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Why 94% of Traders Lose Money And Why Millions Still Keep Trading
India’s retail trading boom has brought millions of individuals into the stock market, but data from the Securities…
Chanda Kochhar’s Fall: How a ₹3,250 Crore Loan Became a Corporate Governance Scandal
Banking Icon for nearly a decade, Chanda Kochhar was one of the most prominent faces of Indian banking.…
Two Indian Brothers Build $1.5 Billion AI Startup Without Creating Their Own AI Model
Mukund and Madhav Jha’s Emergent is betting that the future of software belongs to anyone who can describe…
Three Indian Founders Are Building a New Infrastructure Layer for AI: From Human Data to AI Evaluation
Aryan Honawar, Nabeel Nensey and Eshu Koli are building Adzzat, a San Francisco-based AI company focused on a…
Havells’ ₹1,600 Crore Lloyd Bet: A Costly Gamble That Could Shape Its Next Chapter
For years, Havells India built a strong business around wires, cables, switchgear and electrical products categories known for…
How Sandeep Engineer Turned Plastic Pipes Into a ₹37,991 Crore Business
Astral’s journey from an untrusted product to a powerful consumer brand When Sandeep Engineer started Astral in 1996,…
From a Tiny Mumbai Shop to a ₹28,883 Crore Electrical Empire: The Polycab Story
A Teenage Entrepreneur Takes Over In 1964, Inder Jaisinghani was still a teenager when the death of his…
How Fevicol Became More Than Glue: The Pidilite Strategy Behind India’s Adhesive Giant
A Better Glue Wasn’t Enough When Balvant Parekh helped build Fevicol, the challenge was not simply creating a…
FreeCharge’s CashBack Lesson: How Kunal Shah Learned That Rewards Can’t Buy Loyalty
A Clever Beginning Before CRED became known for targeting premium credit card users, Kunal Shah was already experimenting…
BYJU’S: From $22B to Zero
BYJU’S became one of the world’s most valuable edtech companies, reaching a $22 billion valuation in 2022. But…