot through layoffs

Hike, which joined the unicorn club in 2016, tried doing too much too fast and is going back to basics.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· May 31, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Combining cricket and Bollywood, Vivo has found the secret to success in India’s smartphone market

The brand owned by China’s BBK Electronics, paid Rs 2,199 crore (around $330 million) to sponsor India’s most-watched cricket event, the Indian Premier League.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· May 08, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Smartphone-crazy Indians are falling in love with feature phones again

Driven by feature phones, India’s overall mobile phone market grew 48% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, according to Counterpoint.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Apr 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm

As Facebook stumbles, Orkut’s founder says ‘hello’ to India once again

Orkut Buyukkokten introduced his new app in India on April 11.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Apr 19, 2018 · 01:30 pm