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The ERP-ification of Indian Startups: When Speed Meets Structure
A deep look at how Indian startups trade instinct and chaos for processes, discipline, and systems the moment they hit Series A scale.
The Startup Boom Was Built on Beautiful Lies
From inflated GMV to fictional cohorts, a generation of founders perfected the art of looking big long before they became real businesses.
Courtroom Capitalism: How India’s Startups Learned Accountability
The 2015-2025 decade turned legal crises into case studies - from BharatPe and BYJU’S to Google and Dream11 - forcing founders to trade charisma for compliance.
The Secret Network of Startup Fixers
Inside the hidden ecosystem of PR handlers, forensic CAs, and crisis consultants quietly cleaning up India’s startup messes.
Startup Culture vs. Startup Reality: HR in Indian Startups
Behind the beanbags and buzzwords, India’s startup workforce is learning that “flat hierarchies” often mean founder control and “unlimited leave” usually means none at all.
IPO Season in India: Why Every Startup Is Suddenly Profitable
As public markets heat up, Indian startups are tweaking metrics, delaying costs, and riding the IPO wave with perfect timing and polished narratives.
The Rise of Pre-PMF Agencies: How Startups Now Validate Before They Build
A new generation of agencies is helping Indian founders test demand, run MVPs, and find product-market fit before spending a rupee on full builds.
India’s Product Consultants Economy: Where Expertise Is Rented, Not Hired
What started as post-pandemic freelancing has evolved into a structured economy of “fractional builders” - PMs, designers, and strategists powering India’s startup engine from the outside.