YourStory did a profile on one of Artha’s in-house companies Artha Creative Studio, led by Aakash Jethwani. He is a thought leader in the design thinking space and his thoughts were covered today in this ADC article. I have known Aakash for almost 5
A speaker at a recent closed-door conference that I attended, made a presentation on the different kinds of business models and what makes them successful. One very important observation that he pointed out, and that stuck with me was: “If the key to the success of a restaurant start-up is location, location, location,Then the key to the success of a consumer
I find it extremely hard to empathise with founders who want to “maintain” a certain lifestyle with a large team and a swanky office to “feel” like an entrepreneur. Founding a start-up is a messy and dirty affair and there
It has been over a week now since the news of OYO’s $1 billion round and ascent to unicorn status became official. This is a huge accomplishment for Ritesh and the entire Indian start-up ecosystem as the new round’s purpose
There is a serendipity in deal-making once one summarises the events that lead to its closure. Today, as I announce our investment into Haazri, that is how I feel. My first interaction with Haazri was unbeknownst to me, during the
Just last year, I was writing praises of Ola’s product mix that allowed it to have the upper hand over Uber. In fact, I was so happy with Ola’s product strategy that not only did I endorse Ola Select’s benefits
The horrendous experience travelling to Hyderabad was definitely salvaged by the quality of interactions I had at the Campden Regional Family Summit. The summit was followed by a co-investment workshop where startups pitched their ideas to a group of family
I have been a loyal Jet Airways customer for the past couple of years. Unfortunately, that role made me a witness to their rapid descent from a premier airline into a confused brand, trying to be everything at the same
My mom sent me the link to this video last night which just happens to flow perfectly with my post on the “importance of ethics in successful start-ups”. These global fast food giants in India are selling junk and chemical
As I pulled open the wrapper for an essential part of my movie-going experience i.e. the Almond Magnum ice-cream, the whiff of chemicals that went up to my nose almost made me vomit. Surprised that my innocuous ice-cream smelt like a chemical lab,