startups

24 May 2023

Significance of MSMEs

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I was at an amazing Micro, Small, & Medium enterprises (MSME) event hosted by...
15 May 2023

Potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on mankind and capitalism.

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It took us ~30 mins to integrate commoditized ChatGPT...
25 Apr 2023

The dark side of liquidation preferences

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I think the number of founders and leaders, especially at late-stage startups quitting will only increase, making it harder for businesses to survive this funding winter...
06 Apr 2023

The best example of an Indian fintech product made for India

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India is unique. Copy-pasting models from the US, etc, has hardly worked...
13 Mar 2023

Lessons from the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse

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It is ridiculous how many things can go wrong when running a business...
07 Mar 2023

The downside of chasing higher valuations

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We celebrate valuations, but the more I speak to founders, the more I'm convinced high valuations are detrimental...
07 Mar 2023

Throwing money at problems creates more problems

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One counterintuitive lesson I learned on the Zerodha journey...
05 Jan 2023

The biggest asset for B2C startups

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Startups spend a lot of effort & money on marketing...
29 Dec 2022

The dark side of setting goals

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We've never set goals at Zerodha, be it user growth, revenues, or profits...
30 Nov 2022

Why everyone should pay more attention to India

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Whenever students ask me for advice, I say, stay in India. Not just because we need to avoid the brain drain...
28 Nov 2022

Slow growth vs debt fuelled fast growth

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A saving mindset is what will help us in times like now when countries that have borrowed heavily...
25 Nov 2022

Silver lining from startups excesses

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The silver lining of the startup world's excesses is...
16 Nov 2022

On web3 and buzzwords

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We need to put human-first thinking way above technology-first thinking...
01 Jun 2022

Spending on own brand keyword ads

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The easiest way for startups & businesses to burn is by advertising on their own brand keywords...
19 May 2022

How large is the Indian market for B2C tech businesses and fintechs by revenue potential?

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How large is the Indian market for B2C tech businesses in terms of users who can generate revenue?...
10 May 2022

The end of growth at any cost?

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The sharp fall in the stock prices of high growth tech companies across the globe is getting crazy, feels like the dot-com boom...
05 Apr 2022

Why are billions being invested into Indian non-profitable startups by VCs?

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It is concerning that we have a few customers still buying Sintex shares even after this nudge that the stock price will go to 0 and mandating a TOTP...
24 Mar 2022

Is fractional share investing possible in India?

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Fractional investing or the ability to invest say $10 in Amazon at $3200 has been the biggest reason for stock market participation to go up in the US...
21 Mar 2022

How is Zerodha profitable when most new-age startups aren't?

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We get asked often how is Zerodha profitable when most new-age companies aren't...
09 Feb 2022

Can brokerage go to 0 in India?

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Many people ask me if brokerage rates can go to zero like in the US...