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From sleeping at 4 am to bed by 10 pm: NIT alum reveals how he escaped the 'Asian entrepreneur mindset' while working with US clientsAn Indian entrepreneur shared his struggle with late nights and burnout due to working with US clients, leading him to set firm boundaries....
'Chai stall' to 'Papa ki kirane ki dukan': What Indian techies say they’ll do if fired tomorrowA 23-year-old software professional's question about backup plans after potential job loss sparked a candid online discussion among Indian ...
Employee, who lost her father, gives more than 12 hours to top project, only to be met with 'disappointment' from boss. How she reactedAn Indian employee faced her manager's disapproval for sleeping after extensive work. The manager messaged her early morning expressing dis...
‘Heart attack and an uncertain future’: Employee shares how working with an Indian startup left him with a 'damaged heart'A Reddit user's account of a toxic work environment at an Indian startup has ignited online discussions. The employee detailed fabricated r...
Bengaluru founder’s 'strict 72-hour workweek’ to promote a 'building mindset' sparks online uproar: 'Make employees partners’Bengaluru entrepreneur’s post about his employees working from 10 AM to 10 PM, six days a week, has reignited the hustle culture debate in ...
She had panic attacks just entering the office: Bengaluru woman reveals how toxic startup culture broke herA Bengaluru woman, working as a Product Experience Manager at a prominent startup, resigned due to severe workplace harassment that trigger...
Age-reversing CEO Bryan Johnson flags health risks while reacting to Indian coder’s 4 am post: ‘This is not heroic’An Indian web developer's viral post showing his team working at 4 am ignited a debate about work-life balance and health. Bryan Johnson, a...
'Forget romance, hire a COO': Bengaluru founder warns founder couples to keep spouses out of start-upsAnurag Singh cautions against mixing marriage and startups, highlighting the high failure rate due to co-founder conflicts and emotional bu...
Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha walks back 'work-life' jab, calls it a 'stupid idea', claims startup culture isn't for everyoneZepto CEO Aadit Palicha has publicly acknowledged his controversial 2024 post on work-life balance as a "stupid idea," amidst criticism of ...
Techie compares American vs Indian bosses. Says one 'expects mistakes' while another 'plays blame game'A software engineer's anonymous Reddit post ignited a debate by highlighting the contrasting approaches of Indian and American startup foun...
Founders react to Piyush Goyal's critique of India's startups: Who said what?Piyush Goyal’s comments, seen as a call for deeper innovation in areas like semiconductors rather than consumer-facing sectors like food de...
Zomato layoffs; OpenAI’s $300 billion valuationFood delivery major Zomato has asked 500 of its junior-level employees to leave. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
India’s AI race heats up as entrepreneurs, researchers, and startups vie for IndiaAI Mission fundingIndia’s AI race heats up as entrepreneurs, researchers, and startups vie for IndiaAI Mission funding. With Rs 1,500 crore support and subsi...
The numerous reasons of why startup founders are stepping downMany Indian startup founders are stepping down due to issues like co-founder disagreements, loss of passion, and market pressures. High-pro...
'14-hour workdays and no tolerance for poor performance': Indian-origin CEO's post sparks fierce online debateDaksh Gupta, CEO of Greptile, advocates for 14-hour workdays, six days a week. He states this demanding schedule is crucial for startup suc...
Startups crank up the heat on staff amid a funding winterThe current downturn comes after the dream run of 2021 when startups saw a hiring spree with massive pay packages, lucrative stock options,...
Startups take measures to ease their employees outPutting more people on performance improvement plans, setting unrealistic targets to be met in a short period, freezing hikes and variable ...
Rainmakers quit investment banking gigs for greener pasturesOf the 150 middle- to senior-level moves in investment banks in the last six months, about 52% left the sector to join other domains, show ...
Amazon's India chief tells team to turn off work email at nightAmit Agarwal counseled colleagues to stop responding to emails or work calls between 6 pm and 8 am.
Indian ecommerce firms won't crash and burn, say global bankersIndian ecommerce space is getting bigger according to Deutsche Bank's Global Head of Internet and New Media Banking, Emmanuel Desousa and i...