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  • Six IPOs open today – 5 mainboard & 1 SME

    Guest Author on November 22, 2023

    Six IPOs open today – 5 mainboard & 1 SME. But what is the difference between a mainboard and an SME IPO? 🧐 The Indian exchanges allow companies to either list on the main board, or if th ..

  • Beware of Pig Butchering Scams

    Nithin Kamath on November 22, 2023

    The scale of pig butchering scams in India runs into tens of thousands of crores. It is scary how many people fall for fake job offer scams, scammy high-return investment schemes, and crypto investmen ..

  • Do you know how much you need for your retirement?

    Satya Sontanam on November 21, 2023

    Remember back in the day when landing a government job was like hitting the jackpot? Needless to say, it was held in high esteem by Indian parents for a marriage alliance. It’s a coveted career opti ..

  • The Dark Side of the Big Fat Indian Wedding

    Vineet Rajani on November 21, 2023

    Beti ki shadi se bada baap ka kya farz hota hai? A father’s biggest duty is his daughter’s wedding. Two fathers, one spending ₹2.5 Cr and the other spending ₹6 lacs on their respective daughte ..

  • How to forecast the economy? Economic Indicators could help.

    Vineet Rajani on November 17, 2023

    What are Economic Indicators? A basket of factors that help forecast how an economy will perform in the future. Economic forecasting is used by  Businesses to plan investments and operations and esti ..

  • How to get VC funding?

    Guest Author on November 13, 2023

    Now that we have a broad overview of VC history, structure, and incentives, let us understand how the dealmaking works. I will try to keep it simple since several founders and VCs have spoken about th ..

  • How do VCs make money?

    Guest Author on October 27, 2023

    Many of you are maybe curious to understand the payoff or motivation for anyone to be a VC investor. So here goes. But before that, here is an excerpt from The Generalist, that will make sense later i ..

  • Are you mixing insurance and investments? Here’s what you need to know

    Satya Sontanam on October 26, 2023

    Keanu Reeves, a Canadian actor and the lead actor in the movie ‘The Matrix,’ was once asked in an interview, “What do you think happens when we die?” His response touched everyone emot ..

  • What is Venture Capital?

    Guest Author on October 25, 2023

    In the past two blogs of the venture capital series, we went through the history of VC from a global and Indian standpoint. But what exactly is Venture Capital (VC)?  Quite simply put, venture capita ..

  • The History of Indian venture Capital

    Guest Author on October 19, 2023

    Three decades after the first Venture Capital (VC) firm mushroomed in the US, in 1975, risk capital found its way to India. Even though there were several instances of accidental VC underwriting busin ..