startups

13 Dec 2020

Why advertising doesn't work

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This is a great listen from Freakonomics on whether advertising works. The reason we could bootstrap was that we never spent on ads. With no ads, a business is forced ...
07 Dec 2020

A product to get more Indians to save and invest

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To get the next 10 crore Indians, the traditional financial product might not work. Here's what I think is needed to get these people to start saving and investing.
07 Aug 2020

Bootstrapping vs Funding – a tax arbitrage

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Promoters of businesses to professional investors, now chase “growth” and increase valuations to sell their stake in the business instead of trying to earn profits and taking the earnings out ...
18 Jul 2020

Stock trading games & copy trading platforms in India?

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My thoughts on copy-trading and social trading platforms and why they aren't feasible in India right now.