The latest in this list is Bigbasket. They got bought over by Tata.
Last month, Urban Ladder was bought over by Reliance.
Slack was bought by Salesforce for $ 27.7 Bn.
Slideshare was bought long time ago by LinkedIn.
And, LinkedIn was then bought over by Microsoft.
“Taxi For Sure” was acquired long ago by OLA.
Maybe, I have an eye / taste for good products & services.
I am in the wrong trade, I guess.
Maybe, I should become an Investor / #Mergers & #Acquisitions Consultant.
A senior friend was working with an Indian CRM product company.
He quit that company & joined Siebel.
Then, Oracle bought Siebel.
He quit Siebel & joined Agile Software.
Oracle then bought Agile Software. What? Yes, they did!
I think Oracle was following him wherever he went. 🙂
He should have become the Head of Acquisitions at Oracle.
Because, he had an eye for excellence. And he was riding the wave.
What #apps are you using?
Your favourite apps like Instagram, Whatsapp were acquired by Facebook long ago.
There is talk of #SuperApp doing the rounds.
Choose your apps wisely.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Unless, your name is Tata.
#b2c #story #brands #marketshare
