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When Should Startups Start Planning to Raise Funds?
At an avg. ~27K startups get registered every year under the govt.'s scheme of Startup India. In comparison, an avg. of ~1,750 startups raised seed funding p.a. in the last 3 years. Between these 2 numbers lies a universe of decision making, timing and effort. The fact is, fundraising is a full-time job. Convincing new ones and negotiating with the interested ones will take up all of your productive time. Which means that you can’t spend months and months searching for an i

Ritwik Khator
Nov 3, 20256 min read


When should your Startup Break-even?
Here’s the deal: On one side, we have the younger generation championing startups that disrupt industries and make it large. And on the other side, we have veterans glaring with shock at the massive amounts of cash these startups burn in pursuit of growth, coupled with the lofty valuations they command. This leaves many founders wondering, when should startups aim to break even? is it standard practice for them to burn cash during their early stages, or should they strive for

Ritwik Khator
Nov 3, 20254 min read


Disruptive Innovation vs Sustaining Innovation
Throughout our write ups on our website, playbooks, newsletters and sectoral reports, we repeatedly mention 2 phrases: Disruptive innovation and Sustaining innovation. These are 2 broad categories of Startups based on the kind of business idea you’re pursuing. Why this matters? Your bucket affects how much you raise, from whom, what milestones matter, and how long it takes. Get this right early. Everything that follows becomes easier. Quick Definitions Disruptive Innovation:

Ritwik Khator
Jan 1, 20252 min read


When should your Business Break-even?
Here’s the deal: On one side, we have the younger generation championing startups that disrupt businesses and make it large. Meanwhile,...

Ritwik Khator
Mar 31, 20243 min read


Should ‘Unicorn’ be a Measure of Success?
When a startup achieves unicorn valuation, does it mean that it has succeeded? or is it just a vanity metric?

Kartikeyan Khator
Feb 5, 20235 min read


Ola Electric's Storm
It was the year 1993 In an exhibition of automobile component manufacturers, the newly appointed chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata...

Ritwik Khator
Oct 2, 20225 min read


Quick Commerce in India- A Deep Dive
Here’s a quirky sunday past time you could try- make a list of all the things that you surprisingly fail to do in under 15 minutes. We’ll...

Ritwik Khator
Jun 21, 20229 min read


Effects of Startup Replication
It is a common belief that Indian startups are born out of mere replication of startups that have witnessed good demand or raised huge...

Kartikeyan Khator
Apr 14, 20226 min read


Should ‘Unicorn’ be a Metric of Success?
There’s no doubt that when a Startup achieves the coveted Unicorn tag, it’s a moment of pride for its founders, employees, and investors,...

Kartikeyan Khator
Jan 14, 20224 min read


Rundown for the Month - Oct'21
Everyone wants in on Edtech: Larsen & Toubro, the engineering & construction major, launched its own app-based learning platform. Didn’t...

Kartikeyan Khator
Nov 5, 20212 min read
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