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

The Next Web

For long-term growth, Infosys was going to slowly pull away from the large outsourcing contracts that had been its bread and butter in the growth phase and launch into new products and solutions riding on the emerging tech trends of cloud computing, big data, analytics, mobility, etc. Enter India. Enter outsourcing. They’ll be fine. “As

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

ReadWriteStart

I will be traveling in India in April, and doing live roundtables in three cities: Chennai (April 9) , Mumbai (April 16) , and Pune (April 17). Next Jigar Doshi, also from Chennai, India, pitched 3gSimplified , in effect, a comparative shopping solution for mobile plans, which are apparently quite complex in the Indian market.

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10 Awesome Social Media Facts You Need To Know NOW

Brandanew

46% people check social media for reviews and details while making a purchase. If it were a country, the Republic of Facebook will only be behind China and close to India. Close to 20 million Facebook users are mobile only. Probably they do not even own such big devices and use mobile as their sole device to access the internet.

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Twitter Link Roundup #224 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Klyati Trehan , a design student from India created a phenomenally impressive project, combining science and typography to visually represent 26 inventions that have changed the world.

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Are Mobile Platforms Austin’s Differentiator?

Austin Startup

As we’ve discussed in this column before, Austin has a very robust mobile scene. And, of course, if you start counting non-US domestic hotbeds, you’ve got thriving mobile scenes in Western and Eastern EU countries, China, Japan, India, Korea, Brazil, etc. So, what distinguishes the Austin mobile scene?

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Smartphones – The Crucial Thread In The Fashion Retail Marketing Mix?

YoungUpstarts

But just how can mobiles achieve this? My company, Planet Retail , conducted a comprehensive consumer research into e-commerce in 10 key countries, covering mature and emerging markets including China, Japan, India and the USA. Why such heavy mobile access in China? Mobiles are also being used to provide real-time feedback.

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[Infographic] More Singaporeans Shopping Online To Save Time: PayPal

YoungUpstarts

In Singapore, online and mobile shopping is set to enter a new phase. Mobile Commerce On The Rise. 2011 was a splendid year for mobile commerce in Singapore , and 2012 promises to be an even better year as more and more Singaporeans turn to their mobile devices to shop on-the-go. Shopping Becomes Even More Social.

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