iXiGO launched anywhere to anywhere least price flight search tonight (and you hear it here first!!); by connecting all the smaller airports with their nearest regional hubs. All the other OTAs have had this feature for quite some time now, but what’s unique & first from iXiGO is that they combine flights from all carriers…
Mid-week recap of buzz in the Indian Internet/Mobile industry
Here is a quick recap of interesting stories in the last 3 days: Music CD sales are going down, and in order to fight piracy, music companies are willing to allow in-store downloads (packaging of music in a CD doesn’t work). India is all set to go unwired (and Bangalore will probably be the first…
Interview with Akshat, Founder of ActiveMobs
There are certain things a startup can do, while biggies cannot. Few biggies tried implementing the SMS-based group messaging system, but most of them met with failure. On the other hand, ActiveMobs, a Bangalore based group messaging product has garnered 28000 users within a few months of launch! Presenting to you, our interview with Akshat…
Paahijen – write in english, convert in local language and share in your blog/email..
According to a recent study by online research and advisory firm JuxtConsult, only around 41 per cent of India’s 30 million Internet users prefer to browse online in English as compared to 59% last year. The study also reveals that the number of Internet users in urban India has grown by 28 % per cent…
Should startups worry about trademarks issues? -Interview with M. Pavan of WhiteMoney
Do startups need to worry about trademarks? copyrights? Well, while building the brand must be on top of your ToDo list, it’s
Bangaloreans – get movie info on your mobile (mvies.in enters Bangalore)
I introduced mVies.in to readers of this site and I am glad to announce that mVies.in has launched it’s Bangalore edition (you hear it here first!). “mobiSolv, the company behind http://mvies.in mobile application today announced the availability of their application for Bangalore. mVies.in is a mobile solution that provides the most accurate movie information on…
What do VCs look for in a startup? Technology? Passion? Team? Attitude?
I spoke to few VCs after their interaction with startups@ Proto, and here are a couple of candid feedbacks/observations I heard from VCs: VCs are looking for complimentary skills in the startup team – it’s great to have hard core techies/geeks in the founding team, but startups should also realize that they need to have…
Burrp! makes it big – among the top 30 non-US web2.0 companies
I have always loved Burrp! for it’s organic feature growth – started with one product, built a community and then expanded into other segments (listen to my podcast with Deap Ubhi to know their future plans) And I am glad to see that Burrp! has made it to the list of top 30 non-US web2.0…
Indian Startups – Roundup of new launches – WebVastra and Coveman.
We keep introducing new startups to readers of NextBigWhat.com and here is the next installment. Unlike the regular startups, the startups discussed here are started by a bunch of students. WebVastra: Started by 5 students from IIT Kharagpur, WebVastra is a simple to use T-shirt customization site (with predefined catchy designs). The USP of webVastra…
GeoBeats embeds maps and travel info in it’s travel video player
GeoBeats (read our review) has added a sleek feature to it’s travel player – the ability to access maps and obtain travel information about points of interest within the player itself! The beauty of this player is that you can access the entire travel network (maps/contact info and additional travel info) inside the player. “According…