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Jun 9

Q-Commerce is becoming an important channel for brands

A recent article in the Economic Times in India highlights the fact that quick commerce has become the fastest-growing sales channel for consumer goods companies. And Suresh Narayanan, chairperson of Nestle, said that more than half the growth from e-commerce came from quick commerce platforms. The article quotes executives from…

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Q-Commerce is becoming an important channel for brands
Q-Commerce is becoming an important channel for brands

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Apr 30

Reinventing Agriculture Supply Chain Through Technology

(At Supply Chain Labs Fund, we are keen to invest in agritech startups that are disrupting and optimising agriculture supply chains. ) By 2050 we need to have enough food and food distribution to feed nearly 10 billion people. Otherwise, we will face social unrest in places where food is…

Agritech

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Reinventing Agriculture Supply Chain Through Technology
Reinventing Agriculture Supply Chain Through Technology
Agritech

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Apr 6

Startups are making it easy for traditional offline companies to transition to omni-channel.

Several legacy companies are leaving money on the table by not providing their consumers a truly omni-channel experience. While omni-channel is rapidly becoming mainstream, companies find it challenging to transition from a pure offline player to an omni-channel player, or vise-versa. This is because their existing supply chains and distribution…

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Startups are making it easy for traditional offline companies to transition to omni-channel.
Startups are making it easy for traditional offline companies to transition to omni-channel.

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Jan 3

Observations from my engagements with entrepreneurs

Investing in startups allows one to observe at close quarters how different founders deal with opportunities and challenges. It allows you the opportunity to compare and contract, and therefore assimilate learnings and insights on what aspects might work better in what circumstances. My work has given me the opportunity to…

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Observations from my engagements with entrepreneurs
Observations from my engagements with entrepreneurs

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Sep 19, 2022

Writing an effective business plan for an investor presentation

A business plan is ‘YOUR Plan for YOUR Business’. It is not a document or excel sheet that you make separately for the investors. It is a plan that you should prepare for yourself. An investor pitch deck is simply a presentation that captures the essence of that plan. Writing…

Business Plan

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Writing an effective business plan for an investor presentation
Writing an effective business plan for an investor presentation
Business Plan

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Sep 12, 2022

Does it matter who invests in the seed stage of a startup?

As with many aspects about business and entrepreneurship, there is no clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer to this question. It depends on a number of factors. …

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Does it matter who invests in the seed stage of a startup?
Does it matter who invests in the seed stage of a startup?

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Aug 22, 2022

What happens when business plans do not go as plan?

And if no business plan works out as planned, why do investors insist on a business plan? A business plan is nothing but a plan for your business. It is an articulation of your vision on how the future will play out. A business plan also articulates how the startup…

Startup

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What happens when business plans do not go as plan?
What happens when business plans do not go as plan?
Startup

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Aug 6, 2022

How do you estimate revenue and growth for your startup?

Estimating revenue projections and growth requires founders to make assumptions. How practical and reasonable those assumptions are will determine how accurately you have been able to determine the revenue and growth. Any projections you make will just be a reflection of how YOU expect the market to behave. And because…

Startups

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How do you estimate revenue and growth for your startup?
How do you estimate revenue and growth for your startup?
Startups

5 min read


Jul 28, 2022

Power of an advisory board for startups

Creating a meaningfully engaged advisory board is one practical way of filling in the competencies gap that a startup may have. Most startups are resource-starved and hence, not in a position to employ people for the various skill sets required for building the business. This often means that the entrepreneurs…

Startup

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Power of an advisory board for startups
Power of an advisory board for startups
Startup

6 min read


Jul 22, 2022

Wrong assumptions kill more startups than bad products

As an entrepreneur, one key role is to plan the journey of your venture. And for doing that you have to visualize what the future looks like. You have to look at the immediate future, the mid-term as well as the long term. …

Startup

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Wrong assumptions kill more startups than bad products
Wrong assumptions kill more startups than bad products
Startup

5 min read

Prajakt Raut

Prajakt Raut

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Managing Partner — Supply Chain Labs. Founder Applyifi. Entrepreneurship evangelist.

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