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Can Swiggy & Zomato Break-Even
Swiggy reported a total of ₹1594 Crores of delivery cost in FY19. This boils down to per order delivery cost of ₹36 at 60% activity level...
Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read
The Big Fat Advertisement Cost of Swiggy & Zomato
The marketing cost/revenue ratio of both the companies is rising. This means that technically the product offering is still in the...
Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Swiggy & Zomato - Idle Capacity Analysis
If we consider the ideal time of delivery to be an even 30 minutes and another 30 minutes of switching orders (on the higher side), it...
Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Supply Chain Analysis of India's Food Delivery Segment
The supply chain of the food industry has been changing since time immemorial. Indian food and beverage industry is poised to touch $46...
Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20203 min read
In Conversation With Paresh Gupta
As kids grow up, they need someone to look up to. And who better than someone who’s a mentor, advisor, investor, speaker and an...
Kartikeyan Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Time Taken to Turn Unicorn
Fastest to turn Unicorn - Ola Electric which is an offshoot of Ola saw its valuation rise from $1,300 to $1 Billion in a span of 2...
Ritwik Khator
Jun 30, 20201 min read
New Members to the Unicorn Club - 2020
1. High Radius What does it do? HighRadius is working on automating payments and receivables. It automates financial processes and...
Ritwik Khator
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Is the Unicorn Status Worth the Hype?
Time and again we’ve spoken about the ‘clingy-red-bottom-line’ of the startups that hide behind the façade of the ‘Unicorn’ tag. For an...
Ritwik Khator
Jun 30, 20202 min read
The Art of Negotiation
As an entrepreneur, there’s a lot riding on the outcome of your negotiations with potential investors. Here are a few tips that will help...
Kartikeyan Khator
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Around the World in a Blink - Jun'20
Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Tech Arena is doing an outstanding job of promoting and supporting their entrepreneurs, and the Taipei startup...
Kartikeyan Khator
Jun 30, 20201 min read
What do Real Life unicorns look like?
Humans are so obsessed with the concept of Unicorns that they eventually found a way to bring them to life. The term ‘Unicorn Startups’...
Ritwik Khator
Jun 30, 20201 min read
In Conversation with Kim Kaupe, CEO Superfan Company
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
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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...
Kartikeyan Khator
Apr 30, 20203 min read
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....
Ritwik Khator
Apr 30, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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....
Kartikeyan Khator
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20205 min read
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
Apr 30, 20203 min read
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