Apple store too. And it's a mafia wars out there  
 Some apps don't pay, get senior level 'understanding' with Google while Some have their payments stopped by apple (in app payments have to routed through apple if listed on apple store)

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Google is becoming the new East India company for online business

Google is becoming the new East India company for online business- Grapevine

These days, I can't help but keep on thinking about post white collar labour economy and it's implication on our day to  day life.... 

We can keep on dwelling in our wishful cocoon but fact remains that world is going to be vastly different in 4-5 years vis a viz today... 

In that scenario, let's us discuss some scenario :
1. What will be impact on rental yields of tier  1 cities and consequently what will be overall impact on Indian real estate 
2. What would be impact on banking interest rates 
3. Where will you park your money in that scenario : Gold, Indian Equity , Big Tech Equity , FD, Real estate or Cash.. 

My opinion :
1. As high paying jobs for majority of people diminishes, Rental yields of tier 1 cities will come down thereby directly impacting real estate. This will result in huge NPA by those people who have taken loans for 20-30 years period. This will eventually bankrupt real estate developers thereby making real estate deflationary. 

2. We will begin to witness  overall a deflationary society where cost of services like Education, software, finance etc will drastically reduce. Moreover due to high NPAs,  banking interest rate will reduce. Home loans for tenure of 20-30 years will drastically reduce due to increased uncertainty. 

3. Gold has historically been inflation proof asset. However will it still be a good asset to invest into in a deflationary society?  What are things that will still hold value then? 

Don't you think current big techs will become East India Company of future indirectly controlling world's economy? 

I would love to know what do grapevine folks think about the same  !

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Atleast not in the form it is now. Found a rare good post on LinkedIn via Twitter which lists the reason why i think so. Also, I was reading psychology of money and one of the chapters discussed how GE used to be the most valued company in 2000s and how within 20 years, everything went to manhole.

Google is seriously going through a leadership crisis. I hate Pichai from the gut. We Indians like him coz he's brown munda, but I have never seen such narrow minded CEO since Balmer.

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Many other xooglers raised these leadership issues earlier. 
 Meanwhile, tier2/3 kids are burning midnight oil to land up in Google to start YT channel

Wtf, these founders are comparing Google with East India company. Same founders will sit in lap of foreign VC when offered dilution😂😂

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Now G-Suite users will be able to share a similar page to schedule calls, which was Calendly’s main use case. 

It’s so sad to see that one small feature addition from a big organization can just kill a small company in a short amount of time.

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This has become a common discussion topic in my friend circle when we think about switching jobs. Earlier Google used to be number one choice for many, but now due to layoffs and the hear-say about toxic work culture in google cloud things are changing and people are preferring other companies. Is it the same for you as well ? has your perception of Google changing too? Is google loosing both the cloud and AI battle? 
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Lately, I have been thinking very deeply about my college days when the Flipkart story had inspired the entire lot of my batch at IIT-D. We were starry eyed college kids who wanted to do something innovative in India and break away from the "three" most popular moves after IIT:

1. UPSC
2. MBA
3. MS/PhD abroad

I proceeded to then work in various Indian startups and noticed an alarming thing. I began to realise a pattern across all my stints:

The initial founding team does exceptional work innovating, they excel at what Thiel calls "Zero to One", the act of creation. I will concede that although most founders fail to innovate by often copying what worked in the west but the initial founding team usually excels in execution. It allows for initial traction as it breathes a fresh breath in the\ space that they are operating in.

Almost always, when Product Market Fit is "achieved"(whatever that means), the founders begin to deploy insane amounts of funds into growth. 

By definition, Growth is not a bad thing. But, I have been noticing that across all startups I have worked at( all raised funds from the largest global funds) that it comes at the expense of product building. And during this era of hypergrowth, the product starts to stagnate while focus becomes marketing and sales. 

I often felt that this was temporary. That once we reach enough scale, we would start to innovate again. 
But time and time again, the ability to innovate atrophies over time.
Rather than building something that has enduring value by executing faster than anyone, the focus becomes achieving growth at all costs. 

This ultimately leads to two outcomes:
1. The startup cannot sustain this growth and retention begins to look dire. The churn becomes unbearable and the startup goes out of business.

2. The startup gets acquired by someone bigger, allowing founders and investors to believe that they created value where none existed in the first place.

I am completely dejected at this.

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One day I will join Google.
One day I will become rich.
One day I will go abroad for the first time.
One day I will move from Delhi to US.
One day I will pay down my family's loans.
One day I will go to a 5 star hotel without a bill.
One day I will cross my aukaat.
One day I will die.

One day.

This motivates me everyday from Delhi to Gurgaon.

Goldman Sachs has set a price target of INR 2,800 on MapmyIndia's stock, implying an upside of almost 40% from its close on Wednesday.

Here's why this matters:

1/ Riding the Digital Wave: MapmyIndia isn't just mapping streets; it's mapping India's digital transformation. From smart cities to autonomous vehicles, the company is at the intersection of critical growth sectors.

2/ The Numbers Tell a Story:
- 35% YoY revenue jump to INR 379.4 Cr
- 25% profit growth to INR 134.3 Cr
- Projected 38% revenue CAGR (FY24-FY27)
These aren't just figures; they're proof of a scalable, profitable model in a sector where growth often comes at the cost of profitability.

3/ Beyond Navigation: MapmyIndia's expansion into telematics and government digitization signals a pivot from being a map provider to becoming a critical digital infrastructure player.

4/ The 40% Upside Question: Goldman's target implies MapmyIndia is significantly undervalued. Is the market missing something, or is Goldman overly optimistic?

5/ The Bigger Picture: MapmyIndia's success could be a bellwether for India's broader tech ecosystem, showcasing the potential for homegrown companies to dominate in niche, high-growth sectors.

🍇 for Thought: Goldman Sachs' bullish outlook on MapmyIndia challenges the notion of Google Maps' invincibility in the geospatial landscape. Despite Google's global dominance, MapmyIndia's projected growth suggests there's significant value in localized, specialized mapping solutions, especially in sectors like automotive and government. This highlights the potential for homegrown tech companies to carve out lucrative niches in markets traditionally dominated by global giants. However, MapmyIndia's ability to sustain its growth and fend off competition from both local and international players will be crucial in determining whether it can truly rival Google's influence in India's digital mapping ecosystem. 🗺️🇮🇳

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My friend got an offer from Google and he also landed offers from LinkedIn, Meesho, Amazon and a few more. 

Is google still a big deal like it was 5-10 years back? Or is everything stagnant and full of politics inside Google? 

Googlers please show some light.

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Google is sick 🤢 !! 700 million to fire people.

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Frankly, the new now is flooded with products from Microsoft and layoffs from Google. Why is Google not able to innovate? What is that the Google lacking??

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