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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

I just returned from a weeklong trip to India, having spent a few days each in Delhi and Bangalore to meet with local entrepreneurs and investors. Noah Smith recently wrote about why everyone should get excited about India’s prospects. I had only a few connections in India before this trip.

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8 Interesting Ways Mission-Driven Organizations Are Using AI

Board Effect

We’ll also touch on AI ethics and governance, and point out some of the AI challenges and considerations your board should take note of. ARMMAN , a nonprofit based in India, built an AI-based predictive model that evaluated the risk of expectant mothers who were likely to drop out of telehealth outreach programs.

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A step-by-step guide to HR outsourcing

The Startup Magazine

Outsourcing to developing countries with lower living costs, such as India and the Philippines, can drop the cost of an HR function even further. Laws governing minimum pay and working hours. Laws governing family and medical leave. Boosts Productivity. Immigration regulations. Employee benefits laws. Safety regulations.

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5 Top Reasons for Indians to Choose an Online Job

Transformify

With such a vast pool of highly qualified and experienced people across India, employers are now emphasizing on talent instead of location. Furthermore, a lot of foreign companies and brands have entered India over the last five to six years. India is perceived as a fast-developing market that has big potential.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Are China and India still the “factory” and “outsourced service provider” of the world? An interesting success story can be seen in how Sony Entertainment India worked with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to create the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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[Review] Startup Asia

YoungUpstarts

Asia – especially in countries such as India, China, Vietnam – is fast becoming the place where many entrepreneurs, whether locally born or lured back from Silicon Valley, are setting up shop. You’ll find out, for example, of how to tap on resources from local government.

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Dog Days of Summer

thebarefootvc

This is the most sophisticated understanding of the blockchain sector I have seen to date from a government: “The government has subdivided its industry classification scheme into three sectors, with ten further subdivisions under the guidance of the Korean Standard Industrial Classification ( KSIC ).