At the time, India’s largest conglomerate – Reliance Industries –announced its foray into the ecommerce sector, setting the stage for a high intensity battle.

In this regard, as she puts its best, Indian ecommerce has a long way to go.

“Also, a host of Indian ecommerce players lay focus on discounting as a proposition and disregard value as a proposition completely,” Devesh adds.

“We hope that the upcoming Budget will offer ecommerce players a comprehensive tax and regulatory policy aimed at facilitating its growth in the country.

In this mission, the Indian ecommerce sector, propelled by the increasing internet and smartphone penetration and the ongoing digital transformation, could play a substantial role. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580088607.4578424/Lower-taxes-and-clear-regulatory-policy-–-what-India’s-ecommerce-industry-wants-from-Budget-2020?ref=audio_experience

From deeptech, ecommerce, fintech, and conversational chatbots to mobility, foodtech, and healthcare, AI and ML have transformed most industry sectors today.

Sameer Dhanrajani, chief strategic officer of analytics startup Fractal Analytics, says,"We are data-rich but information-poor.

The BFSI industry accounts for almost 37 percent of the total analytics market while generating almost $756 million.

But data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are those fields where mere book-reading and formulaic interpretation and execution just does not cut it.

During this time, when the industry is almost on the verge of fully migrating to NLP and Neural Networks, which are a significant part of future deep-tech, now is more than a better time to start learning machine learning. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580086805.9190278/Technologies-of-the-future,-but-where-are-AI-and-ML-headed-to??ref=audio_experience

Keen to change this is Bengaluru-based two-wheeler rental startup Ontrack Technologies.

It also has a B2B model, partnering with Swiggy and Nestaway.

OnTrack foundersStarting from classroomHarshit Sonthalia, 24, a BBA student of Christ College, wanted to own a bike.

However, currently we are more focused on the B2C model,” Harshit says.

“Our USP lies in our business model and is interlinked with how we source, price, and retain our assets and users,” Harshit says. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580085008.6694002/Incepted-at-Christ-College,-bike-rental-startup-Ontrack-Technologies-wants-to-solve-Bengaluru’s-daily-commute-problem?ref=audio_experience

Based out of Pune, AirAttix functions as a marketplace for people to find others who are willing to rent out extra storage space and vacant parking lots.

The company, which constructs cabins in one of its warehouses, started renting them out to anyone who needed the extra space.

“Being in the warehousing business, we used to often get enquiries from common people who wanted extra space for storing their goods.

AirAttix Storage went live in August 2019 as a sister concern of Imperial Logistics.

According to the founder, the AirAttix portal has seen substantial increase in traffic in 2020 with at least 20 new users signing up every day. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580083209.2068558/Own-a-car-but-not-a-parking-spot?-This-startup-helps-you-rent-spaces-for-vehicles,-goods?ref=audio_experience

When the person behind bars is a key employee it will definitely cause distress within the company, particularly for a startup.

If you are in the unfortunate position where one of your key employees have been detained, you have to deal with the company crisis professionally.

Assist the key employee throughout the court hearing by putting them on a short-term suspension.

BAIL BOND NEEDSA key employee is invaluable to any institution and it’s to both company and employee’s benefit, to assist them throughout the process.

When employers find themselves in this predicament, it’s advised that they consult licensed bonds agencies to help them deal with this kind of company crisis. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580082834.554884/The-Startup-Magazine-Cash-and-Bail-Bonds:-Employer-Options-to-Assist-Key-Employees??ref=audio_experience

Intel SGX technology uses hardware-based attestation to create secure, encrypted zones (enclaves) within system memory to execute confidential applications and data.

It builds on the prior secure computing methods of technologies such as the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT).

As a result, SGX makes applications that have been coded to take advantage of SGX even more secure.

Fortanix SDKMS also now operates in Alibaba Cloud to secure cloud data for clients.

SGX can offer another plate in the armor. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580081013.733477/Enclaves-and-SGX:-Armor-plate-against-deep-stack-attacks?ref=audio_experience

The first day of your job can be anxious and memorable.

Here are some of the tips that you can use to make a good impression on first day of job.

Also Read: How to Boost ProductivityPrepare for orientationThe first day of your job, you expect induction to be done.

Listen as well observe moreMindsetThe first day of your job is to do more of observing and listening.

Let people in the organization know that you are a reliable person. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580079214.5503845/Tips-To-Make-Good-Impression-on-the-First-day-of-job?ref=audio_experience

Yes, Google wants “AI regulation.” But it’s not for the same reasons you or I might.

And AI regulation, which many see as inevitable anyway, is what’s best for Googlebet.

In AI, Google is undoubtedly a market leader.

Indeed, that’s exactly where I suspect Google’s lobbying dollars will go next — ensuring any upcoming “AI regulation” helps Google more than anything else.

Plus, journalists would spend their Fridays writing about Google’s efforts to outline what “AI regulation” might look like rather than critiquing an op-ed. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580077428.8717365/ProBeat:-Why-Google-is-really-calling-for-AI-regulation?ref=audio_experience

In this article, we’ll take a look at the wider view and, some of the things that make international scaling difficult for startups.

Taking On The World – Why is international scaling so hard?

Money mattersA lot of startups fail to take into account the cost of scaling internationally.

The assumption that what works at home will work abroad can be a devastating – if not fatal – mistake for companies looking to scale internationally.

Manpower mattersOne big stumbling block for brands trying to scale internationally is the hiring of staff. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580074225.0183458/The-Startup-Magazine-Why-It's-Hard-For-Startups-To-Scale-Internationally?ref=audio_experience

Shortly after raising $10 million CAD in Series A funding, Kitchener-based healthtech startup Nicoya has launched what it calls “the world’s first digital benchtop SPR system,” which aims to help make drug discovery faster.

“The future of drug discovery is digital and Alto is very well positioned to lead the way.

Nicoya said the product reduces the time and cost of drug discovery, which could help scientists understand and cure human diseases faster.

“The future of drug discovery is digital and Alto is very well positioned to lead the way,” he added.

To date, Nicoya has received overall financing of more than $14.6 million CAD from ventures and government funding. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1580073770.1670616/Nicoya-launches-third-product-following-$10-million-CAD-raise?ref=audio_experience