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What Dunzo could have been
Dunzo which raised $457 million dollar across 19 rounds is struggling to pay salaries to its employees. This isn’t a case of a company not solving a real world problem…
PhonePe’s App Store: 3+1 questions
PhonePe has announced the launch of its upcoming app store (Indus), which is the result of its earlier acquisition of IndusOS. While this is an important milestone in Indian startup…
The not so obvious signs of a successful AI startup
A successful AI startup need not have: Instead, a successful AI startup will be:
Behind ISRO’s engineering thinking and some lessons for India’s startup ecosystem
What was Chandrayaan-3’s budget? Well, a mere ₹ 615 crores. What does 615 crores mean in today’s tech economy? Let’s look at some comparables. Here is a quick data point…
5 fake tech trends of the last 3 years and how to spot one
Pandemic brought a lot of opportunities for startup ecosystem, especially given the fact that the Fed literally printed free money and most of it went to the tech ecosystem. Here…
Caterpillar and Butterflies
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly. This isn’t about X or whether Twitter is dying because of Elon Musk’s random decisions. But the…
Meta’s Threads: A Google+ in the making?
Remember Google+? The Facebook killer product by Google that …died without anyone missing it? What really happened with Google+ is best explained via this chart Within 4 years of launch, Google+…
Chingari is pivoting to become OnlyFans and is a top grossing app now
The Web3 app from India, Chingari is now pivoting into an adult app, more on the lines of OnlyFans. That is, Chingari app now lets you have 1:1 ‘adult’ conversation…
Of Bloody Daddy, Jio Cinema and how to do MVP at scale
Ladies and Gentlemen – this is 2023 and it feels quite weird that JioCinema isn’t really close to Netflix or Amazon Prime experience. If you were hired as a product…
What comes first: Product, Soul or Traction?
Ask any VC or a founder and they will tell you the startup wisdom. Traction trumps everything. While largely true, but maybe not if you are in the early stages…
GPT best practices: Here is how to make the most out of it.
OpenAI has released GPT best practices. While experienced developers have figured out most of these, but this is a good comprehensive list. 👉 Write clear instructions: GPTs can’t read your…
Future of (Product) Managers in an AI-led world: Here is how to thrive
The field of product management is rapidly changing, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way products are developed, marketed, and sold. With AI becoming more mainstream…
News consumption: This framework will help you decide what to focus on and what to ignore
In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with news and information from various sources, including social media, news outlets, and online platforms. While some of this information may be relevant…
Twitter Blue: Owner’s Envy. Neighbour’s Pride
Twitter recently launched its subscription-based service, Twitter Blue. The service offers several benefits to paid subscribers, including the coveted blue tick verification, additional customization options, and exclusive access to certain…
The age of “business model innovation” in SaaS is over
This is for SaaS & esp India-SaaS but applies more broadly as well. I’ve been investing in India-SaaS since '18 & harping abt this endlessly to anyone who’d listen. I’ll…
Storytelling lessons from SBF of FTX that you can actually learn
SBF did all the wrong things with money, but all the right things with press. An analysis of FTX’s 7-part media playbook, and what other founders can learn from it……