When will India escape extreme poverty ($1.90 / Person / Day)?
World Data Lab has created a World Poverty Clock for all countries with extreme poverty. It tracks the number of extremely poor (both men...
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- Feb 13
- 2 min
What will drive Indian growth over the next few years?
The 4Ds – Demographics, Digitalisation, Decarbonisation, and Deglobalisation will make India an $8T economy by 2030.
- Jan 3
- 7 min
Tremis Capital Annual Letter 2022
Greetings and welcome to our 2022 annual letter! We are thrilled to share with you the insights, reflections, and learnings of the past...
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
ESOP Valuation in Startups
ESOPs are a proven way of creating employee wealth. In any venture-funded startup, your salary will have both cash and ESOPs.
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
ESOP for early employees
Startups give ESOPs to employees to compensate for the risk. ESOPs can yield a fortune if the startup you joined becomes successful.
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Angel Syndicates vs Angel Investors
A syndicate is a collection of angel investors who invest together in early-stage startups.
- Aug 29, 2022
- 8 min
How to raise seed capital?
Raising seed investment is difficult. Luck plays a big part and you need patience and persistence to achieve it.
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
Venture Capital vs Thrasio model for D2C brands
Raising capital is much more difficult than selling to D2C rollups. If can grow 10–20x with more capital, VC investment is the way forward.
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Selling your D2C Brand
The competition to acquire great companies is immense. Many D2C rollups have raised big capital to acquire the best brands.
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
What is a good EBITDA for a D2C company?
Most Rollup (Thrasio clones) look for D2C companies with 15% – 25% EBITDA. They are not interested in companies with lower EBITDA.
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
How have the richest countries fared in the last 40 years?
The inability of oil-rich states to diversify their economy has hurt them. They are as dependent on oil in 2021 as they were in 1978.
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
The evolution of early-stage startup investments in India
Startup investing has become mainstream in India. More Indians will invest in early-stage startups once the ecosystem further matures.
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
How have Indian VC funds performed?
VC investments are illiquid with 5 to 8 years lock-in depending upon the fund. Thus, it requires a higher return than most investments.
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Big global startup IPOs in Q2 2021
Nine big startups came up with IPOs in Q2 2021. All are technology companies except Oatley (Oat milk maker) and Didi (Ride hailing company).
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
How hedge funds are disrupting venture capital?
Out of the 10 biggest startup investors in H1 2021, 9 were traditional PE/Growth funds.
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
Are we in midst of a startup bubble?
In the first 4 months of 2021, more Indian companies became unicorns (startups with at least $1 Bn valuations) than in the entire of 2020.
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
How much money do you need to be rich in India?
You need $60,000 in net wealth (Assets – Liabilities) to be in the top 1 % of India which is 32 times the GDP/Capita in India.
- Apr 30, 2021
- 3 min
India strategy for the world's highest-valued startups
The biggest startups will become more global with time. Then more global unicorns will come to India & Indian unicorns will expand outside.
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
30-year economic boom for big economies
Between 1991 and 2019, the GDP per Capita in India grew by 7x.
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Why startups fail?
The top 3 reasons behind startup failures are running out of cash, building a product without any real demand and industry competition.
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