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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Caught between a global media merger and executives jumping ship, the Indian video-streaming giant seems a little lost
Everyone gets the same message. Executives, mid-management and junior employees across departments. If it isn’t mentioned during the interviews, the HR folks make sure that the fresh hires know: “It’s a company that is unlike other consumer tech firms.”
“‘We are challenging and taxing. Work is a priority especially when important projects like the IPL are on,” a former Hotstar employee recalls his days at the video streaming company.
It doesn’t take more than a week to find out that “unlike other consumer tech firms” was the harsh truth and then some—a fact that the company keeps reminding you. At …
The homegrown social startup is betting big on India’s latest content obsession—minute-long episodes of high-stakes dramas. Cut through the noise and the microdrama hype itself doesn’t add up.
India’s market regulator is looking to ramp up hiring at the entry level. But what really needs attention is the constant uncertainty at the top and the lack of domain experts.
High levels of attrition, a leadership coterie and allegations of a toxic work culture combine to give the new CEO an HR headache—one that he must tackle with little help from the RBI.
