In Conversation with Kim Kaupe, CEO Superfan Company
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Did you know? Infants below the age of 2 can travel without a ticket! Guess what? We’re just 7 months old! Wait a minute. So you’re...
Kartikeyan Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
A Virtual Investment Stint Around the World
It has been established so far, that in tough times like this, innovative and unconventional ideas flourish the most. So let's take a...
Ritwik Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
OYO hits breaks amidst the pandemic
Back in September 2018, the world watched in awe as the then 5 years old Oyo Hotels and Homes raised a fat billion dollars from SoftBank....
Kartikeyan Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
In Conversation with Arko Biswas, CEO SportiFan
You can call us a talented kid- ’cause we’re just 5 months old and we’ve already started talking. However, just like most kids are, we’re...
Kartikeyan Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Theory of Good & Bad Capital
At a basic level, there are two goals investors have when they put money into a company: growth and profitability. Neither is easy....
Ritwik Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Food Delivery Segment hustles amidst the pandemic
Back in January’20, when the foreigner UberEats got acquired by the indigenous Zomato, we all allowed ourselves a smirk. UberEats’...
Ritwik Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Grocery Delivery booms amidst the pandemic
Welcome to the alternate world where the things are looking up as usual! What? You didn’t think that’s possible? Well, TBH we thought so...
Ritwik Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 5 min
Innovation Amidst Rising Fear and Panic
Now that you’ve washed your hands, grab your daily doze of Dalgona coffee and swipe right when you’re ready! The entire editorial board...
Ritwik Khator
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Cab Aggregators doing their part amidst the pandemic
We don’t know about you, but this lockdown is driving us crazy! And it’s not even in an Uber or an Ola, because even they’re not plying!...
Ritwik Khator
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
OYO caught the FLU
In the Jan’20 edition of our newsletter, we talked about the layoffs spree by Indian Startups led by Oyo Hotels and Homes. To give you a...
Ritwik Khator
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
PayTM Showing Signs of Good Business
One of the core principles of corporate strategy is to create barriers to entry in order to build a sustainable business. We know it...
Risesh Sinha
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
GIG Economy - The New GIG
According to a report released by TeamLease, engineering and MBA freshers are increasingly applying for gig jobs. Gig jobs are temporary...
Ritwik Khator
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
In Conversation with Akshat Jalan, CEO Sauber
We took the advice of Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky who preached, "Every hand that we don't shake must become a phone call that we place." -Since...
Risesh Sinha
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Handshakes were Scary, Now Bleak Too
Can you imagine, talking to an AI bot, getting your documents verified, talking through the terms, negotiating the price over their...
Kartikeyan Khator
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
Union Budget 2020 - Startup snippets
1. ESOP Tax payment deferment 01 Feb'20 Budget speech Vide Insertion of a new section: 156(2), Employees of IMB (Inter-Ministerial Board)...
Ritwik Khator
- Feb 29, 2020
- 3 min
Microfinance & MSME - The Hype Is Real!
Entrepreneurs are like leopards, patiently observing at first (a.k.a. ‘stalking’): the rising ailments of traditional businesses and then...
Abhimanyu Gupta
- Feb 29, 2020
- 3 min
Are Startups Overvalued? Yes, But Why And When?
To quote Paul Buchheit, the founder of Gmail, “If the company has 1% chance of being a $100 billion company, then it’s worth about a...
Ritwik Khator
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
Food Is In the Air: Cloud Kitchen – The Next Big Bet
Confession: The entire editorial board of this newsletter loves food! Bigger confession: Due to our unapologetic craze for startups, what...
Kartikeyan Khator
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
Around the World in a Blink - Feb'20
AFRESH U.S. retailers toss out $18 billion worth of ruined nourishment goods annually. San Francisco startup Afresh makes programming...
Risesh Sinha
- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
Where have the Big Bulls been investing?
In 2019, as many as 32,800 Venture deals were witnessed worldwide with roughly $294.8 billion being invested from tiny pre-seed and...
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