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What India’s Old Pitch Decks Reveal About How Unicorns Were Really Built
India’s early pitch decks weren’t wrong - they were selectively silent. Those omissions explain which startups learned fast enough to survive, and which didn’t.
The Second Generation of Indian Founders: Older, Sharper, and Already Trained
A deep dive into how India’s senior executives are leaving decades of corporate experience behind to build startups with clarity, confidence, and domain mastery.
Why Indian Startups Are Finally Raising Prices. And Winning
As behaviour shifted from bargain-hunting to value-seeking, startups that charged more quietly built stronger businesses.
Why Indian Startup Metrics Look Healthy Even When Businesses Aren’t
A forensic look at ratio engineering, adjusted profitability, and the growing gap between growth and cash.
India’s New Founder Archetype: The Husband-Wife Startup Team
A new pattern is emerging across the ecosystem: couples who turn shared conviction into scale, translating partnership at home into stability at work.
The Return of Delegation: Why India Is Ready for a Personal AI Butler
A personal assistant was once a luxury of the rich. AI is about to make that lifestyle scalable - and suddenly, relatable.
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.