Shreesha S

Shreesha writes about Business, Finance and Tech for The Snippets Journal. He is also the Founder and Head of Content Development.

Articles: 192

Tiny Snips, AI, Business, China, Miscellaneous

TS #41 – Spot Fakes, SimSim!

Fake or counterfeits being sold, through ecommerce platforms, as authentic products have been a cause for concern, especially for luxury brands that claim a hefty price tag. But, nevertheless, there have been many such cases. Alibaba, one of the biggest…

Shreesha S
May 25, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #40 – Rivals Joining Forces For a Green Cause

Producing aluminium for commercial use the traditional way is environmentally degrading in 2 aspects: – 1. The process of electrolysis requires electric current to be passed through the refined alumina. This electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels.2. In the…

Shreesha S
May 24, 2021

Snips In Numbers, Miscellaneous

SiN #66 – 3x

A 2018 study by the researchers of Oxford showed that producing a glass of dairy milk results in almost three times more greenhouse gas emissions than any plant-based milk.

Shreesha S
May 23, 2021

Snip Threads, Mergers & Acquisitions, Streaming

The Mega Media “Un-deal”

Prologue In any sector, the company that has a control over its whole vertical – from the underlying infrastructure to the products delivered through – tends to provide the best results both for the customer as well as the business…

Shreesha S
May 23, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, China, Finance, Tech

TS #39 – Alibaba X Tencent

Alibaba and Tencent, both are Chinese tech giants with diversified interest across different business sectors ranging from commerce to social media and gaming. Among the two, Alibaba has a market cap of $588 Billion(approx.) while Tencent boasts a $730 Billion…

Shreesha S
May 22, 2021

Snips In Numbers, Cryptocurrency, India, Startups

SiN #65 – 350

That is the number of startups that operate in blockchain and cryptocurrencies in India. There are approximately 1.5 crore Indians who have invested in cryptocurrencies holding Rs 15,000 crore according to Moneycontrol. Ironically, Indians have substantial exposure to crypto even…

Shreesha S
May 21, 2021

Tiny Snips, AI, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #36 – Monetizing Your Voice

A company called Veritone, lets high-profile celebrities to synthesize their voice and license it in order to accelerate content creation. The product, named Marvel.ai analyzes audio samples of the prospect and using AI and Machine Learning is able to replicate…

Shreesha S
May 21, 2021

Snips In Numbers, India, Miscellaneous

SiN #64 – $66.5 Billion

That is the net worth of Gautam Adani of Adani Group as of May20th, making him the second richest person in Asia surging past Chinese Billionaire Zong Shanshan, founder of the Nongfu Spring beverage company. The list is topped by…

Shreesha S
May 20, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #35 – E-Scooter Franchising

Bird is a micro-mobility startup that lets customers share e-scooters parked in sidewalks, in a way becoming Uber for e-scooters. Started in 2017 by a former Uber and Lyft executive, Bird initially started by dropping electric scooters onto the sidewalks…

Shreesha S
May 20, 2021

Snips In Numbers, Business, China, Miscellaneous

SiN #63 – 258,700

That is the total number of employees working for the Logistics division of the Chinese E-commerce giant JD.com. For a comparison, that is almost double that of the whole of Alphabet, Google‘s parent company(135,301).

Shreesha S
May 20, 2021