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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.

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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.

Big Shots

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.

Startups

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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CRISIL: A detailed company analysis

Basically takes money to give you scores. Give more money, get a better score.

Big Shots

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.

Business

Business Model of HDFC

HDFC and HDFC bank have recently been in the headlines for a variety of reasons. HDFC, on the other hand, is far more than the two entities we've been hearing about. It is a collection of several enterprises that are part of the HDFC group and have built a name for themselves in the Indian market. What started as a mortgage company has now a combined valuation of more than 14 lakh crore Rupees. What made HDFC stand out from the crowd? Today, we'll learn more about this company and the various facets of its operations, as well as examine it from a business standpoint.

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Neobanks: Are they a Scam?

During the end of this pandemic, something nice that happened was my finally landing a job. Yes, the end of a global pandemic was a great positive too, but by the end of year one, the whole thing had become too regular for its end to register as significantly.

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Infosys vs TCS: Fundamental Analysis

Today, let me take you back to the 90’s era of the dot-com bubble, where practically any company with the suffix ‘dot.com’ was an instant hit. This overflowing love for technology and internet companies caused a bubble in the stock market that had excessive speculation about internet-related companies.

Brand Games

Louis Vuitton: The origin and the takeover story!

It’s Loo-ee Vuh-tawn. Not Lou-iss Vuii-tton. The number one luxury brand in the world, under the mega-conglomerate LVMH, is valued at 329 billion US dollars as of 2021. The owner of this brand is the third richest person standing on the face of the Earth today, with a net worth of 188.6 billion US dollars.

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Hospitality Industry: An Informational Insight

Hello. Would you like something hot or cold to go with your read today? Perhaps, I could interest you in some unknown facts? A little lesson on ‘why the 5-star hotels are losing money’ on the side, maybe? Let’s talk about the hospitality industry today. A general confusion that persists is that the hotel and the hospitality industry are one and the same, and so must be the travel and the hospitality... But they are not. Let us look at it this way- if the hospitality industry is a universal set, then the hotel and the travel industry are subsets of it, with many others comprised in it. And if you, my friend, yes YOU, are mathematically challenged just like I am, you’ll have to read further to find out.

Brand Games

How NOT Diversifying saved Symphony from Bankruptcy

“We didn’t know if we would survive... Closing down the company and moving on to something else—leaving behind a trail of debt—would have been the easiest thing to do. But we didn’t want that.”

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?

CRISIL: A detailed company analysis

The Secret Reason Behind Elon Musk's Twitter Deal

BYJU's scammy past and all its acquisitions

Business Model of HDFC

Neobanks: Are they a Scam?

Infosys vs TCS: Fundamental Analysis

Louis Vuitton: The origin and the takeover story!

Hospitality Industry: An Informational Insight

How NOT Diversifying saved Symphony from Bankruptcy

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