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Regina Mihindukulasuriya

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Regina is a reporter for BW Businessworld. In her previous assignments, she has worked with Independent television Network as a news anchor and reporter in Sri Lanka

Latest Articles By Regina Mihindukulasuriya

The Pocket Aces Series (Part 1)

“A video platform within a social network is the ideal distribution mechanism for a digital media company, especially one that has a strong short-form content focus… At Pocket Aces, we took an early bet on Facebook as a video platform and that paid off tremendously for us.”

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A Note From JUSTAP

What we want the world to know about JUSTAP, as told by Sumit Saraf and Harsh Vardhan Mahipal, cofounders of JUSTAP. "If the man known for making Pepsi famous in India sees some worth in us, then there must be something to us, right?"

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Harini And Soapworks Is Social Entrepreneurship And Luxury In Its Truest Form

“My long term idea is utilize the skills of the people with special ability and help them gain a skill too. My primary idea was and is never to make a commercial business out of it and it shall remain the same.”

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A Young Mother Speaks: To Quit Your Job To Startup

Harini has a startup called Soapworks. She had to quit her corporate career early on in life because her son, Bhargav, was born with special needs. She was only 23. In retrospect it was probably a blessing in disguise because Soapworks is doing the rounds and getting lots of attention.

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The Manufacturing Revolution Will Be Lead By IoT

And these startups and their big name, established clients seem to prove it. India’s mandate to increase its manufacturing output to contribute more to gross domestic product largely relies on policies according to most startups. But beyond those macro conditions, what will increase manufacturing output of tangible products will depend on efficient adoption of intangible software.

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It Takes Two To Twango

After breaking up with his girlfriend, inspiration struck this IIT alumni. The result was a dating app that marries math and psychology.

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The Coolest Smartwatch Made In India (Part 2)

Say what you want about wearables not taking off the way the billions spent on it by mega companies can be justified. Not even IoT is spreading like wildfire, even though there is much intellectual curiosity around it. But Blink coming from Bangalore is trying to do something different and the feature trailer is worth a look.

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The Coolest Smartwatch Made In India (Part 1)

Say what you want about wearables not taking off the way the billions spent on it by mega companies can be justified. Not even IoT is spreading like wildfire, even though there is much intellectual curiosity around it. But Blink coming from Bangalore is trying to do something different.

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This Middle Eastern Startup Is Getting Big In India

PayTabs is a fintech incorporated in Saudi with support offices in Bahrain and other countries in the Gulf. It’s a payment processing solution similar to Paytm and in addition it also works as a fraud prevention system against online payment anomalies. PayTabs' second biggest market is India and has made several Indian acquisitions, setting up an office here and has more local acquisitions lined up too.

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Managing Customers 101 With Helpshift

It’s all about increasing customer satisfaction and user experience. Abinash Tripathy, CEO and cofounder, Helpshift, explains the business and a few basic details about customer support technology.

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