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All the important news and insights to help you move FWD in career and life. [Why Product-Market Fit is a Broken Concept]( Dear startup founders & product builders, The whole idea of “product-market fit,” i.e. that there’s some magical, universal, knowable tipping point for when you should stop improving your product and start marketing it, is dumb.🤪 A thread. Sometime in ... [nextbigwhat.com]( [Behind Facebook's Growth Juggernaut: The backstory.]( “Rather than choosing between growth vs product, Zuck decided to do both and deprioritize everything else including revenue. I was responsible for monetization and I fully agreed with this decision, we needed a much larger user base to unlock our full ... [nextbigwhat.com]( [Google defers 30% in-app commission in India to April 2022 after mounting protests]( Google deferred the enforcement of 30% commission on in-app purchases of digital goods from its Play Store in India to April 2022 in the face of mounting protests by Indian developers. [economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Ola loses its operating licence in London over public safety failings]( TfL said it had discovered a number of failures in Ola's operations, including breaches of its licensing regime, which led to unlicensed drivers and v.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Paytm's mini-app store is live]( Mini apps are defined as a custom-built mobile website that gives users an app-like experience without having to download them, and can be built using.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Flipkart decks up with tech for festival shoppers]( Social selling, gaming, and video important levers this festive season, top executives told ET [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Apple’s App Store earned twice as much as Google’s Play Store in Q3 2020]( In-app purchases, subscriptions, and premium app-buys on Apple’s app store rose 31% in Q3 to $19 bn globally, compared to last year [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Google Maps to add landmarks in Live View mode for select users]( Users in select cities will soon be able to see landmarks within Live View, an augmented reality (AR) mode on Google’s navigation tool, Google Maps. Live View is an AR mode which places visual overlay [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Amazon Alexa Auto Mode to roll out in India: How it aims to make cars smarter]( The new Auto Mode is rolling out to Android and iOS in the coming weeks and will be available in India [livemint.com]( [BMW launches Mini Convertible special edition in India]( The Mini Convertible Sidewalk Edition comes as a completely built-up unit (CBU) with only 15 units available for sale in the country [livemint.com]( [Telecom companies seek to get charges for Aadhaar-based e-KYC authentication scrapped]( Mobile phone companies have urged the government to scrap the “unreasonably high” charges of Rs 41 for Aadhaar-based electronic-know your customer.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [JioMart pilots milk deliveries in Bengaluru, Chennai]( This will pit it directly against online food delivery platform Swiggy’s Supr Daily and Bigbasket’s BB Daily services, besides standalone player M.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Airbnb aims to raise roughly $3 billion in IPO]( Airbnb will be one of the largest and most anticipated U.S. stock market listings of 2020 which has already been a blockbuster year for IPOs [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Uber's trucking business raises $500 million, valuation jumps to $3.3 billion]( Uber Freight matches truckers to shippers in much the way the ride service connects passengers with drivers in the so-called on-demand economy. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Tesla CEO Elon Musk hints at India entry in 2021]( Aspiring buyers had in 2016 paid $1,000 to book the Model 3 before its expected launch in 2017 [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Singapore's GIC, TPG to invest about $1 billion in Reliance's retail arm]( With these investments, Reliance Retail has collected a combined Rs 31,894 crore in the past few weeks from investors including US buyout firm KKR & C.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Another Pixel 5 hands-on reveals ‘audio zoom’ for video, revamped camera UI [Video]]( Google’s Pixel 5 is still a couple of weeks from its proper release, but some users have managed to get their hands on the phone a bit early. In another unboxing and first-look video, we get another peek at the Pixel 5 and its camera quality, as well a... [news.google.com]( [Amazon says almost 20,000 workers had covid-19 in 6 months]( Amazon said in its blog post that it was ramping up an in-house coronavirus testing program launched earlier this year, and hoped to conduct 50,000 tests a day by next month.Amazon has dealt with outbreaks of Covid-19 at facilities in Europe and the US [livemint.com]( [Businesses explore new delivery options]( Biz seek alternative delivery options [livemint.com]( [UPI clocks record volume for fourth month in a row]( Experts cited increased transactions on ecommerce and bill payments for the surge in both transaction volumes and value in the past month. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Goodera cofounder in campuses in search of student-led startups]( Campus Fund will back 30 companies founded by students across IIMs, IITs, and BITS, among others [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Chiratae is looking for next round of early stage ventures]( Seed-stage initiative will see VC write cheques of between $500,000 and $3 million for 10-20 startups [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [AWS makes its time series DBMS Timestream generally available]( Cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services said on Thursday that its Amazon Timestream, a new time series database management system (DBMS), is now generally available. [techcircle.in]( [Media firm Condé Nast opens technology hub in Bengaluru]( New York and London based media organisation Condé Nast has opened a new technology lab in Bengaluru which it says will be used to design and build its digital content platforms. [techcircle.in]( [Mitron strengthens top team; Former Uber India exec launches edtech platform]( Homegrown short video app Mitron has strengthened its leadership team. Former director of content strategy and experience at Ola, Chandan Chhabra has joined the application as VP of operations while Nisha Pokhriyal, former associate director of marketi... [techcircle.in]( [TCS to implement Quartz blockchain solution for UK payments startup Zapaygo]( Mumbai headquartered software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will implement its wallets and rewards solution Quartz for UK based pre-order payments startup Zapaygo. [techcircle.in]( [Cure.fit hives off cloud kitchen brand Eat.fit, turns to digital-first model]( Temasek Holdings backed omnichannel health and wellness platform Cure.fit said it will spin out its cloud kitchen brand Eat.fit into a separate entity. The move will enable the cloud kitchen business to raise equity capital independent of the holding c... [techcircle.in]( [A start-up challenge to develop assistive tech for the differently abled]( Assistive tech can provide major business opportunity for entrepreneurs, says Aileen O’Toole of Prosus [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Google launches new Google Nest Audio smart speaker]( Google on Thursday unveiled its new smart speaker, the Nest Audio.The tech giant’s latest smart speaker is made for “music lovers.”It comes with a slimmer design and better acoustic than its predecess [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Google to roll out a new editor for Google Photos on Android]( Updated editor will be equipped with features such as smart suggestions and granular adjustments [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Droom acquires Visiolab Ideas]( With this acquisition, Droom introduces an augmented reality/virtual reality lab [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Twitter to have 50% women on its global workforce by 2025]( Twitter is aiming to strike a gender balance in its global workforce by having at least half of its workforce to be women by 2025.It is as part of its latest Inclusion and Diversity Report detailed it [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Microsoft Outlook back up for ‘majority of users’ after global outage]( Microsoft’s email service Microsoft Outlook suffered a temporary outage for global users this morning. Users took to social media complaining about not being able to access their email services. “It&# [thehindubusinessline.com]( [Ferrari launches the more powerful Portofino M]( The Portofino gave Ferrari the reach into the GT Spider segment. The model now gets an update and the latest evolution of the GT 2+ Spider helps it deliver more power and promises to be so much more f [thehindubusinessline.com]( [BharatPe clocks over ₹80 crore disbursements in September]( Merchant payment network BharatPe said today it recorded disbursal of over ₹80 crore in September, making it the largest fintech lender for merchants in India during the pandemic [livemint.com]( [PureTech appoints Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on board]( PureTech is a clinical stage biotherapeutics company to develop and and commercialise differentiated medicines for serious diseases [livemint.com]( [Microsoft launches cheapest Surface laptop model starting at $549]( Company wants to take larger slice of notebook market with device on sale 13 Oct.The Surface Go Laptop is smaller and lighter than the company’s other notebooks and has a fingerprint scanner to log in [livemint.com]( [Senate panel votes to subpoena CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter]( The panel’s GOP chairman, Senator Roger Wicker, wants the executives to address possible changes to a law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.The provision, which protects the firms from lawsuits over user content, is under fire from... [livemint.com]( [Jio Platforms receives Rs 2,624.50 crore from Intel Capital, Qualcomm]( While Intel Capital gets 0.39% of equity, Qualcomm Asia Pacific gets 0.15% in Jio Platforms. Intel has invested Rs 1,894.50 crore and Qualcomm has put.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [India plans launch of own app store as alternative to Google, Apple]( Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government may ramp up its Mobile Seva App Store for this purpose, the television channel reported, without providing f.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Google to pay publishers $1 billion over three years for their content]( The product, which allows publishers to pick and present their stories, will launch on Google News on Android devices and eventually on Apple devices. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Mubadala to invest Rs 6,247.5 crore in Reliance Retail for 1.4% stake]( This marks the second significant investment by Mubadala in RIL subsidiary after the US $1.2 billion investment in Jio Platforms announced earlier thi.. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Startup founders bat for an Indian app store]( Founders join hands to seek support from the govt for an overarching digital app ecosystem. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Building Empathy as an Engineering Culture (for high-growth product orgs) | Announcing ...]( How can product businesses build empathy as a culture? How can engineers participate in growth in a meaningful way? This week on GrowthTalkies, we bring you Raahul Seshadri, Director of Engg @WebEngage. Raahul brings a very interesting mix of product a... [nextbigwhat.com]( [Google sends notices to Swiggy, Zomato for 'violation' of Play Store guidelines]( Zomato confirmed the development and termed the notice unfair. [tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com]( [Key tax changes to kick  in today]( A 5% tax collected at source (TCS) will be applicable on funds sent abroad, subject to riders.E-invoicing has been made applicable from 1 October to businesses with at least ₹500 crore sales [livemint.com]( [Google debuts 5G Pixel phones ahead of Apple’s iPhone launch]( Pixel 5’s display is in line with the latest top-end phones from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co..Apple plans to launch four new iPhones in October, Bloomberg News has reported [livemint.com]( [VMware, Nvidia partner to build a new AI enterprise platform and hybrid cloud architecture]( Palo Alto, California headquartered cloud major VMWare has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) based end-to-end enterprise platform and a new data centre architecture for cloud and edge in partnership with chipmaker Nvidia. [techcircle.in]( [India's AI spending to grow at 30.8% CAGR to nearly ₹6,490.6 cr in 2023: IDC]( India's AI spending will grow from $300.7 million in 2019 to $880.5 million in 2023 at a CAGR (Compound annual growth rate) of 30.8%,' as per IDC's Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide Forecast [livemint.com]( [PE firm General Atlantic to invest $498 million in Reliance Retail]( Months after Reliance Jio, another subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL) is raising capital from New York based private equity firm General Atlantic. [techcircle.in]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Contact us: [team@nextbigwhat.com](mailto:team@nextbigwhat.com?subject=Newsletter%20feedback) / [Unsubscribe](