Flipkart-Walmart deal: End of an Era Tracing the journey of the once poster boy of Indian start-up ecosystem

By Sandeep Soni Jul 7, 2018

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Flipkart's sale to Walmart is perhaps the most significant development in the modern history for India Inc. Amidst tremendous voices of euphoria on one hand and a slight gloom on the other for ceding to foreign control, we trace the journey for the once poster boy of Indian start-up ecosystem.

Sandeep Soni

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