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    Hi-tech apps that these top bosses use every day

    Synopsis

    Evernote for ideas, Uber for travel and Twitter for news — six top business names on the applications they can't work without.

    ET Bureau
    Evernote for ideas, Uber for travel and Twitter for news — six top business names on the applications they can't work without:

    Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO, Zomato.com

    Zomato: Do I need to explain this?

    Skype: I love being able to interact with my wife and daughter when I am on the move.

    Dropbox: Someone rightly said, "Dropbox is winning the storage wars."

    WhatsApp: It has changed the way we message.

    Evernote: The best ideas often hit at the strangest times. It's nice to be able to jot them down.

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    Kavin Mittal, head of strategy and new product development, Bharti Softbank (BSB)

    Hike: I use it, by far, the most.

    Twitter: I get all my news from here.

    Darby vs Jelly: I am a big mobile gamer. This is the Indianised version of Tower Defence, where the Darby is the queen of the family. The jelly monsters attack the house she lives in and you have to save the house.

    Feedly: It allows me to aggregate all my news from global sources.

    Evernote: This is where I take my notes. It's powerful.

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    Manu Jain, India head, Xiaomi

    WeChat: All my colleagues in China use it. So I tend to use it a lot. I use WhatsApp as well.

    Google Maps: You need it every time you travel anywhere.

    Uber: I used to oscillate between Ola, Taxiforsure and Uber. But nowadays, I am moving to Uber. I find it more convenient than the others.

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    Mukesh Bansal, CEO, Myntra and head of fashion, Flipkart

    Evernote: It's easy to take down notes.

    Flipboard: It organises news from all over the world and has an easy and comfortable flip interface. The app helps me stay up to date on topics of my interest.

    WhatsApp: We have various groups on the app and I keep in touch with all the key people in the company through them.

    LinkedIn: It's helpful from a hiring point of view. Over the years, I have found a lot of people relevant to my business on this platform. It's a great networking tool.

    Dropbox: All my documents, personal or official, are in sync with Dropbox. For instance, the photos of my kids are on this. This way, I will never lose any picture or video I take.

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    Stuart Crighton, co-founder and CEO, Cleartrip.com

    BBC Sport: I am obsessed with sports.

    MyFitnessPal: I am constantly figuring out how many calories I am eating. And, I always eat far too many.

    Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: My daughter Tia keeps playing this on my phone.

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    Dr Shiva Ayyadurai, Chairman & CEO, CytoSolve Inc., USA

    Uber: You pay premium but I am okay with that.

    Your body, Your system: This app, created by me, uses Indian Ayurvedic principles and recommends how to balance your body.

    Scanlife: Ascanning app for your business card.

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    Yummly: This app has great recipes from different cultures. I love cooking.

    Join.me: A screen sharing app, a lot like Skype but little more convenient to use. It's helpful while travelling.
    ( Originally published on Nov 28, 2014 )

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