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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.
Indian startup boards have been repeatedly caught sleeping on the job in the face of irregularities, weak processes and unethical practices. A number of factors—ranging from emotion to self-interest—are to blame.
What exactly is the role of the board of directors in a private, venture capital-funded company? And, why is it that every time there is a screw-up in the Indian startup ecosystem—as with Paytm, Zilingo, GoMechanic, Byju’s, BharatPe, Trell, Housing.com, Dunzo, Mojocare or even Flipkart—the board comes across like a deer caught in the headlights, a question mark hanging over its accountability?
Should it have acted sooner? When it did, was it enough? And, when it didn’t, was it because it’s just not possible for venture capital investors to be up-to-date with the workings of each of their portfolio companies? …
The UAE is looking at its first public listing of the year while Egypt just delivered a big one; OpenAI’s bugging accused has ties to Saudi Arabia; and other updates from the week.
The arrest and charges against an employee of the artificial intelligence company, fewer early-stage VC deals, and other updates.
The Walmart-owned e-commerce company has entered microdramas and food delivery. Is it thinking long-term or just chasing a trend?
