7 Essential Elements of an Elevator Pitch
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7 Essential Elements of an Elevator Pitch

The wave of Startups has hit the entire world, including India. We often have brilliant business plans, but not enough funds to execute them. Such is the time when we approach investors with a brilliant elevator pitch. But why would the investors invest their funds for our ideas?

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OYO Rooms: What
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OYO Rooms: What's up with the Unicorn?

Reportedly, more than 500 hotels have exited Oyo since April 2019. Also, the financial loss for the unicorn in FY19 increased 6 times! What’s up with Oyo?

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Zerodha: A Success Story of Discount Broking
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Zerodha: A Success Story of Discount Broking

Do you wonder that even after being a discount broker how does Zerodha make money? In just 9 years how did Zerodha become the largest stockbroker?

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What is the Impact of UPI on e-wallets?
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What is the Impact of UPI on e-wallets?

Have you been searching for rangoli lately instead of embracing your inner Picasso this Diwali? Were you ‘the responsible kid’ all of a sudden to pay all due bills on time this Diwali?

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The Business Model of Paytm
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The Business Model of Paytm

Did you ever think that a 'Half cup chai' could be bought through online payment? Being a 90's kid, I still remember the struggle to get the change of a Rs. 500 note to buy my favorite Rs 5 Ice-cream. That excitement of scratching the recharge coupon in the hope of getting some additional benefit.. In 2010 came  a revolution when Vijay Shekhar Sharma launched Paytm.

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Zomato Business Model: Know How Zomato Earn Money
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Zomato Business Model: Know How Zomato Earn Money

Are you a foodie? If yes, I’m sure Zomato crosses your mind and pops up on your phone with delicious offers for ‘n’ number of times. I’m also certain that you would’ve wondered how does Zomato make money even after providing such tempting discounts. Isn’t it?

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What is SaaS? How is it helping businesses worldwide?
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What is SaaS? How is it helping businesses worldwide?

If there is going to be a buzzword of the decade, it would be the 'Startups.' Start-ups now govern the entire ecosystem around us. Be it food, taxi, travel, education- you name it. India comes up with around 900 start-ups every year. Have you ever wondered where does the infrastructure for all these new companies come? Where do they store the information, run their products, or perform the transaction?

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How is Indigo making Profits?
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How is Indigo making Profits?

Have you ever wondered that how India’s largest airline operator IndiGo operated by Interglobe Aviation flies high despite the tumultuous nature of the airline industry? Well, the answer is the business model on which the carrier operates. The business model, known as the Sale and Leaseback Model, has been one of the consistent reasons for the carrier's soaring profits.

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How Does Oyo Rooms Make Money?
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How Does Oyo Rooms Make Money?

If someday one wrote about the India Start-ups story, it would remain unfinished without the story of Oyo Rooms. Starting as any other company trying to find its space in the Indian dot-com revolution to now being dubbed as an 'Indian AirBnB,' Oyo’s story has become the case study for management institutions.

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Zomato’s Dilemma: Restaurants or Customers, Who is more important?
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Zomato’s Dilemma: Restaurants or Customers, Who is more important?

Imagine that you buy two tickets for Las Vegas and you need not bear any additional cost for accommodation, for gambling in some of the world’s biggest casinos also you have an option for unlimited shopping then it would be so fun know. 

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Importance of Retained Earnings
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Importance of Retained Earnings

When you start a business, you eventually start gaining the profits. So, is the entire profit given back to the owner? NO. It is because company would love to invest profit to the business again for future operations. Retained earnings are the part of net profit after tax that company has retained by not distributing to the shareholders to realize certain debts or used as an investment for future expansion plans.

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5 ways in which a student can build a good credit
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5 ways in which a student can build a good credit

In current times, as young students we all want to be financially independent. There are so many courses or activities that we wish to pursue, but gets limited by our financial constraints.  

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How do banks make money off you?
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How do banks make money off you?

Often, we see banks keeping our money safe and paying savings interest rate or a fixed deposit interest rate to all its customers. So, if the banks keep giving interest to everyone on the money deposited with them, then, how do you think these banks make money?

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10 top challenges in taking-up freelancing as a career
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10 top challenges in taking-up freelancing as a career

Of course, freelancing is very rewarding and comforting in every way. The comfort of home to work from and the freedom to work at the desired pace is forcing more and more people to turn themselves into freelancers. There is an ever-increasing demand for freelancers amounting to a significant increase in the workforce. But, as there is a flip side to every coin, so does freelancing comes with its own cost. Here, are a list of challenges that a freelancer faces in his freelancing career: 1.    Hunting for a good client: The biggest problem in freelancing is to look for reliable well-paying clients. Though you would get multiple job openings on platforms like Naukri, Times, Monster, freelancer.com, upwork.com, etc., yet, it gets challenging to zero down on the right clients.

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