Author Archives: Loknath Das
Why Communication Between Your Business And Development Teams Is So Crucial
When developers are not in the same office as business operations, the communication between business and developers is seriously jeopardized. You can’t just walk to the developer/designer and explain what you imagined by waving hands or using body gestures. Shutterstock Without clear communications, people tend to assume what the other party really wants, but our assumptions can easily go wrong. Read More
Telenor, Huawei Conduct Successful ‘Lean BCCH’ Trials
HIGHLIGHTS Huawei and Telenor announced successful trials of ‘Lean BCCH’ solutions ‘Lean BCCH’ is a technology standard designed to address spectrum lack The trial was conducted in Bharuch, Gujarat Mobile telecom operator Telenor and Huawei Telecommunications India on Thursday announced successful trials of ‘Lean BCCH’ solutions in the country. ‘Lean BCCH’ is a technology standard designed to address spectrum scarcity, broaden the scope of Read More
Reliance Jio Offers Up to 10GB of Additional Data to Oppo Smartphone Customers
HIGHLIGHTS Users can avail additional data for up to 6 Jio recharges The benefits will be available till validity of Jio Prime Membership Customers can avail maximum of 60GB of additional data Before the bookings of Jio Phone start, Oppo announced on Thursday that the company has joined hands with Reliance Jio to offer special benefits to those customers who will purchase the company’s smartphones. With Read More
Jio Phone Pre-Booking: Jio Server Crashes, MyJio App Doesn’t Allow Users to Order the Mobile
HIGHLIGHTS Jio Phone bookings can be made using MyJio app However, consumers are unable to login to the app, or open the Jio site The bookings officially started at 5:30pm IST Jio Phone pre-bookings have finally started but it seems not many people are able to book the handset right now. This would come as a disappointment to the millions of Read More
The Extra Space Moat: Technology Advantage
In the September issue of Forbes Magazine, I wrote a “How To Play It” column on the Self-Storage REITs. I wrote that “self-storage has been a growth business for decades” and “if you consider the urbanization going on here and in emerging economies, the sector’s long-term prospects are excellent.” I went on to explain that “the internet and technology have also played Read More
Real Estate: Freedom From Homelessness
Today, even after 70 years of Independence, the country has failed to live up to the Constitutional guarantee of right to shelter. Various schemes of the successive governments over the last seven decades, have not achieved the desired results. But now a spate of landmark reforms and enabling policy initiatives undertaken by a progressive and reform- oriented government, has raised Read More
The super-important idea hidden inside this Democrat’s big health care plan
This is the web version of VoxCare, a daily newsletter from Vox on the latest twists and turns in America’s health care debate. Like what you’re reading? Sign up to get VoxCare in your inbox here. You hear a lot about how much Medicaid pays health care providers and whether the program provides its patients adequate access to doctors and hospitals. Read More
Brewing success in West Virginia
Craft brewers in West Virginia are doing more than creating the perfect beer; they are creating new economic opportunities and bringing people to the state. In celebration of West Virginia’s Craft Beer Week, it is worth taking a look at the history of the West Virginia’s craft brewers and how this hobby, for many, became a business model that is Read More
Arvind Lifestyle CFO ‘disappointed’ with GST return filing infrastructure
Apparel major Arvind Lifestyle expressed disappointment with the GST (Good and Services Tax) filing infrastructure. “We are disappointed on the filing infrastructure. There is a need to watch out for filing documentation, need to have a robust system in place,” said S Kannan, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Arvind Lifestyle Brands. Recently, the Finance Ministry had stated that Read More
12 Common Mistakes New Entrepreneurs Need To Look Out For
Young Entrepreneur Council YEC is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs 40 and younger. Mistakes happen. In the business world, they can cost growing firms resources or potential customers. Some missteps are easy to overcome. Others require a significant investment in time in order to work past. When starting out, entrepreneurs may not know where all the mine fields are. To Read More