The Co-founder and CEO of Zomato, Deepinder Goyal, has always been a man on a mission.

Before starting Zomato, Deepinder worked as a management consultant with Bain and Company in New Delhi.

It was at Bain that Deepinder conceived the idea of an online restaurant information service, after seeing the demand for menu cards among his colleagues.

Deepinder Goyal, Founder & CEO, ZomatoThe food tech unicorn turned 11-years-old on July 10, 2019, and over the years, it has diversified itself from a restaurant aggregator to a food delivery startup.

All the big things (strategy) are a sum total of small things (execution).”“Hire good people. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582597806.0903788/‘The-first-rule-of-entrepreneurship-is-that-there-is-no-rule,’-says-Zomato’s-Deepinder-Goyal?ref=audio_experience

Here is a breakup of the agenda for Future of Work 2020:Day 1Track 1 - Aura 1&2The first session will see a talk by Amod Malviya, Co-founder of Udaan, and Flipkart’s ex-CTO.

This will be followed by a fireside chat between Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO, YourStory, and Mukesh Bansal, Co-founder and CEO, Cure.fit.

This will be followed by a talk by Lalitesh Katragadda, Founder of Indihood, who also brought Google Maps to India.

Later, Abhinit Tiwari, Design Head, Gojek, and Navneet Nair, Design Director, PhonePe, can be seen delivering their insights.

The last and final panel discussion will be between Meeta Malhotra, Founder, The Hard Copy, and Shayak Sen, Product and Design Head, Meesho. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582596005.6978931/A-sneak-peek-into-the-agenda-of-much-awaited-Future-of-Work-2020?ref=audio_experience

Nikola Stojanow, the CEO of AE Ventures (also called Aeternity Ventures), runs a blockchain fund that has funded 15 startups in two years.

The company had developed ‘Aeternity blockchain’ as a scalable smart contract platform engineered to address fundamental challenges native to earlier blockchains.

In an interaction with YourStory, the CEO spoke about AE Ventures and its journey so far.

Nikola Stojanow: The Aeternity blockchain was built with a vision of powering decentralisation.

These have been blockchain companies that have gone ahead and built amazing PoCs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582594310.7426074/We-will-invest-in-blockchain-startups-that-solve-Indian-problems:-Nikola-Stojanow-of-AE-Ventures?ref=audio_experience

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani thanked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella for his leadership and commitment to India.

Microsoft CEO Satya NadellaAs part of the programme, the selected startups will also gain access to "speed-contracting sessions" with potential customers at Microsoft's own events.

Noise founders Gaurav Khatri (left) and Amit Khatri (right)Started by Gaurav Khatri and Amit Khatri, Noise is a consumer electronics brand that sells smartphone covers, smart wearables, Bluetooth earphones, portable speakers, and more.

But where does that leave other sellers?Amazon and Flipkart launched a series of private labels.

But where does that leave other sellers, who are grappling with steep margins, visibility, and slow payment cycles? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582592509.69566/Mukesh-Ambani-reminisces-Reliance's-startup-days-in-a-chat-with-Satya-Nadella?ref=audio_experience

This love for the hardware and engineering eventually led Varun to build bikes and internet of things (IoT) devices for his startup, Bounce, from scratch.

Even today, he runs the R&D lab closely at Bounce to build systems that run perfectly for Indian conditions and problems.

He adds that understanding how to build a processor from scratch and make it do “whatever you wanted” amazed him.

The batteries of the IoT device that locked and unlocked the bikes needed to be more efficient and stronger.

“I am finding different ways of making commute intuitive and easier – both for us and the consumer,” he says. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582590606.388695/[Techie-Tuesday]-How-a-boy-from-Hassan-is-solving-Bengaluru’s-commute-problem?ref=audio_experience

The new company brings together open-source hardware and software to give enterprises a new way to leverage the newly opened 3.5 GHz band for private LTE and — later — 5G IoT deployments.

“There is a very broad opportunity for any enterprise building IoT solutions, which completely changes the dynamic of the whole market,” Renski told me when I asked him why he was leaving Mirantis.

Mirantis itself worked on bringing Magma, a Facebook-developed open-source tool for powering some of the features needed for building access networks, into production.

FreedomFi is also working with the OpenAirInterface consortium, which aims to create an ecosystem for open-source software and hardware development around wireless innovation.

“We’re probably at least six months away from having solved all of the technology and business-related problems pertaining to delivering this kind of end-to-end private LTE network,” he said. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582587008.947309/Mirantis-co-founder-launches-FreedomFi-to-bring-private-LTE-networks-to-enterprises-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

An office security system is vital for a number of reasons.

The Importance of Installing Cameras for Your Office Security SystemAn office security system helps to ensure that employees are safe in the office.

Wireless SensorsThese are automatic sensors that are either hardwired or wireless, depending on the configuration of the office security system.

Monitored Office Security SystemsThese are office security systems that are monitored at a central location that is independent of the office space.

Every business owner needs to invest in an office security system. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582585207.1190379/Why-Your-Business-Needs-an-Office-Security-System-–-Business?ref=audio_experience

WorkGenius, a Hamburg, Germany-based provider of a technology solution for mid-size and enterprise companies to source, manage and pay freelancers, raised $7m in additional funding.

Backers included existing investors Axel Sven Springer, grand son of publisher Axel Springer, John Jahr, grand son of publisher John Jahr and Oliver Heine, member of Axel Springer’s advisory board.

The company, which has raised total funding to +$20M, intends to use the capital to expand operations and its business reach.

Led by Marlon Rosenzweig and Daniel Barke, WorkGenius provides a technology solution for mid-size and enterprise companies to source, manage and pay freelancers.

Blue chips like DHL, Unilever, Colgate, Wilson Athletics and fast-growing companies like Flywire, About You, Homeadvisor and Quickbase are clients of WorkGenius. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582583410.4926388/WorkGenius-Raises-$7M-in-Funding?ref=audio_experience

But even these healthy-looking numbers can only be accessed with great vision and skill.

You see, back in 2014, Troquer began as a small operation of two friends and their local network trading luxury goods.

But with great growth, come great overheads.

It requires strategic vision on new outreach, whether that be through clever marketing, corporate alliances, or artificial intelligence (AI).

They needed to know their strengths—and, by extension, their weaknesses—to reassign their positions in a way that would best suit their scaleup. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582581609.359165/Mexican-fashiontech,-Troquer,-restructures-to-scaleup?ref=audio_experience

Hodo, an Oakland, Calif.-based plant-based foods company producing organic, clean-ingredient, artisanally made products, received a Series B funding.

Renewal Funds made the investment.

With the closing of the transaction, Paul Richardson, Managing Partner of Renewal Funds, joins Hodo’s Board of Directors.

The company intends to use the funds to expand production capacity to meet demand for its products from the retail marketplace.

Led by Minh Tsai, Founder, Hodo produces organic, clean-ingredient, and flavor-forward products such as Moroccan Cubes, Curry Nuggets, and Cajun Burgers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582579808.793668/Hodo-Raises-Series-B-Funding-from-Renewal-Funds?ref=audio_experience