May 12, 2016 - Indian unicorns grappling with leadership challenges, but are unwilling to bring in professional CEOs: Ex-Flipkart executive Punit Soni

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Let us know what you think, by emailing us at info@tradebriefs.com - Comment Digital Indian unicorns grappling with leadership challenges, but are unwilling to bring in professional CEOs: Ex-Flipkart executive Punit Soni Indian unicorns are grappling with leadership challenges but are unwilling to bring professional chief executives on board. Digital Mapping law won't hurt tech firms, but cos like Google will have to depict maps correctly: MoS Kiren Rijiju Firms like Google will have to make sure Indias maps show Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir correctly, Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju told ET. Digital SoftBank lauds India portfolio in its earnings call; Housing.com missing in action Japanese telecom and internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp has praised the performance of some of its portfolio companies in India while announcing its annual results for 2015-16 but remained silent on the troubled property portal Housing.com. While announcing the group's earnings fo Outlook Business Smart Enterprise 2016 - May 17, Hotel St. Regis, Mumbai A unique one-day event that will bring together all stakeholders on a single platform to deliberate over how India can harness the true potential of its SMEs. Register Now Digital SaaS firm FarEye to raise Rs 35-40 crore from SAIF Partners Both SAIF and Sequoia Capital were vying to invest in the firm Digital Destination discovery portal Holidify’s second co-founder Kovid Kapoor quits Destination discovery portal Holidify's second co-founder Kovid Kapoor has left the startup barely a few weeks after its other co-founder, and CEO, Rohit Shroff quit the struggling startup. Confirming the development, Kapoor told Techcircle.in that he has joined music streaming firm Saav Digital Housing ropes in former Amazon exec Ashish Laghate for its product team Housing.com has hired former Amazon and Time Magazine executive Ashish Laghate to work on its product team as part of the companys strategy to strengthen its top management. Retail Global retailers bullish on growth prospects in India Swedish fashion brand H&M and retail giant Wal-Mart are upbeat about the opportunities on offer in the market Retail AC, refrigerator sales hit 5-year high in March, signal return of discretionary spending While airconditioner sales rose 59% in March with all top brands reporting record double-digit growth, refrigerator sales were up by more than 20%. Retail E-commerce, technology startups to dominate hiring landscape: TeamLease report According to the TeamLease Employment Outlook Report, the increase in consumer spending and the renewed focus on market expansion will have a positive impact on hiring. Retail Nokia bets on India's e-commerce sector to grow analytics, applications business The former handset maker is also building an IoT centre of excellence in Bengaluru, spending $10-30 million on the facility. Telecom Call drops: Supreme Court strikes down Trai penalty on telecom firms After receiving complaints about billing charges on international SIM cards and global calling cards companies, TRAI recommended that an itemized bill be provided to the subscribers. Telecom Why Jio service may benefit from 4G handset subsidies Even as Reliance Industries doesn't intend to offer subsidies on its Reliance Jio Infocomm 4G handsets under the "LYF" brand, some concessions are certainly expected given the state of play in India's mobile phone and data market, global investment advisory CLSA has said in an analysis. Telecom MediaTek seeks to ride on 4G smartphones wave in India ​Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek said that it plans to bring its entire portfolio of LTE, VoLTE and VoWiFi-ready chipsets to the Indian market.​ Telecom Vodafone to launch 4G in 4 circles, expand fast mobile broadband coverage to nine markets: CEO Sunil Sood At present the countrys second-largest mobile carrier operates 4G services in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Karnataka and Kerala on the 1800 Mhz band. Finance Why Raghuram Rajan is right on helicopter money If governments get a licence to expand spending, it may be difficult to stop them which can have damaging consequences in the long run Finance Kotak Mahindra announces rise in earnings, becomes 2nd most valued private bank The private lender which recently toppled ICICI Bank to emerge as Indias 2nd most valued private bank reported a 32% rise in its net profit for the quarter ended March 2016. Finance What is One employee-one EPF account? The scheme’s aim is to help employees consolidate past PF accounts, with the help of EPF authorities Finance Bankruptcy code biggest economic reform after GST: Finance Ministry Software World Bank estimates the need for nearly a billion people to be online to push growth in India Despite rapid spread of digital technologies in India, nearly a billion people still need to connect to the Internet for pushing growth, creating jobs and accessing public services, says a World Bank report. Software TCS getting big business from Indian Government : Worth about $250 million "After projects like Passport, we have very experienced project managers who can work on the scale and complexity that working with the govt needs,” Chandrasekaran told ET. Software Nokia betting on India's e-commerce sector to grow analytics, applications business The former handset maker is also building an IoT centre of excellence in Bengaluru, spending $10-30 million on the facility. Software D'Souza's Cognizant being overtaken by Sikka's Infosys after 13 years Sikka has led Infosys to the number one position in the IT space within 21 months of becoming the first non-founding CEO of the 35-year-old IT behemoth. Ecommerce Indian unicorns unwilling to bring in professional CEOs: Ex-Flipkart executive Punit Soni Indian unicorns are grappling with leadership challenges but are unwilling to bring professional chief executives on board. Ecommerce Arvind to take on e-tailers with Nnnow; builds a team of 200 people, including a 70-member tech team Kulin Lalbhai's first big move towards reshaping Arvind's fashion empire is about to get tested. The younger son of textile tycoon Sanjay Lalbhai is ready to unveil Nnnow.com, a project that has been in the making for over a year, which intends to tap the growing digital influence of fashion shoppers in India. Ecommerce Oyo posts 15x growth in booked room nights in Jan-March quarter; claims to have 68,300 rooms across 5,855 partner hotels in India Oyo Rooms currently claims to have 68,300 rooms across 5,855 partner hotels in India and targets to triple the inventory by 2016 end HR The Future Role Of Marketing: People Engagement I spoke with Matt Preschern, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of HCL Technologies, about the increasing focus on people in the marketing and communications industries. HR St+art India: Interview with Festival Curator Giulia Ambrogi HR India-South Korea Pact for Development of Ports A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Shipping of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the HR Column: Make-in-India doing half its job Around 60% of the FDI coming into India is in the form of private equity and isn’t creating jobs Logistics BIAL has unveiled new Playport, a recreation area for passengers at Kempegowda Airport, India India-based Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has introduced the new Playport recreation area for passengers at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB). Logistics Indian Railways to revamp 400 stations into cities' new icons: Suresh Prabhu Around 400 railway stations across the country will be revamped into iconic structures as a station is a starting point of any city and attracts maximum footfalls, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said today. Logistics Google Launches Free WiFi At 5 More Railways Stations With the launch at Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati, and Allahabad, the service is now available at 15 railway stations across the nation. Logistics New Mauritius tax treaty make it easier for money to flow in: Geoff Lewis, global market strategist In an interview with ET, Hong Kong-based Lewis said Indias fundamentals remain strong and stocks that will benefit from Indias consumption story. Construction Mumbai builders to protest against Cidco after builder suicide “In the three years since NAINA came into being, there has been no clarity on how and when important building projects would be cleared. Only 26 pro.. Construction Huda workers go on strike over house allotment faceoff in Gurgaon Huda has recently formed a committee to streamline the allotment of houses to its officials in Gurgaon. In the absence of a policy, many employees con.. 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Politics Tamil Nadu polls: Performance alone matters, says PMK’s Anbumani in response to ‘outsider’ tag PMK has mounted a strong counter-attack with its "performance alone matters" slogan against DMK which has targeted its nominee and party's chief ministerial candidate Anbumani Ramadoss terming him as an "outsider". Sports IPL 2016, RCB vs MI: After bowlers show, Kieron Pollard-Jos Buttler stand sinks RCB Chasing 152 for a win, Kieron Pollard and Jos Buttler smashed unbeaten cameos of 35 and 29 respectively to share 55 runs from just 3.3 overs. 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