
The hype around hyperlocal retail
Cometh the Investors, Cometh the Investments
A lot has happened over the last 2 years. But I can wager nobody expected the kind of retail investor participation breakout we have witnessed. Granted we’ve had substantial government stimulus to keep the economies afloat, which has been the major driver of this pervasive capital markets bull run.
Building Wealthy – Part 1
Born in a typical Rajasthani business family in Udaipur, Aditya Agrawal had a humble yet robust beginning that would serve him well in the years to come. On completing his high-school education, Adi managed to achieve the dream college of every Indian engineering aspirant, IIT Bombay. But IIT for Adi was not only about engineering and education. During his four formative years in college, Adi was mostly organizing stuff, from college fests to competitions, he’d want to participate in everything
SaaS metrics 101
In the current climate, the thing that matters for all the SaaS companies is growth. Discussing some key metrics that growth investors are looking for in SaaS companies today.
Four ways to be productive in the worst of times aka in Covid-19
I started writing this article with a very serious tone around productivity and then quickly realized that there is so much out there already (both on productivity and in a boring tone).
What I learned running a D2C brand
In the last couple of years, I’ve advised multiple aspiring DTC founders on priorities and pitfalls. I list down some of my key takeaways in this post.
Emb.F[x] and what’s coming next
Product, Place, Price and Promotion have been the go-to framework for many Brand Managers for decades.
When it comes to software products, however, what frameworks do Product Managers (a role inspired by the Brand Manager role) refer to?
Will Jio dominate the Indian tech industry for the years to come?
While Jio has managed to become debt-free on paper, there is still a long arduous task at hand of delivering on the promised vision with less than net ~$10 billion in hand. What are some hurdles that Jio faces?
Short-form video apps: taking the social media world by storm
January 2021: “Drivers License” – a song released by 17-year-old Disney star Olivia Rodrigo – breaks multiple streaming records. In the span of ten days, her song broke the top 100, went straight to the number one song on Spotify and broke the record of most streamed song in one week.
Breaking down the Indian gaming industry
I stayed up last night playing LudoKing and collecting coins on it, which helped me buy various themes. I’ve been chasing the Egyptian theme for a while now, for which I need 200,000 coins. I earn 1000 coins each time I win, earn 200 points if I volunteer to view an ad while watching TV as it plays out. Of course, I can buy coins too but who the hell pays for fake coins for a theme on an online gaming app.