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Buying a Franchise in India: What the Brochure Won't Tell You
40% of Indian franchise outlets do not survive past year 2 — even during a boom. The brands with the strongest national marketing often have the weakest per-unit economics. Here is how to read the numbers before you sign.
India's Account Aggregator: The ₹3.82 Lakh Crore Fintech Bet
India's Account Aggregator network powered ₹3.82 lakh crore in credit in FY26 and processes 7 lakh consents per day. Most fintech founders haven't touched it. Here's what it does, how to build on it, and the gaps that still make it incomplete.
Why Indian Founders Get Their Market Size Wrong — And What to Do About It
BYJU's built a $22 billion valuation on India's 250 million school-age children. The actual paying market was a fraction of that. India's first household spending survey in 11 years finally gives founders a free way to size their real market — before they pitch the wrong number to investors.
The Pricing Trap: Why Indian Founders Leave Crores on the Table
Premium FMCG is growing twice as fast as mass-market in India, yet most founders still price their products as if it is 2010. Here is the data, the psychology, and the mental shift that fixes it.
How Indian Small Businesses Can Win on ONDC in 2026
ONDC has 7 lakh+ sellers across 600 cities, but 70% of them are small businesses — and the ones actually gaining aren't treating it like Amazon. They're using ONDC as a silent distribution layer beneath their existing business, reaching 50+ buyer apps at once without paying 25–35% platform commissions.
The Second Startup Syndrome: Why India's Best Founders Stumble the Second Time
India's most dangerous founder trap is not the first startup — it is the second one. The founders who built India's biggest companies have stumbled badly on their second acts, and the pattern behind every failure is the same: first-domain success mistaken for universal expertise.