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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Paytm’s investors are in for a long ride and Jet Airways’s flight seems to be taking forever as Akasa Air clears some important milestones.
Editor's note: This is Street Smart, The Morning Context’s weekly newsletter on everything that impacts corporate India. Every Thursday, Street Smart will bring you an original, reported or analytical take on issues that have the potential to shake up the business ecosystem. Advait here. As Paytm’s stock fell by a quarter on its debut on the exchanges earlier today, I couldn't help but think of Babu Rao, the hapless landlord played by Paresh Rawal in Hera Pheri. He got zero rent from his tenants, who nearly always took him for a ride. The Paytm investor, it looks like, is in for a similar ride. Elsewhere, Jet Airways’s flight seems to be taking forever even as Akasa Air has cleared some important milestones this week. Put on your seat belts and read on. Who is betting on Paytm for the long haul? There were tears of joy on Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s face as he reflected on the 11-year journey it took to build Paytm, just before its public debut on the stock exchanges on Thursday. At a Rs 1.5 lakh crore, or $20 …
Paytm’s investors are in for a long ride and Jet Airways’s flight seems to be taking forever as Akasa Air clears some important milestones.
Editor's note: This is Street Smart, The Morning Context’s weekly newsletter on everything that impacts corporate India. Every Thursday, Street Smart will bring you an original, reported or analytical take on issues that have the potential to shake up the business ecosystem. Advait here. As Paytm’s stock fell by a quarter on its debut on the exchanges earlier today, I couldn't help but think of Babu Rao, the hapless landlord played by Paresh Rawal in Hera Pheri. He got zero rent from his tenants, who nearly always took him for a ride. The Paytm investor, it looks like, is in for a similar ride. Elsewhere, Jet Airways’s flight seems to be taking forever even as Akasa Air has cleared some important milestones this week. Put on your seat belts and read on. Who is betting on Paytm for the long haul? There were tears of joy on Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s face as he reflected on the 11-year journey it took to build Paytm, just before its public debut on the stock exchanges on Thursday. At a Rs 1.5 lakh crore, or $20 …
The quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.
A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.
The Bengaluru-based contract manufacturer lands in legal hot water with the California-headquartered transformer startup over a trade secret dispute.
The quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.
A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.
The Bengaluru-based contract manufacturer lands in legal hot water with the California-headquartered transformer startup over a trade secret dispute.
