Vineet Kumar, Founder and President of Cyber Peace Foundation at YourStory's Future of Work 2020.

Speaking at the third edition of YourStory's Future of Work, India’s largest product-tech-design conference, Vineet spoke at length about the challenges of cyber security and the importance of spreading awareness.

Through his non-governmental organisation, Cyber Peace Foundation, launched in 2003, Vineet is involved in promoting cyber peace and building trust in technology and the internet.

Cyber Peace Foundation is a leading multi-stakeholders initiative and is crowdsourcing cybersecurity needs for civil society.

Discussing the measures to stay safe, he proposes that organisations conduct cyber security mock drills, train employees, and have backups in place. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583031608.5697262/Future-of-Work-2020:-From-needle-to-airplane,-everything-is-hackable,-says-India’s-leading-cybersecurity-guru?ref=audio_experience

And Pebble Twins Stereo Earpods aim to cash in on that advantage.

Pebble launched the Twins Stereo Earpods at just Rs 2,990, about Rs 1,000 cheaper than the Realme Buds Air.

Are the Pebble Twins Stereo Earpods a good competitor, on their own and in a head-to-head battle with the Realme Buds Air, currently the most popular pair of budget True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earphones?

The Pebble Twins Stereo Earpods come with IPX54 protection, which makes them water and dust-resistant.

The Pebble Twins may be one of the better options, but it would have been great if they were available in a less bulkier case. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583029806.222327/The-Pebble-Twins-Stereo-Earpods-are-affordable,-but-your-ears-deserve-better?ref=audio_experience

At the third edition of YourStory’s flagship Future of Work conference, he detailed out how ownership and leadership thinking can help startups ascend to success.

There are so many facets and aspects to what it means,” he said, before he dove deeper into ownership and the expanded role of engineers as product developers.

Hemant Khandelwal speaks about ownership and the expanded role of engineers as product developers.

Focus on usabilityFor software engineers and developers, the responsibilities are not limited to writing code anymore.

He referred to a quote by John Kotter, a Harvard Business School professor, to denote leadership for the future. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583028006.0754995/Future-of-Work-2020:-Hemant-Khandelwal-decodes-how-you-can-rocketship-success-with-ownership?ref=audio_experience

As Nazi-hunting nun Sister Harriet, Kate Mulvany is fierce and unapologetic in a new show that is now on Amazon Prime, called Hunters.

Jatin Sarna in one of the scenes of web series- Sacred GamesBut this was not where Jatin started.

Artwork from Buddha series by Nivedita GoudaIf you love art, don’t miss an art show that is currently underway in Bengaluru, curated by artist M G Doddamani.

If so, meet Arjun Sagar Gupta, the man behind The Piano Man group.

Currently, The Piano Man group also owns and manages The Piano Man Jazz Club, The Piano Man Bakery, Dirty Apron, and more. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583026205.0761392/Best-of-Weekender:-Meet-actor-Kate-Mulvany-of-Amazon-Prime’s-'Hunters'-and-Sacred-Games'-Jatin-Sarna?ref=audio_experience

Mobile phone brands come up with new models almost every six months.

This was the formative idea behind Cashify, a recommerce marketplace for used electronic gadgets, based out of Gurugram.

It buys up to 1,20,000 used mobile phones from customers every month, which are then re-sold.

On the other hand, 90 percent of the mobile phones are used by consumers.

There was no collective way to get hold of these mobile phones and we tapped that market,” Nakul says. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583024405.9227026/[The-Turning-Point]-How-recommerce-startup-Cashify-was-started-to-solve-India’s-e-waste-problem?ref=audio_experience

Q: Does valuation play into how likely anyone would want to acquire the business from the founders?

Acquirers will generally assume they have to pay more than the last round price to buy you, and often 2x-3x more:Plaid at $5b was 2x the last round price.

Credit Karma at $7b was ~2x the last round price.

Salesforce just bought Vlocity for $1.2b, a smidge more than the last round price of $1b.

By contrast if you sell for < 1x of what you raise, really no one makes any money. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583022865.5030408/Does-valuation-play-into-how-likely-anyone-would-want-to-acquire-the-business-from-the-founders??ref=audio_experience

Q: For a Saas startup, what is better: to bill clients annually or monthly?

Bill and charge your customers the way they want to be charged.

Even SMBs today have now deployed 100+ SaaS apps.

If they want to buy annually for a discount, let them.

Let them buy the way they are already used to buying 100 other SaaS apps they use and love. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583021059.257165/For-a-Saas-startup,-what-is-better:-to-bill-clients-annually-or-monthly?-Why??ref=audio_experience

Q: When should an enterprise data collection startup hire a VP Customer Success to upsell customers much larger contracts for analytics?

Once you have even $1m in revenue, you are likely ready for a full-time customer success leader.

Maybe even, once you have more than 2 or 3 big customers.

Then it can’t just be part of your job, or someone else’s job.

Staff 1 person for every few top logos if you can, as early as you can. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583019249.3485353/When-should-an-enterprise-data-collection-startup-hire-a-VP-Customer-Success-to-upsell-customers-much-larger-contracts-for-analytics??ref=audio_experience

Q: Is 27 too late to start a SaaS business?

In Aileen Lee’s original post on Unicorns, she noted “the average age on our list of founders at founding is 34”.

It’s possible that’s come down a bit, but probably not much.

At SaaStr Annual, this year, we have 7,000 folks who say they are “founders”.

The average age is about 37:More here: Who’s Coming to the 2020 SaaStr Annual: Stage, Role, Countries, and More | SaaStrView original question on quoraPublished on February 28, 2020 | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583017436.7405708/Is-27-too-late-to-start-a-SaaS-business??ref=audio_experience

Arnab said, Niti Aayog wants to make India an AI garage of the world.

Programme to implement AI and MLWhen AI was just being adopted in India, it was used for inclusive growth.

And to that effect, Niti Aayog is bringing a programme that will implement AI recognition to national strategies, said Arnab.

This is where ML and AI will kick in to democratise healthcare, agriculture, etc., in India at a large-scale, said Arnab.

Niti Aayog will also pick a few institutions and make them ‘centres of excellence’ to make them the best AI community in India, with faculties from within the country and abroad. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583015633.6475155/Future-of-Work-2020:-Niti-Aayog-wants-to-establish-India-as-an-AI-garage?ref=audio_experience