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𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚

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𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚

@samidhas

Editor @ETtech.🔥🔥Subscribe to ETtech newsletters bit.ly/3KQZ50Z , 📧📧 [email protected]

Bombay/ but often Bangalore

Joined November 2008

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@samidhas
Mar 10, 2023
🚨🚨 Today, I finally got down to launching Full Stack, a separate space for my opinions, views & commentary on the new economy. Why Full Stack? Cos these will be rounded, balanced views & talk as much about tech companies & startups as the people who inhabit it…
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@samidhas
Dec 27, 2022
Sorry? This is a list of people who moved jobs, it is not a diversity contest..
Ravi Subramanian
@subramanianravi
Dec 27, 2022
Not a single woman in this!!!!! It is a man’s world @EconomicTimes eh? Or are you a newspaper edited by men!!!
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@samidhas
Jul 14, 2021
Well done, Swiggy 😂😂 #ZomatoIPO
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@samidhas
Mar 23, 2022
🧵 #Zomato piloted a 10-min delivery service stirring a bunch of discussion. It’s a good time to share some stories I’ve reported on since 2013–14 chronicling the sector. It’s amazing how much things have changed but really haven’t.This is the history of food-delivery in India.
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@samidhas
Nov 18, 2023
Get the picture right for Sam Altman, at least.
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@samidhas
Jan 9, 2025
🚨🚨Just In: Dunzo cofounder Kabeer Biswas has joined Flipkart today to lead its quick commerce biz Minutes @ETtech @digbijaymishra1
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@samidhas
Mar 14, 2020
How can people be so irresponsible at a time like this & then blame the government for not doing enough.. disgraceful! Via @timesofindia #COVID19india
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@samidhas
Jul 14, 2020
Evening scoop: Walmart to infuse $1.2 billion in Flipkart ecommerce business at $24.9 billion valuation #ETtech tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/…
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@samidhas
Nov 11, 2021
I’ve covered Falguni Nayar & Nykaa since she first raised external capital. She’s one entrepreneur who defies all templates drawn up for tech founders. Yesterday she spoke about a bunch of these biases, promoter vs professional, HNI capital vs VC money. economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/…
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@samidhas
May 20, 2024
🚨🚨Rare Rabbit, a Bengaluru-based omnichannel premium men’s apparel brand, is closing its maiden institutional funding round of Rs 500 crore. Deal details: The funding round, a mix of primary capital infusion and a secondary share sale by the founders Manish Poddar and wife
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@samidhas
Mar 15, 2020
I’ve now heard this from several ppl who returned to India from China & later from Europe in January & February, that they kept getting calls from local health authorities for 14 days, to check if they were okay or had developed any symptoms of #COVID19z This is very reassuring!
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@samidhas
Jun 30, 2020
🆕🚨I spoke to @balajis about the fallout of the ban of Chinese apps in India.. he said it is an Indian Sputnik moment for the local technology industry. And he along with @naval are looking to invest in Indian startups tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/…
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@samidhas
Feb 6, 2023
🚨🚨This evening we broke the news of lending apps like PayU’s LazyPay, Kissht, among others being a part of the 94 loan apps to be blocked by the Indian Govt. This has led to chaos among lending startups. Till yesterday it was seeming like only Chinese apps were being banned
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@samidhas
Jun 16, 2024
Just an hour after we send queries to the two companies-- info leaks out to another publication😇 🚨🚨Breaking: Food delivery company Zomato has held talks to acquire Paytm’s movie ticketing and events business as the Deepinder Goyal-led firm looks to double down on its ‘going
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