StartupTalky covers the story of Netmeds - 'India ki Pharmacy' in this post.

It is a subsidiary of Dadha & Company, one of India’s most trusted pharmacy brands with over 100 years of experience in dispensing quality medicines.

Pradeep Dadha started Netmeds.com to take advantage of e-retail and add a new dimension to his father's efforts.

Netmeds - Products And ServicesThe Netmeds India platform offers an impressive selection of both prescription drugs and non-prescription products (OTC).

Netmeds - Growth / RevenueNetmeds has quickly established itself as a leading name in the online pharmacy retail segment. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584221413.0719721/Netmeds:-Leading-India's-Online-Pharmacy-Segment?ref=audio_experience

While all of us cannot afford the luxury of hiring our own personal nutritionist, wouldn't you love it if someone is always by your side taking care as you are about to eat?

Startup Success Story - PurpleTealStartup Info Global India StartupName PurpleTeal PurpleTeal HeadQuarter Fremont, California Chennai Founders Narayanan Ram and Anand Subra Narayanan Ram and Anand Subra Sector Wellness Wellness Founded 2006 2008 Parent Organization PurpleTeal, Inc. PurpleTeal Technologies India Pvt.

Some premium services included in the Tweak & Eat app are-Weight Loss Service - Here the user gets a personalized diet plan from a nutritionist assigned to him/her.

Well Woman – Provides tips on women’s health– Provides tips on women’s health Healthy Heart – Provides tips to manage or prevent cardiovascular diseases.

PurpleTeal - User AcquisitionAs said by Narayanan, for ‘Tweak &Eat’ PurpleTeal got its first 100 customers just through word of mouth publicity. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584219612.2258961/Your-Personal-Nutritionist?ref=audio_experience

HealthifyMe app was designed to solve this very problem.

Read More: Read in detail and latest news about Successful Indian startupsHealthifyMe - Product and ServicesWhat is Healthifyme app?

Before starting HealthifyMe Tushar worked with the Unique ID Authority with the Government of India for nearly two years.

Milkbasket - HealthifyMe users can order grocery from Milkbasket through the HealthifyMe app.

- HealthifyMe users can order grocery from Milkbasket through the HealthifyMe app. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584217811.6047165/HealthifyMe-Success-Stories--An-AI-powered-app-to-keep-you-fit-and-healthy?ref=audio_experience

The FableStreet team wants to address and celebrate these "stories" or "fables" at a global level, hence the name FableStreet was given to the startup.

FableStreet - Business Model and Revenue ModelThe FableStreet business model operates on custom fits, strong brand equity and affinity among the customers with real-time feedback.

The FableStreet business model is based on:Strong Product USP - Custom FitsDirect to customerEfficient Supply Chain to enable profitability at the early stages.

FableStreet - GrowthAfter acquiring the first 100 consumers, the FableStreet team approached marketing and brand building systematically.

Given the uniqueness of the FableStreet business model and product, they garnered significant press in the early launch days itself. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584216009.900785/Fablestreet-Founder,Revenue.Funding,Business-Model?ref=audio_experience

Also, this portal publishes blogs and videos on the website to generate awareness about pressing issues like mental health.

Mental health problems are among the most important contributors to the burden of disease and disability worldwide.

5 of the 10 leading causes of disability worldwide are mental health problems.

Now&Me - Startup ChallengesThe biggest challenge for Now&Me is the long-standing stigma around mental health, that stops people from seeking help even when they know that it’s the right thing to do.

The long-term agenda is to integrate good professional help in the Now&Me platform along with its existing endeavors towards mental health and its affordability, availability and accessibility. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584214207.6074343/Read-how-two-college-girls-are-helping-people-achieve-mental-health?ref=audio_experience

But even amidst the upheaval, some startups and companies have tried to do their best for their customers and their employees.

Urban Company: As the coronavirus spread, Urban Company (formerly Urban Clap) provided a new health insurance and income protection plan for all its 30,000 service partners in India.

Zomato: Zomato came up with a similar measures of its own.

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Haptik: Chatbot company Haptik, which was recently acquired by Reliance, made a chatbot which answered questions related to the coronavirus. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584212407.8596394/Here’s-How-Indian-Startups-Are-Helping-Employees-And-Customers-During-The-Coronavirus-Outbreak?ref=audio_experience

I will adjust a quote from G. Michael Hopf here:“Hard times create strong people.

Strong people create good times.

Good times create weak people.

And weak people create hard times.”Seems like we’re about to enter that first line of that quote.

These will be hard times, but, with the proper mindset and agility, we shall endure. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584210607.623966/What-COVID-19-will-do-to-our-startup-ecosystem-in-Latin-America?ref=audio_experience

Even in a sluggish economy, startups helped spawn the gig economy that created jobs and new ways of working and sharing.

However, the gig economy is seeing challenges because of the Covid-19 scare — especially as delivery personnel are highly exposed to the environment.In a “response note”, online grocer BigBasket said warehouse employees handling fruits and vegetables use disposable masks and gloves.

Smartworks has made masks and sanitisers available at its centres and is scanning people coming to its sites with infrared thermometer.

So far no one has lowered manpower projections for the next fiscal year.

We do see higher demand for app-based companies as more people stay at home and order more.”However, if the virus persists, it could affect the sharing economy and the jobs of gig workers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584208806.206074/The-challenges-of-delivering-orders-in-the-times-of-coronavirus?ref=audio_experience

Even though the big digital marketing events take place on the East and West coast, the Midwest also has its share of conferences.

The DigiMarCon Midwest 2020 is going to take place in Chicago on June 17th to 18th, 2020, to bring the latest digital marketing trends to the region.

According to event organizers, this year’s edition will feature everything you need to know about digital marketing.

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You can see a full list of events, contest and award listings or post your own events by visiting the Small Business Events Calendar. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584207009.043671/Learn-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Digital-Marketing-at-This-Chicago-Event?ref=audio_experience

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced that the Vertex Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation, is making a $500k gift to Partners HealthCare, a Boston-based nonprofit hospital and physician network, to support the needs of patients and health care providers and bolster preparedness and response to the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak through enhanced testing capacity.

Led President and CEO Anne Klibanski, M.D., Partners HealthCare is an integrated health care system, founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, that offers patients a continuum of coordinated and high-quality care.

In addition to its two academic medical centers, the system includes community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, a physician network, community health centers, home health and long-term care services, and other health care entities.

Additionally, the company has research and development sites and commercial offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Latin America.

Vertex is continuing to monitor the evolving COVID-19 outbreak across the world and evaluating additional ways to support the communities in which they operate. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584205269.6460247/The-Vertex-Foundation-Donates-$500K-to-Partners-HealthCare-to-Support-COVID-19-Outbreak-Response?ref=audio_experience