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Entrepreneurship

How to Start a Business in India While Still Employed: The Moonlighter's Playbook

India's most studied consumer founders ran their companies as side projects for 12-24 months before quitting their jobs. Here is a step-by-step playbook for building a business while drawing a salary — and knowing when your runway is long enough to jump.

13 min read
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Marketing & Growth

WhatsApp Marketing for Indian Small Businesses: The 2026 Playbook

India has 535 million WhatsApp users and 1.5 crore businesses on the platform — yet most small business owners are still treating it like a broadcast tool. The ones actually growing are using catalogues, two-way conversations, and vernacular broadcasts to convert at 3–7× the rate of their Instagram campaigns.

19 min read
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Case Studies

How India's Tiffin Services Cross ₹1 Crore: The Subscription Playbook

Cookr hit ₹7.64 crore in FY2024. Mealawe delivers 30,000 meals a month from Pune. Here is exactly how India's tiffin operators cross ₹1 crore — the subscription model, ONDC shortcut, and the FSSAI rule change that removes the biggest growth ceiling.

20 min read
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Technology

How Indian Startups Are Using AI to Cut Operations Costs

From Dukaan's 85% drop in support costs to Zoho Zia raising a Pune sales team's conversion rate by 68% — real Indian startups are embedding AI in daily operations. Here's what's working, what isn't, and where to start.

16 min read
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Operations

Inventory Management for Small Indian E-commerce Sellers

Running out of stock kills your rankings. Overstocking kills your cash flow. Here is the practical inventory management playbook built for Indian e-commerce sellers doing ₹5 lakh to ₹2 crore a year.

11 min read