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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 …
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 …
In less than two years, the instant delivery startup that puts quality above all else has attracted marquee VC investors, earning a valuation of $255 million. How far the niche bet will take it is anybody’s guess.
Pricing constraints and uncertain daily-use demand cast doubt on instant help’s ability to replicate quick commerce.
The quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.
In less than two years, the instant delivery startup that puts quality above all else has attracted marquee VC investors, earning a valuation of $255 million. How far the niche bet will take it is anybody’s guess.
Pricing constraints and uncertain daily-use demand cast doubt on instant help’s ability to replicate quick commerce.
The quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.
