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Are India’s IT managers holding back the country’s startup growth?

The Next Web

The forecast also predicted that its 2014 sales were going to be equally uncompetitive. When Murthy had left in 2011 from his chairman position, Infosys stood head and shoulders above the rest as the bellwether Indian IT firm (it had since then been nudged out from that mantle by Tata Consultancy Services). Enter India.

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Why do Startups need to invest in Conversation Intelligence in 2022?

ReadWriteStart

For those of you who don’t know: Conversation Intelligence software integrates with your customer engagement platform to record, transcribe, and analyze sales calls, giving businesses access to crucial deal information, CRM data entry automation, faster sales reps review, and sales coaching. Market Intelligence.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

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Why do Startups need to invest in Conversation Intelligence in 2022?

ReadWriteStart

For those of you who don’t know: Conversation Intelligence software integrates with your customer engagement platform to record, transcribe, and analyze sales calls, giving businesses access to crucial deal information, CRM data entry automation, faster sales reps review, and sales coaching. Market Intelligence.

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[US] The 10 Best Sectors That Are Boosting The Economy

YoungUpstarts

Recent months have seen impressive auto sales figures, and that momentum is expected to continue for some time. Although concerns over gas prices might put a damper on car purchases, experts believe that an improvement in unemployment will help make up the difference and keep auto sales strong. India-based firms.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support.

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What in the World ?!?

thebarefootvc

Relevance: In 2011 (mentioned on page 18 if you view the presentation), Facebook only had 11% of the world’s internet users on on its platform – the figure was at 50% in North America. This is also the first year that smartphone sales overtook feature phone sales globally – driven by sales in India.

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