Embassy Group, the Bengaluru-based real estate developer, launched a new asset class called Olive, a living community.

Olive by Embassy projects will range from 500 to 5,000 beds and be customised with diverse formats and priced competitively to suit respective markets.

The rooms and living spaces at Olive by Embassy are designed efficiently for members to socialise comfortably with a quality palette of furniture, furnishes and functionality to elevate the communal living.

Olive will create a Residence Club that will enable access to its members across all Olive by Embassy locations through a cutting-edge mobile app.

Olive by Embassy projects are designed and developed by UK-based design consultancy Priestman Goode. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579885206.69987/Olive-by-Embassy-builds-next-generation-living-community-in-India?ref=audio_experience

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Start your free trial today EmailHi there,This week, we released our quarterly AI in Numbers report.

This quarter’s report highlights AI investment activity, partnerships, and M&A in 2019.

You can check it out in CB Insights Stories format here. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579883406.1819308/This-Week-In-AI:-Snyk-Raises-$150M,-Cruise-Automation-Previews-Electric-AV,-AI-Chip-Maker-Kneron-Raises-$40M?ref=audio_experience

0 Shares EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInThe day before Alicia Ostarello was laid off, she received a cryptic verbal message from her manager.

“They were saying this isn’t personal, this is business,” Ostarello recalled.

Recently, crowd-sourced spreadsheets have increasingly become a common response to layoffs–especially in tech companies, which thrive on the belief that your network is everything.

To recap, layoff spreadsheets often contain the names of ex-employees, their contact information, and links to their resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

“One of the hardest lessons I learned from that layoff was that I can’t forget that I work for a business,” Ostarello said. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579881607.3839335/Looking-At-Spreadsheets-As-A-Solution-To-Layoffs?ref=audio_experience

10 ways to market your restaurantWhy should someone choose to eat at your restaurant rather than the one next door?

So, from restaurant marketing basics to more elaborate methods of promotion, we look at 10 of the best ways to advertise a restaurant.

Learn more about great restaurant website design here.

Make the most of Yelp and restaurant review platformsAs long as you’re providing customers with the best possible experience, you have nothing to fear from restaurant review platforms.

Restaurant email marketing campaignOne perk of online bookings is that you can start to build up an extremely valuable database of previous diners. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579879805.4073207/Restaurant-marketing:-10-ways-to-promote-your-restaurant?ref=audio_experience

In a bid to help clients to comply with data-localisation norms, US-based digital services provider GoDaddy is planning to open data centres in India.

Currently, the data centres of GoDaddy are located in Singapore.

Nikhil Arora, managing director of GoDaddy India, told ET that the company is planning to set up data centres in India to come closer to Indian customers.

On the other hand, companies such as Paytm, Wipro, Reliance have been backing the government on data localisation norms.

The global card payment network Visa, in December 2019, said that it will soon comply with data localisation norms. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579878005.9731216/GoDaddy-Plans-To-Set-Up-Data-Centres-Locally-In-India?ref=audio_experience

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Department of Information Technology; Biotechnology; and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka, on Friday (January 24), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), fintech and other emerging technologies to foster innovation and startup growth.

It aims to help build robust fintech, AI, IoT and cybersecurity ecosystems.

Further, the MoU also aims to develop education programmes and curriculum related to fintech, AI, IoT and cybersecurity.

Dr. EV Ramana Reddy, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary at the Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka, said, “We are indeed pleased to sign this agreement with Bahrain Economic Development Board.

Parties of today’s cooperation are setting the foundation for a long-term partnership in the fields of fintech, IoT, AI and cybersecurity.”In the NITI Aayog’s first-ever India Innovation Index, Karnataka topped the charts among major states in the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579876205.4504418/Karnataka,-Bahrain-Sign-MoU-To-Boost-AI-And-Fintech-Startup-Ecosystem?ref=audio_experience

Posted by admin on 1/24/20 • Categorized as OthersDepending on your role and workload, you may have to frequently travel for business.

Here are some of our top tips on travelling for business meetings.

Before travelling, it’s essential that you are organised – that includes everything from your packing, to the strategy for the meeting.

When you are travelling internationally for business, ensure that you book a big enough space that provides not only somewhere comfortable for you to sleep, but also somewhere for you to hold meetings.

Ensure that your business trip is a successful one by following these helpful tips. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579874407.8064592/Tips-On-Travelling-For-Business-Meetings---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

But that seriously underestimates the power of social media.

Here are four ways to make the most of social media when practicing lifecycle marketing:1.

Followers don’t want to think that their comments and questions are being thrown into a black hole when they reach out on social media.

Constantly plan toward the next actionsFor many brands, social media is a huge website traffic driver.

A follower cruising around social media finds one of your posts, goes to your website, and then the goal is some conversion. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579872607.1266606/Lifecycle-Marketing:-Reach-Every-Stage-With-Social-Media?ref=audio_experience

In recent months, some of the UK’s biggest payday loan companies have gone to administration after it became clear that their operations are no more viable.

Over the next decade, the operations of payday companies flourished at an amazing rate, which saw both the number of companies and the customers going up substantially.

FCA guidelines & fall of payday loan companiesHowever, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introducing a set of new guidelines for the payday loan companies in 2015, the unabated growth of these companies witnessed the first roadblock.

Other important payday loan companies that have reported bankruptcy include Quick Quid and The Money Shop.

The FutureThe business model of payday loan companies was lopsided that always put the borrowers at a disadvantage, and therefore, it was not sustainable. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579870808.3690424/Why-Are-UK-Payday-Loan-Companies-Going-Bankrupt??ref=audio_experience

It’s easy to think that some ideas are only meant for big businesses with big budgets.

So, if you don’t have a mobile app at the minute, contact mobile app development services.

Use ‘big’ marketing methodsBigger marketing methods seem to be something that smaller businesses don’t tend to explore.

Work closely with different marketing companies to make sure that you get the best campaigns running for your business.

Target different audiencesIt might be a good idea to see if you can branch out and target different target audiences. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579869011.8882754/Think-big:-How-to-unlock-new-areas-of-your-market?ref=audio_experience