Culture makes the difference.

Some organizations collect leadership power into the bureaucratic center, where a few people can make the majority of the decisions for the many.

In a great company, profit is an outcome of a higher calling.

In this way, culture makes all the difference.

Culture, it turns out, makes the difference. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583553607.5816295/Culture-Makes-The-Difference---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

This is important because great customer experience is paramount to customer retention (nobody wants to lose customers).

Running a call center does not require special skills, all you require is an attitude to learn and call center software.

A call center software provides all the important features of a call center without the need to set up equipment.

Call center software has evolved from only handling calls to providing a contact center experience.

This would require skill, experience and, in some cases, certification. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583551807.5820706/Need-A-New-Business-Idea?-Here-Are-7-Small-Business-Ideas-You-Can-Start-This-Year---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Further, the state’s innovation system includes Hyderbad’s multiple state-sponsored incubators including T-HUB, WeHub, Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH), TSIC, T Works, and Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK).

However, in our conversation with the ecosystem stakeholders, the Hyderabad startups are said to be growing irrespective of the state government’s infrastructure.

Incubators And Coworking SpacesInternational Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad manages its innovation, entrepreneurial and technology outreach efforts through Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE).

10,000 Startups is an initiative by NASSCOM to scale up the startup ecosystem in India, with significant presence in most major metros.

Its portfolio includes startups like 91springboard, Ketto, Travellio, SheildSquare and others. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583550006.883849/Telangana-Startup-Ecosystem-Banks-On-Robust-Government-Infrastructure?ref=audio_experience

Karthic Rao, Developer Relations Lead at Dgraph, shared some insights on the power of internet applications at Future of Work 2020, YourStory’s flagship conference for product, design and technology.

The challenges ...Karthic said he would focus on the challenges creators need to be prepared for in this decade.

Other than engineering challenges, design collaboration requires you to work with front-end and back-end developers and product teams where a lot of productivity gets lost.

It is important to clearly define the problem and come up with an adequate solution using an intuitive approach.

Karthic said he had come across these challenges during his own journey as well as through reading and learning about other companies. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583548206.2301455/Future-of-Work-2020:-Dgraph’s-Karthic-Rao-reveals-challenges-that-developers-face?ref=audio_experience

In the earlier 455 posts, we featured an art festival, cartoon gallery.

world music festival, telecom expo, millets fair, climate change expo, wildlife conference, startup festival, Diwali rangoli, and jazz festival.

Exhibits showcased in this two-part photo essay include the VR Art Car, painted by the Bengaluru-based women and trans-women art collective, Aravani Art Project.

“The dialogue has sparked a possibility of collaboration with artists, organisations focusing on sustainability, and volunteering enthusiasts,” Padmaja explains.

For, your work has the power to initiate a dialogue, spark a change, and challenge us with reimagined possibilities,” Padmaja signs off. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583546405.961966/From-imagination-to-impact:-artists-spark-dialogue-to-protect-the-environment?ref=audio_experience

BounceGraphic DesignerExperience needed: not specifiedLast-mile mobility platform Bounce is looking for someone who can give a visual identity to the brand’s communication.

Their responsibilities include creating aesthetic and effective visual designs for campaigns, offline and online, and other internal design requirements.

PaytmGraphic/ Visual DesignerExperience needed: not specifiedAs a visual designer at Paytm, the candidate will be responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact.

MeeshoSenior Graphic DesignerExperience needed: 4 yearsMeesho is looking for someone who can shape its brand and the graphic design scope of its initiatives and manage the visual design language in the design team.

For more information, click here. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583544605.5709465/[Jobs-roundup]-Design-your-career-with-these-graphic-designer-roles-at-top-startups?ref=audio_experience

IIT Kanpur buddies Bhanu Singh, Ankush Sachdeva, and Farid Ahsan’s startup ShareChat claims to be the country’s largest social media platform riding on non-metro users.

“While doing so, I stumbled upon an interesting group: Sachin Tendulkar Fan Club,” Ankush says.

Every ShareChat content that was shared on WhatsApp had the platform’s logo and name.

ShareChat now has 60 million monthly active users, with every user spending an average of 23 minutes on the platform each day.

The platform offers 15 languages or dialects, and 21 million content creators. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583542805.4885676/[Turning-Point]-How-a-Sachin-Tendulkar-fan-club-on-Facebook-led-to-the-genesis-of-ShareChat?ref=audio_experience

The unprecedented lockdown in China is directly impacting global supply chains.

Pure software companies are less exposed to supply chain disruptions, but remain at risk due to cascading economic effects.

The unprecedented lockdown in China is directly impacting global supply chains.

Pure software companies are less exposed to supply chain disruptions, but remain at risk due to cascading economic effects.

While travel companies are directly impacted, all companies that depend on in-person meetings to conduct sales, business development or partnership discussions are being affected. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583541011.5050302/Stocks-fall-again-on-continued-coronavirus-worries-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

In response, many companies are considering asking some percentage of their workforce to work remotely until the crisis abates.

If your organization doesn’t have a great deal of experience with remote work, there are a number of key things to think about as you set up a program.

The lay of the landAlan Lepofsky, currently VP of Salesforce Quip, has studied the remote work market for more than a decade.

He says there are three main pieces to building a remote working strategy.

First, managers need to evaluate which tools they’ll be using to allow employees to continue collaborating when they aren’t together. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583539208.840616/What-to-consider-when-employees-need-to-start-working-remotely-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Hungry, a catering marketplace that connects businesses with independent chefs, announced this week that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Hungry tells me that the funding valued the company at more than $100 million (pre-money).

The chefs are all screened by Hungry, they cook out of “ghost kitchens” (commercial kitchens that aren’t attached to a restaurant) and then the food is delivered by the Hungry team.

“The food is produced at a much lower cost structure than at a restaurant with a retail location,” Grass said.

As for the funding, Grass and his team will use it to expand into new markets — he hopes to be in 23 cities by the end of 2021. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583537407.1571443/New-funding-round-values-catering-marketplace-Hungry-at-$100M+-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience