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Indian Weddings: Financial Nightmare or Business Heaven?

As the Covid restrictions die down, the Indian wedding season is returning with a vengeance. Based on a survey involving 35 cities and 4,302 service providers, the Confederation of All Indian Traders (CAIT) secretary general Praveen Khandelwal has projected 35 lakh weddings worth ₹3.75 lakh crore. These projections are for the period from November 4th to December 14th.

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Exide Industries: A 52-Week-High Lie

As EVs gain traction in the Indian economy, batteries have taken the forefront of attention for the market. In the current state of technology, batteries comprise around 40-50% of the cost of manufacturing an EV.

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Multi Level Marketing (MLM): Top Companies, Working & Schemes

MLM, or multi-level marketing, also known as network marketing, or referral marketing, is a sales technique in which a person sells a company's goods or services directly to customers. It gets its name from multi-level marketing from the practice in which the salesforce is incentivised to recruit and sell to other salespeople.

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The TJ's: Multi-million dollar business by Prisoners

All prisoners in Tihar Jail get “do waqt ki roti”, kapde where ‘disparity’ plays no role, a roof that does not leak and blankets to wrap themselves in at night. No, I’ve never been to jail, let alone Tihar, but I know all this through a recent experience.

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Free-Press; More like Caged-Press!

“The media, like anything else, can be bought. Everything, it seems, has its price. Even the free press.”

Business

Is the SaaS Business Model just an Outsourcing Gig?

In India, there are over 68 thousand recognised startups, out of which more than 16 thousand are in the SaaS sector. SaaS(Software as a service) is a business where companies sell software services for a recurring charge. It is the licensing of software for the convenience of the customer. A person might not own the software but can use it for a small cost.

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TATA Group & Renesas: The joy of two brands high-fiving!

Why should you care about semiconductor chips? You are not into machines. But still, semiconductor chips are essential to you because they are a part of your everyday living. From the LED bulbs in your washroom to your sophisticated high-end play station, semiconductors are used everywhere. They are in your smartphone, your computer, your air conditioner, your car, and even in your refrigerator.

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HUL vs ITC: the FMCG vs FMCG (ahem, Tobacco)

Would you use the Aashirwad aata or Annapurna aata? Then, there are choices between Dabur red toothpaste or Nimyle toothpaste. The same competition exists between Savlon sanitiser or handwash and Lifebuoy sanitiser or handwash. You have used products from either one of the brands or both HUL and ITC.

Business

When Volkswagen Drove The World Crazy

VW's slogan goes, "If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen." Heaven forbid!

Finance

Story of Sachin Bansal: From Flipkart to Navi's IPO

A luck so bad, if he built a cemetary, people would stop dying.

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5 Powerful Life Lessons from Gautam Adani on his 60th Birthday

Word on the street is, the reason he doesn't have a single white hair, even at 60... Fortune ne kiya kamaal!

Startups

What is D2C startup? Top 7 D2C startup brands in India

boAt, Lenskart, Mamaearth, SUGAR cosmetics🤔, No! No! I am not talking about the brands by the Shark Tank India investors. What's common in these multi-million dollar startups is that they all started with the D2C business model.

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The Rise of FemTech Startups in India

In 2009, Ida Tin found herself with a cellphone in one hand and a small thermometer in the other, manually noting down her temperature on a spreadsheet to track her fertility days, hoping that she could somehow combine the two. Baffled that humans could walk on the moon but do little to help women find out their most fertile days, she founded 'Clue' - a period and ovulation tracking app. In 2016, she coined the term 'femtech' or female technology.

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What is Duopoly? Top 5 Duopolies in India

Isn't it better for private companies to monopolise sectors or businesses before the government intervenes and takes over the party?

Startups

Top 5 Unicorns in India

India ranks 3rd in the race of startup hosting countries in the world, leaving behind countries like Canada, North Korea and the UK. We recently hit the mark of 100 Unicorns, and the numbers are still growing. With the saturation point for startups coming close in countries like the US, investors are looking at India as the new Silicon Valley.

Business

What Is Poison Pill Strategy?

If (some) people are here because the phrase 'Poison Pill' has a certain connotation attached to it, you should see a therapist or psychiatrist.

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The Secret Reason Behind Elon Musk's Twitter Deal

The man sent his car into space because NASA wouldn’t authorise sending scientific payload with his Falcon Heavy rocket.

Startups

BYJU's scammy past and all its acquisitions

We are talking about India’s most-valued startup, its value pegged at $22 billion as of December 2021. BYJU’s has risen to the top, and has been dragged through the mud, all so that it could rule the ed-tech domain in India.

Indian Weddings: Financial Nightmare or Business Heaven?

Exide Industries: A 52-Week-High Lie

Multi Level Marketing (MLM): Top Companies, Working & Schemes

The TJ's: Multi-million dollar business by Prisoners

Free-Press; More like Caged-Press!

Is the SaaS Business Model just an Outsourcing Gig?

TATA Group & Renesas: The joy of two brands high-fiving!

HUL vs ITC: the FMCG vs FMCG (ahem, Tobacco)

When Volkswagen Drove The World Crazy

Story of Sachin Bansal: From Flipkart to Navi's IPO

5 Powerful Life Lessons from Gautam Adani on his 60th Birthday

What is D2C startup? Top 7 D2C startup brands in India

The Rise of FemTech Startups in India

What is Duopoly? Top 5 Duopolies in India

Top 5 Unicorns in India

What Is Poison Pill Strategy?

The Secret Reason Behind Elon Musk's Twitter Deal

BYJU's scammy past and all its acquisitions

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