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Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Complaints abound of unnecessary surgeries and shoddy work. One patient after an allegedly botched surgery has filed a complaint against the startup.
Editor's note: The first question they ask is whether you are covered by insurance. An answer in the affirmative makes them happy. If you are on a call, you can hear it in their voice. If you are in the room, like I am, you’ll see it on their face. In a small clinic in south-central Mumbai, a surgeon is going through a snapshot of a prescription on my phone. It is a two-month-old prescription that advises laser surgery for a family member suffering from haemorrhoids. The clinic goes by the name Health on Call Diagnostic Centre, but the outpatient department room we are sitting in belongs to healthtech startup Pristyn Care. The free consultation lasts just about five minutes and I am on my way out, having been asked to wait for a call from a Pristyn Care agent who will explain and arrange the surgical procedure. I thought about all the red flags on my way back. The doctor didn’t ask to meet the patient, my 60-year-old relative’s medical history was not discussed, no pre-operative health inquiries were made, the …
The online storytelling company is betting that content will be the most sought-after commodity as scores of platforms jump on the microdrama bandwagon. But success will hinge on whether it has a good enough story to draw the audience.
SEBI has lowered the bar for loss-making startups to list. In that context, a company like Zepto redefines the meaning of risk in public market investing.
The 15-year-old company has bought one brand after another in the hope of growing fast. That plan has fallen flat on its face, but there’s no stopping Wingreens.
