Q&A with Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha on the MENA ride-hailing giant becoming a super app, the spinout of its non-ride-hailing services from Uber, AI, and more
• DUBAI, THE UAE — Mudassir Sheikha likes to tell the story of Careem's growth in chapters. Bluesky: @anup Bluesky: Anup Kaphle / @anup : I met with Mudassir Sheikha, the CEO and co-founder of Caree...
Former staff, investors, and industry experts reflect on the demise of Dunzo, the Indian online delivery pioneer undone by mismanagement, competition, and more
Dunzo was a trailblazer in India's online delivery sector, but things went awry when it shifted from its core strength. Bluesky: @anup and @restofworld.org . Mastodon: @anniezaidi@mastodon.social X: @...
Interviews with 20+ current and former TSMC staff at its Arizona plant finds struggles over bridging Taiwanese and US norms, rigid hierarchies, and other issues
the company's new chip plant allegedly plagued by worker abuses Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.2207: TSMC's Arizona culture clash, Apple preps new iPads, Vision Pro forecasts cut, AI pois...
A look at the everyday sexism faced by Indian women working in tech; around 36% of India's 5M tech workers are women, of which 7% hold executive-level positions
Tech helped more Indian women join the workforce, but they're still fighting to be treated equally. Tweets: @itikaspunit and @anupkaphle Tweets: @itikaspunit : All this plays out very subtly — like wh...
Survey of 14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are satisfied with work, 82% would keep their jobs “for a while” or “forever”
Platform work has freed people from oppressive workplace culture. For now. — • TOKYO, JAPAN Tweets: @anupkaphle Tweets: Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : “...because I was traumatized by my human boss, I...
Some restaurants in India are moving from Zomato and Swiggy to direct order services like DotPe due to their lower commissions and more access to customer data
Ahead of the company's $1.3 billion IPO, restaurants are moving to other platforms with lower commissions that provide more access to customer data. Tweets: @nilchristopher , @sub8u , @restofworld , @...