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Recession indicators
Layoffs have become a frequently heard word in recent times. The venture capital flow has been reduced in companies. Macroeconomic conditions have forced the corporate world to let go of employees and freeze the new hires. What is a recession? A decline in the economy for consecutive quarters in a nation is when it’s called…
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Business risks associated with early-stage startups
Starting a business is not easy. 90% of the startups fail. Though there are a number of risks associated with a business, some risks are more common in the early days of a startup. Mitigating these risks can lead to a higher probability of the startup surviving. Market risk When you build a product, what…
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Growth of Aviation Sector in India
India is today the third largest aviation market in the world, only behind the United States and China. It is also the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. The start of the Indian aviation industry The Indian aviation story started in 1932 when its first airline, Tata Air Services founded by J.R.D Tata, was starting to operate.…
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Value proposition
Value proposition gives you the reason why you should buy a product. It is the promise made by the company that builds the product and is the main purpose for which a customer should buy the product. What is a value proposition? A product solves a pain point of the target customer segment. The value…
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What are economic indicators?
Macroeconomics deals with the study of high-level impacts of a given economic, social, and political environment of a nation. Economic indicators, for a given time, help in determining the health of an economy. It helps in getting the answers to questions like – Where is a nation heading? What is the further growth looking like?…
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Digital transformation: A Necessity for legacy companies
Digital Transformation The combination of customer needs and innovation is the formula for disruption. Today is the world of technology. Legacy companies are at risk of digital disruptions. With new cutting-edge technologies emerging every day, and new businesses with technology enabled right from their start, legacy companies are vulnerable to losing the market. To be…
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What is Venture Capital?
All the large corporations we see today have started small with disruptive and huge potential ideas. And it requires money to execute these ideas to manifest into the great products and companies that we see. Venture Capital Venture capital is a private equity that invests in emerging startup companies. These startup companies may or may…
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The $69 Bn Microsoft Activision Acquisition
Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard at $69 billion. This is the largest deal in the tech world. Why did Microsoft acquire Activision? Gaming market scenario The gaming market in which Microsoft competes is the gaming consoles. Here it has a tough fight with Sony. Microsoft’s Xbox competes with Sony’s Playstation. But if we see the gaming…
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Startup funding winter: Blessing in disguise
In 2021, the startup funding in India peaked at $37 billion. After this peak, however, it steeply decreased in the following time period. In the January to July 2023 period, the number was $4.4 billion. This reduction is due to the gloomy macroeconomic environment of the world. But the fact is startups are finding it…