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OUR THOUGHTS

Our views on the world around us.

VCs don't spend most of their time hearing startup pitches.

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

ENTEPRENEUR

VCs don't spend most of their time hearing startup pitches.

25%-30%/ 1.5 days a week. That’s the amount of time that a VC spends on listening to pitches and evaluating start-ups. So where do they?

How do early-stage VCs value startups? DCF is not the right answer.

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

FINANCE

How do early-stage VCs value startups? DCF is not the right answer.

Every so often, founders ask us a question – How do VCs value us at such an early stage, especially in Silicon Valley? | DCF at an early...

Prequate

2 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

TFTF | Dec 15, 2020

TFTF, Thought leadership we loved this fortnight | Dec 15, 2020

The rationale behind the Ivy League & Venture Capital Funding knot

Prequate

1 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

The rationale behind the Ivy League & Venture Capital Funding knot

It’s no secret that Early-stage VCs invest in the team & not just the idea. | For 53% of VCs it is the single most important factor. |...

How to make pricing negotiations in COVID recovery period your friend

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

ENTEPRENEUR

How to make pricing negotiations in COVID recovery period your friend

Pricing is a complex matter – especially in services. | The complexity has further increased due to COVID. But should you change your...

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

INNOVATION

Can math make you $7.5B richer?

Can the power of math win you 21 Academy Awards & 9 Golden Globes? | How about grossing $15B in the box office? Or help you to be worth $7B?

What WWE teaches us, can help us have better portfolios

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

ENTEPRENEUR

What WWE teaches us, can help us have better portfolios

WWE was massive. If you were an 80s or 90s kid, you breathed WWF/ WWE. | Know anyone that still watches it? No? How are they still around?

Karan Kumar

1 min read

BUSINESS

Step 6: Designing the right Ask

Seek Capital, of course! Obviously right? As start-ups one of the key asks from investors is capital. Better yet... Seek a partner.

The invisible thread behind France & Fashion

Prasiddhi Saraogi

1 min read

ENTEPRENEUR

The invisible thread behind France & Fashion

Christian Dior. Louis Vuitton. Yves Saint Laurent. | What do they have in common? | High-end Fashion? Paris? | Well, both.

Karan Kumar

2 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

Step 5: Getting the math right

FINANCIAL MODEL Your idea, your model, and your strategy should be backed by measurable targets that you want to achieve in the next 5 years

Karan Kumar

2 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

Step 4: Going to market

Now that you have explained your idea and how it is scalable, you would now be required to throw light on how you are going to execute it.

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

FINANCE

Anti-trust. Platforms. Amex.

“American Express is not a credit card company.” | So, what really is Amex then? | Amex is a platform that bridges 2 separate markets.

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

FINANCE

Professionals & the Gig Economy

We always wondered how the gig economy was going to shake up our lives as a finance professional. Knowing how it transformed most other jobs

Karan Kumar

2 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

Step 3: Modeling the future

Your investor can now relate to the problem and how you are solving it. | Good progress. Now the hardest part begins. Monetizing.

Karan Kumar

2 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

Step 2: Getting a valued Proposition

Now that we have educated the investor about the problem and opportunity it has created. | They are ready to invest the next 15-20 min to...

Pradyumna Nag

1 min read

ENTEPRENEUR

When not to hire us

This is something we have heard from founders way too often – “No one knows my business better than I do”. To be honest, we agree. But...

Karan Kumar

2 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

Step 1: Master the hook

Every successful startup founder's journey begins with some variation of this: There is an observed problem. | It needed to be solved that

Learning that the secret to great deals is solid storytelling

Karan Kumar

1 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

Learning that the secret to great deals is solid storytelling

It has been almost 2 years working for Prequate Advisory and what I realized is that working in the management consulting industry gives you

Prequate

2 min read

FINANCE

TFTF | Nov 30, 2020

TFTF, Thought leadership we loved this fortnight | Nov 30, 2020

The emerging war for start-up supremacy between India & China

Karan Kumar

1 min read

BUSINESS SETUP

The emerging war for start-up supremacy between India & China

The emerging war for start-up supremacy between India & China in South East Asia can be seen by studying relatively the startup eco-systems.