Ride hailing platform Ola has named former Flipkart executive Sanjiv Saddy as its Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs.

"Consequently, all our regional corporate affairs and law enforcement leads will report to him," he wrote.

Saddy has over 35 years of experience in corporate affairs and government relations, business development, and finance.

In his previous role, he was working with Flipkart, leading its government relations and corporate affairs mandate.

The decision was imposed during a closed-door meeting by the Karnataka Transport Department with the ride-hailing companies. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580196606.0130005/Ex-Flipkart-exec-Sanjiv-Saddy-joins-Ola-as-SVP-of-Corporate-Affairs?ref=audio_experience

In “Conscious Leadership: 7 Principles That Will Change Your Business and Change Your Life“, leadership expert and organizational psychologist Michael Bianco-Splann offers a roadmap to effectively lead others without giving up your principles, aspirations, or happiness.

Conscious leadership is about “waking up” and turning off your autopilot.

Conscious leadership.

Conscious leaders understand this fact and give people their full attention and heartfelt understanding.

How can young professionals incorporate conscious leadership early on in their careers? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580194910.120878/[Interview]-Michael-Bianco-Splann,-Author-Of-‘Conscious-Leadership:-7-Principles-That-Will-Change-Your-Business-And-Change-Your-Life"---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

The investment has been led by Sequoia India, Tiger Global and Global Founders Capital among othersBengaluru-based edtech startup InterviewBit on Tuesday (January 28) announced that it has raised $20 Mn in Series A funding round.

The investment has been led by Sequoia India, Tiger Global and Global Founders Capital among others.

Founded in 2014 by Anshuman Singh and Abhimanyu Saxena, InterviewBit offers an advanced online computer science programmes for college graduates and young professional software engineers, called Scaler Academy.

Among those who have already graduated, several hundred software engineers have been placed at top tech companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Samsung, among others.

We believe the company helps students learn skills that can enable them to achieve greater professional success.” Scott Shleifer, Partner at Tiger Global. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580193082.6148942/Breaking:-InterviewBit-Raises-$20-Mn-To-Expand-Curriculum,-Live-Teaching-Product?ref=audio_experience

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) on Monday said it has added a new feature that analyses "rogue" apps on user devices that may trigger fraudulent transactions and advises users to uninstall such apps.

The brand new feature analyses 'rogue' apps on user devices that might trigger fraudulent transactions and advises users to uninstall them," it said in a statement.

No transactions will be possible until the user uninstalls that fraudulent app," he added.

The statement said the bank has a dedicated team of over 200 cybersecurity experts to ensure round-the-clock security of every user transaction.

The teams closely work with all State and Central police forces and cyber cells as well as telecom companies to detect, prevent and report fraudulent transactions for immediate action, it added. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580191205.8304174/Paytm-Payments-Bank-to-help-identify-rogue-apps-that-could-trigger-fraud-transactions?ref=audio_experience

Q: What are some of the most common techniques used by salespeople?

In SaaS, I think the most common one I see is simply lying to a buyer that doesn’t know software.

I see reps pushing folks who control budgets into multi-year deals without even trying or piloting the product.

And I see it most when multi-year deals are involved.

Thursday: crickets Friday: crickets Saturday: — Jason ✨SaaStrAnnual.com✨ Lemkin

An ET report citing former employee and hotel partners of the Gurugram-based hospitality unicorn said that corporates like L&T Infotech, Vodafone Idea, Tata Consultancy Services have cut back on their business with OYO for employee accommodation.

The concerns revolve around the safety and security of female employees as well as service standards and quality issues.

This loss of business coupled with disputes with hotel partners means that OYO’s corporate business has reportedly stayed flat over the past year.

A former employee reportedly said that OYO is not in a position to manage many of these issues.

It is to be noted here that Oyo’s self-operated business includes Oyo Townhouse, Silverkey, Collection O, Oyo Flagship and Oyo Homes, etc. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580187606.8377993/Corporates-End-Tie-Ups-With-OYO-Over-Employee-Safety,-Service-Issues?ref=audio_experience

In this article, we will take a look at some of the most successful entrepreneurs in India.

Dhirubhai Ambani was named the Indian Entrepreneur of the 20th Century by FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry).

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904 – 1993)JRD TataPopularly known as JRD Tata, was a French born Indian aviator and chairman of Tata Group – his family business.

Also Read : Successful Indian Entrepreneurs [2019 List]Jamsetji Tata (1839 – 1904)Jamsetji TataJamsetji Tata is the founder of the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate which employs more than four lakh people and enjoys the revenue of over $83 billion.

Also Read: Inspiring Quotes of Indian Entrepreneurs [Exhaustive List]Ardeshir Godrej (1868 – 1936)Aedeshir Burjorji Sorabji GodrejAedeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej was an Indian businessman and co-founder of the Godrej Group. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580185807.0672956/Greatest-Indian-Entrepreneurs?ref=audio_experience

When Puneet Chandra was looking to start up, he realised that commercial real estate was managed in an unorganised manner.

Then, once we ventured into real estate, we realised the archaic way in which things were being run in the sector.

Post the WeWork saga, coworking spaces are much sought after.

At present, coworking spaces have become very popular and are seeing exponential growth in India.

According to a JLL global survey, while the number of people opting for coworking space is on the rise, only around 40 percent of all coworking spaces are profitable. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580184005.8974347/Hosting-big-corporates-and-MNCs,-this-bootstrapped-coworking-space-provider-means-business?ref=audio_experience

OYO said it will not roll-back any job offers it had already given to the graduatesIn the first month of 2020, Gurugram-based hospitality unicorn OYO made headlines with its internal restructuring which led to mass layoffs.

At the same time, OYO clarified it would not roll-back any job offers it had already given to graduates in campus hiring.

Further, at IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Guwahati, where OYO had earlier recruited for product and software roles, the hiring was done primarily through the pre-placement offer (PPO) route.

It is to be noted that OYO chief Ritesh Agarwal is on the board of governors for MDI Gurugram.

An OYO spokesperson told the publication that it has already floated offers to some students and these will be honoured amid the layoffs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580182205.5827215/OYO-Takes-It-Slow-With-Campus-Hiring-Amid-Mass-Layoffs?ref=audio_experience

Mega corporations, from Alibaba’s Alipay to Didi Chuxing, Xiaomi and Tencent, are well-entrenched in the Indian startup ecosystem, having backed the likes of Paytm , Swiggy and Ola.But now these tech giants and other early entrants such as CDH Investments, BAce Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, Morningside Ventures, Fosun, Hillhouse Capital, GGV Capital and Meituan are also accelerating investment activity.

This is especially true in sectors such as fintech, social commerce and content, said a founder who recently raised money from Tencent.

“However, even with this exposure, their India allocation is quite small compared with the overall corpus,” he added.Over the past few months, Chinese venture funds like Shunwei Capital, CDH Investments, Hillhouse, GGV, Mount Judi Ventures, Morningside Ventures, Tencent and Fosun have hired investment professionals in India as they look to step up deals.Others are relying on investment banks and networks to reach out to entrepreneurs.

In October, ET had reported that China’s investment banking majors, including TH Capital, China International Capital Corporation and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, are on the lookout for deals in India.

Also keen on investing are emerging investment banks such as Fanzhou Capital and Fusion Capital. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580180405.9729493/Starved-of-openings,-Chinese-Cos-cross-Great-Wall-to-India?ref=audio_experience