Devina Sengupta
Finance
VC firms to slash bonuses, moderate salary hikes as deal flow slows
Venture capital funds are resorting to hefty cuts in bonuses and may offer annual salary hikes of no more than ......
TMT
Startups pivot towards stock sops as funding crunch deepens
Startups are pivoting from cash bonuses to stock options and other long-term incentives to retain talent as they look to ......
Infrastructure
Startups, tech firms cut 20,000 jobs in six months
Tech and startup companies continue to lay off employees citing over-hiring, cost pressures and funding challenges. Over the next six ......
People
Startups primary choice for job hunters despite 'winter'
The startup sector remains the top draw for job-hunting candidates despite the recent turmoil. High pay packages, stock options and ......
People
Startups dangle post of co-founder to lure senior execs
The move to hire or promote senior executives, who were not part of the founding team, as co-founders is a ......
TMT
Campus hiring may not be easy for startups this time around. Here's why
Top engineering and business schools are taking a hard look at the startups turning up for campus recruitments following layoffs ......
Consumer
In Allen vs Unacademy, teachers make big bucks and founders cry betrayal
"If you want to survive here, get used to two things—dhakka and dhoka. We call it the D2 of Kota,” ......
People
Startups tweak hiring; scrap joining bonuses, increments and ESOPs
Startups are doing away with joining bonuses and offers of stock options besides reducing notice periods as they conserve cash ......
TMT
Younger VC-backed startups look to hire skilled talent laid off by other firms
Freshly laid off employees in the startup sector are being eyed by new startups seeking to hire experienced talent in ......
TMT
In edtech vs coaching cos, teachers win
As edtech firms eye a slice of the offline coaching industry, a scramble for experienced teachers has broken out in ......