Growing number of NRIs are seeking companies in the home aggregator and rental space to manage their properties in India.
Source: NRIs turn to startup expertise for better returns on homes – The Economic Times
When is $1 billion not enough? When you’re in the Chinese startup scene.
Source: Chinese Food Delivery Startup Ele.me Snags $1.25 Billion From Alibaba – Forbes
Re-christens itself Impact Retail
Source: To grow, Essar Retail incubates 5 start-ups | Business Line
Chennai Metro Rail plans to have two small shopping malls soon — one at Arumbakkam station and the other at Ekkatuthangal station — as part of its property development initiative aimed at stepping up
Source: Mini shopping malls at Metro stations soon – The Hindu
Currently, the Chinese handset maker’s 50% sales come from products manfactured in India.
The most important requirement for the three-box solution is that the CEO must allocate resources separately for the core business and the new venture, says Vijay Govindarajan
Source: The biggest opportunity in India is e-commerce: Vijay Govindarajan
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has decided to launch its own franchise-based T20 competition to tap into talent from the districts
Source: TNCA announces franchise-based T20 league | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
The futures of two of Hollywood’s biggest heroes are safe. Producer Frank Marshall says he can’t imagine replacing Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Ford has taken over $4.87 billion at the US box office alone. Likewise, Matt Damon’s future as Jason Bourne is secure.
Source: Billion Dollar Franchises Secure The Futures Of Harrison Ford And Matt Damon – Forbes
Final Destination is the best horror franchise in history. A part of me feels guilty saying that, especially as I survey all the figures of Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers adorning my desk at this very moment.
Source: Is ‘Final Destination’ the Best Horror Franchise in History? – Bloody Disgusting!
Successfully rebooting a franchise is one of the trickiest tasks in Hollywood, which explains why studio executives only tend to attempt this when they’ve exhausted every other option in their arsenal.For example, before consigning themselves to recasting Peter Parker and rebooting the Spider-Man franchise in 2011, Sony gave Sam Raimi and his cohorts several years to try and correct the course of the Tobey Maguire-starring franchise after the lukewarm response to Spider-Man 3.
Source: X-Men: the perfect way to reboot a franchise? | Den of Geek