3. Anirban Sen. 2014. ‘Infosys not satisfied with recent performance: Narayana Murthy’, Livemint, 27 February, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/r0q9bVUle15fLbngVSgHtK/Infosys-not-satisfied-with-its-recent-performance-Murthy.html
4. Mihir Dalal and Deepti Chaudhary. 2013. ‘Flipkart raises $200 million amid e-commerce fund drought’, Livemint, 11 July, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/Dkaigg2rge8dNbXGO6DxJJ/Flipkart-raises-200-million-from-existing-investors.html
5. Mihir Dalal and Deepti Chaudhary. 2013. ‘Flipkart raises $200 million amid e-commerce fund drought’, Livemint, 11 July, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/Dkaigg2rge8dNbXGO6DxJJ/Flipkart-raises-200-million-from-existing-investors.html
6. Mihir Dalal and Deepti Chaudhary. 2013. ‘Flipkart boosts war chest, gets $160 mn more from investors’, Livemint, 10 October, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/pbOfYVBQigpqm1D2FguQDO/Flipkart-raises-160-million-in-another-round-of-funding.html
7. Shrutika Verma and Mihir Dalal. 2014. ‘Inside Flipkart’s complex structure’, Livmeint, 25 November, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/VXr8oJzNJ4daOYSO5wNETN/Inside-Flipkarts-complex-structure.html
8. Deepti Chaudhary, Mihir Dalal and P. R. Sanjai. 2013. ‘Ibibo buys online bus ticket agent redBus’, Livemint, 22 June, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/NBINnTouWd7lGrixgF2xZK/Ibibo-buys-online-bus-ticket-agent-redBus.html
14 HELLO, MOTO
1. Based on statements made in interviews to the author.
Shrutika Verma. 2012. ‘FDI Escapades’, BusinessWorld, available at http://www.businessworld.in/article/FDI-Escapades/08-11-2014-67048/
2. Economic Times. 2013. Available at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-now/daily/et-awards-2013-entrepreneur-of-the-year-sachin-bansal/videoshow/27036411.cms
3. Mihir Dalal. 2013. ‘Snapdeal CEO says inventory model is ‘dead’, looking for deals’, Livemint, 13 April, available at https://www.livemint.com/Industry/D2Xufph6zu7w9ZYg8Ze0dM/Snapdeal-CEO-defends-marketplace-model-looking-for-acquisit.html
4. Ashish K. Sinha. 2013. ‘Exclusive: Snapdeal raises $50 million from eBay and existing investors’, NextBigWhat, 1 April, available at https://nextbigwhat.com/ebay-invests-in-snapdeal/
5. PTI. 2013. ‘eBay invests an undisclosed amount in Snapdeal’, 4 June, available at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/ebay-invests-an-undisclosed-amount-in-snapdeal/articleshow/20428923.cms
6. Mihir Dalal. 2017. ‘How smartphone sales revived Flipkart’s fortunes’, Livemint, 22 September, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/AgpQ0QQSCWBW3v3oTnFcLL/How-smartphones-changed-Flipkarts-fortunes.html
7. Mihir Dalal. 2017. ‘How smartphone sales revived Flipkart’s fortunes’, Livemint, 22 September, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/AgpQ0QQSCWBW3v3oTnFcLL/How-smartphones-changed-Flipkarts-fortunes.html
8. Mihir Dalal. 2014. ‘Flipkart on course to touch $1 bn in annual sales’, Livemint, 7 March, available at https://www.livemint.com/Industry/BzamePoHG135hdYwUwz31K/Flipkart-on-course-to-touch-1-bn-in-annual-sales.html
15 ANOTHER BANSAL JOINS THE FAMILY
1. Mihir Dalal and Shrutika Verma, 2014. ‘How Flipkart Sealed The Deal With Myntra’, Livemint, 23 May, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/p5nkYHmjFR5jNqn1Q9ZZLO/How-Flipkart-sealed-the-deal-with-Myntra.html
2. Mihir Dalal and Shrutika Verma, 2014. ‘How Flipkart Sealed The Deal With Myntra’, Livemint, 23 May, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/p5nkYHmjFR5jNqn1Q9ZZLO/How-Flipkart-sealed-the-deal-with-Myntra.html
3. PTI. 2014. ‘Flipkart acquires Myntra’, 22 May, available at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech-news/Flipkart-acquires-Myntra/articleshow/35472797.cms
4. Mihir Dalal and Shrutika Verma. 2014. ‘E-commerce firms continue to attract investments’, Livemint, 27 May, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/lbfXg1DXl0Etm13uEedIpJ/Flipkart-raises-210-million-from-DST-Global-others.html
16 A BILLION DREAMS
1. Mihir Dalal and Shrutika Verma. 2014. ‘Flipkart bags $7 billion valuation after mammoth fund raise’, Livemint, 29 July, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/X49vLQnJNq1QHnx8GwPjzL/Flipkart-raises-1-billion-in-latest-round-of-funding.html
2. Economic Times. 2014. ‘Flipkart raises $1 billion in funds, company may be valued at $7 billion’, 30 July, available at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/flipkart-raises-1-billion-in-funds-company-may-be-valued-at-7-billion/articleshow/39233188.cms?from=mdr
3. Based on statements made in interviews to the author.
4. Mihir Dalal and Shrutika Verma. 2014. ‘Flipkart bags $7 billion valuation after mammoth fund raise’, Livemint, 29 July, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/X49vLQnJNq1QHnx8GwPjzL/Flipkart-raises-1-billion-in-latest-round-of-funding.html
5. Amazon. 2014. ‘Amazon Announces Additional US $2 Billion Investment in India’, 30 July, available at https://www.amazon.in/gp/feature.html?docId=1000818573
6. Mihir Dalal, Leslie D’Monte and Shrutika Verma. 2014. ‘Amazon’s Jeff Bezos loves India business, ready to invest more’, Livemint, 29 September, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/RBZ8yTWUu1MsNRbZ9CIEiN/I-love-this-business-in-India-Amazons-Jeff-Bezos.html
7. Samidha Sharma and Boby Kurian. 2014. ‘Amazing India energizes me: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’, Times of India, 29 September, available at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Amazing-India-energizes-me-Amazon-CEO-Jeff-Bezos/articleshow/43757725.cms
8. Samidha Sharma. 2014. ‘Flipkart taunts Bezos with welcome ad’, Times of India, 27 September, available at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech-news/Flipkart-taunts-Bezos-with-welcome-ad/articleshow/43563597.cms
9. Shrutika Verma and Mihir Dalal. 2014. ‘India e-commerce gets latest push from SoftBank’, Livemint, 29 October, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TelpPwsX51qyj8ZkFduKyK/Snapdeal-raises-627-million-from-Japans-SoftBank.html
10. Samidha Sharma. 2014. ‘Online startup boom: What made the year 2014 special’, Economic Times, available at https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/online-startup-boom-what-made-the-year-2014-special/45689585
11. Amrutha Gayathri and Denny Thomas. 2014. ‘China’s JD.com IPO raises $1.78 billion, augurs well for Alibaba’, Reuters, 22 May, available at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jddotcom-ipo-idUSBREA4K19H20140522
12. William Alden. 2014. ‘Alibaba’s Shares Close Up 38% on First Day of Trading’, New York Times, 19 September, available at https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/live-blog-tracking-the-giant-alibaba-i-p-o/
13. Duncan Clark. 2016. Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built. Ecco.
14. Laura Lorenzetti. 2014. ‘Alibaba’s IPO has made Masayoshi Son Japan’s richest man’, Fortune, 17 September, available at http://fortune.com/2014/09/17/alibabas-ipo-has-made-masayoshi-son-japans-richest-man/
15. Shrutika Verma and Mihir Dalal. 2014. ‘India e-commerce gets latest push from SoftBank’, Livemint, 29 October, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TelpPwsX51qyj8ZkFduKyK/Snapdeal-raises-627-million-from-Japans-SoftBank.html
16. T. N. Ninan. 2015. Turn of the Tortoise: The Challenge and Promise of India’s Future. Penguin.
17. Nandita Bose. 2012. ‘Retailers retrench as reform hopes dashed’, Reuters, 11 June, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/7idDw8Li2bfjwuWRuZOK6O/Retailers-retrench-as-reform-hopes-dashed.html
18. Sapna Agarwal. 2012. ‘Aditya Birla to buy Pantaloons retail chain’, Livemint, 1 May, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/7gYxcYC8xH8OjggQWmIfAJ/Aditya-Birla-to-buy-Pantaloons-retail-chain.html
17 THE COMEBACK
1. Phrase used in The Everything Store by Brad Stone, Little, Brown and Company.
Priyanka Pani and Rajesh Kurup. 2013. ‘I will never sell Flipkart’, Hindu BusinessLine, 19 December, available at https://www.thehindubusinessline. com/info-tech/i-will-never-sell-flipkart/article20701868.ece
2. Eva Dou. 2015. ‘Xiaomi Overtakes Samsung in China Smartphone Market’, Wall Street Journal, 4 August, available at https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/04/xiaomi-overtakes-samsung-in-china-smartphone-market/
3. Danish Khan. 2014. ‘Xiaomi Mi3 sold out in a few seconds; Flipkart website crashes again’, Economic Times, 5 August, available at https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/devices/xiaomi-mi3-sold-out-in-a-few-seconds-flipkart-website-crashes-again/39681826
4. Technopak Advisors.
5. Mihir Dalal, Shrutika Verma and Sapna Agarwal. 2014. ‘Flipkart hits $100 million Big Billion Day Sale target in 10 hours’, Livemint, 7 October, available at https://www.livemint.com/Industry/TM8tDvrv3OfeYjeXkEPXZI/Flipkart-hits-100-million-sales-target-in-10-hours.html
6. Mihir Dalal, Shrutika Verma and Sapna Agarwal. 2014. ‘Flipkart hits $100 million Big Billion Day Sale target in 10 hours’, Livemint, 7 October, available at https://www.livemint.com/Industry/TM8tDvrv3OfeYjeXkEPXZI/Flipkart-hits-100-million-sales-target-in-10-hours.html
7. Mihir Dalal, Shrutika Verma and Sapna Agarwal. 2014. ‘Flipkart hits $100 million Big Billion Day Sale target in 10 hours’, Livemint, 7 October, available at https://www.livemint.com/Industry/TM8tDvrv3OfeYjeXkEPXZI/Flipkart-hits-100-million-sales-target-in-10-hours.html
8. Mihir Dalal, Shrutika Verma and Sapna Agarwal. 2014. ‘Flipkart hits $100 million Big Billion Day Sale target in 10 hours’, Livemint, 7 October, available at https://www.livemint.com/Industry/TM8tDvrv3OfeYjeXkEPXZI/Flipkart-hits-100-million-sales-target-in-10-hours.html
18 REINVENTING THE KART
1. Michael Lewis. 1996. The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story. W. W. Norton & Company.
2. Phrase used by Brad Stone in The Everything Store.
3. Economic Times. 2015. ‘Digital ad spend to rise significantly in India’, 14 April, available at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/digital-ad-spend-to-rise-significantly-in-india/articleshow/46913789.cms
4. Mike Isaac. 2015. ‘Facebook Revenue Surges 41%, as Mobile Advertising and Users Keep Growing’, New York Times, 4 November, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/technology/facebook-q3-earnings.html
5. Seth Fiegerman. 2015. ‘Facebook’s annual revenue topped $10 billion for the first time in 2014’, Mashable, 29 January, available at https://mashable.com/2015/01/28/facebook-q4-earnings-2014/
6. Masoom Gupta. 2015. Economic Times. ‘Fashion is ‘highly personal’ for Myntra’s Mukesh Bansal’, Economic Times, 1 January, available at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/fashion-is-highly-personal-for-myntras-mukesh-bansal/articleshow/45713210.cms
7. Mihir Dalal. 2014. ‘Flipkart raises $700 million in fresh funds’, Livemint, 20 December, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/jsYNvJSmfB6tbWKqRL9vhK/Flipkart-raises-700-million-in-fresh-funds.html
8. Mihir Dalal and Shrutika Verma. 2018. ‘How Lee Fixel, Flipkart’s godfather in New York, changed India’s start-up ecosystem’, Livemint, 18 May, available at https://www.livemint.com/Companies/5Cds0A5aOSil178CM4J9vM/How-Lee-Fixel-Flipkarts-godfather-in-New-York-changed-Ind.html
9. Saritha Rai. 2015. ‘India’s E-Commerce Poised To Mint First Two Billionaires: Flipkart’s Sachin
