Keshav Pandya – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:01:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 ThoughtSpot, Aiming for More Fact-Driven World, Raises Funds and Boosts Headcount /thoughtspot-aiming-for-more-fact-driven-world-raises-funds-and-boosts-headcount/ /thoughtspot-aiming-for-more-fact-driven-world-raises-funds-and-boosts-headcount/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:54:10 +0000 /?p=11771 Seven years ago, a Googler and a software platform founder started a company called ThoughtSpot, aiming to disrupt the way companies use data. Since then, it’s grown to about 500 people, increasing by 60% since last year. ThoughtSpot provides a software platform that helps users visualize business analytics data easily and speedily, like a search […]

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]]> /coworking-unicorn-knotel-raises-400-million-as-we-co-rivalry-heats-up/feed/ 0 Bryan Walsh Talks Climate Change Threats, Latest Book /bryan-walsh-talks-climate-change-threats-latest-book/ /bryan-walsh-talks-climate-change-threats-latest-book/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2019 20:12:27 +0000 /?p=11507 Climate change. Nuclear war. Asteroid Collision. Supervolcanoes.  For TIME Magazine’s former Senior Writer, Bryan Walsh, these are among the numerous catastrophes threatening civilization. Walsh’s latest book, “End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World (Hachette Books, 416 pp.),” publishes on Aug. 27. It examines the biggest natural and man-made threats to civilization, […]

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]]> /bryan-walsh-talks-climate-change-threats-latest-book/feed/ 0 Time to Prepare for Nuclear Winter: Author Bryan Walsh /time-to-prepare-for-nuclear-winter-author-bryan-walsh/ /time-to-prepare-for-nuclear-winter-author-bryan-walsh/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:54:35 +0000 /?p=11461 A nuclear-powered explosion in northern Russia on August 8 bore frightening similarities to the Chernobyl disaster three decades ago because of government secrecy and misleading response. The event also highlighted the ongoing threat of nuclear disasters to the planet’s survival.  It’s a “clear and present danger, decades after the Cold War,” says former Time Senior […]

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]]> /time-to-prepare-for-nuclear-winter-author-bryan-walsh/feed/ 0 Twitter Backs ShareChat, Looks to Compete with Facebook in India /twitter-backs-sharechat-eyes-indian-market/ /twitter-backs-sharechat-eyes-indian-market/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:04:30 +0000 /?p=11423 Twitter led the latest $100 million round in an Indian social media app ShareChat, according to a TechCrunch report over the weekend, as the social media giant looks to compete with Facebook’s WhatsApp in the Indian market. Twitter faces tough competition in India. WhatsApp has 400 million active monthly users in India as of July […]

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]]> /twitter-backs-sharechat-eyes-indian-market/feed/ 0 The Future of Farming: Regenerative Agriculture Gains Investors’ Attention /the-future-of-farming-regenerative-agriculture-gains-investors-attention/ /the-future-of-farming-regenerative-agriculture-gains-investors-attention/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:59:43 +0000 /?p=11187 Regenerative farming –– using practices that refresh the soil in ways that fight the effects of climate change –– is gaining the attention of investors, who have poured about $47.5 billion in money and assets into the sector, according to Croatan Institute’s Soil Wealth report. Regenerative agriculture is a method of rebuilding soil by using […]

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]]> /the-future-of-farming-regenerative-agriculture-gains-investors-attention/feed/ 0 Macro Snacks Pitches New Line of Nosh As Nutritionists Urge Snacking Moderation /macro-snacks-pitches-new-line-of-nosh-as-nutritionists-urge-snacking-moderation/ /macro-snacks-pitches-new-line-of-nosh-as-nutritionists-urge-snacking-moderation/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:25:27 +0000 /?p=11058 A snack by any other name — healthy, macro, vegan — is still a snack, isn’t it?  So-called healthy snacks are crowding store shelves and being pitched as an alternative to the greasy, salty chips loved by so many. Among the latest are the macronutrient variety, which makers say include nutritional building blocks of proteins, […]

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]]> /macro-snacks-pitches-new-line-of-nosh-as-nutritionists-urge-snacking-moderation/feed/ 0 MEND Aims for Untapped Market: Better Nutrition for Surgery Patients /mend-aims-for-untapped-market-better-nutrition-for-surgery-patients/ /mend-aims-for-untapped-market-better-nutrition-for-surgery-patients/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:00:19 +0000 /?p=10697 Life sciences start-up MEND believes better nutrition will help concussion patients before and after surgery, and is seeking to roll out another of its supplement powders to tap that market. The New York company is filing a patent for a nutritional drink meant to aid concussion and traumatic brain injury victims, founder Eziah Syed told […]

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]]> /safety-first-self-driving-optimus-ride-does-not-overwhelm/feed/ 0 Walmart’s Cryptocurrency Plan Aimed at Low-Income Customers /walmarts-cryptocurrency-plan-aimed-at-low-income-customers/ /walmarts-cryptocurrency-plan-aimed-at-low-income-customers/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:10:20 +0000 /?p=10615 Walmart filed a patent for a cryptocurrency, saying a Blockchain-based currency would help the retail giant’s low-income customers who don’t have access to credit cards. “Low-income households” may find regular banking expensive and see the currency as an “alternate way to handle wealth at an institution that can supply the majority of their day-to-day financial […]

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