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Here’s a quick list of failed Indian startups: 1. Zilingo – Shut down due to financial mismanagement. 2. Fynd – Failed due to stiff competition and unsustainable profits. 3. Katerra India – Shutdown due to poor execution and market adaptation is

PepperTap: A Startup's Rapid Rise and Fall PepperTap, an online grocery delivery startup in Gurgaon, experienced a meteoric rise but abruptly shut down within two years due to: * Overexpansion: Rapid growth without a sustainable foundation. * Fina

Doodhwala, an Indian startup for milk and grocery delivery, failed due to several critical missteps. The company faced persistent 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰, with expenses exceeding revenues due to high operational costs and excessive marketi

In 1999, Webvan, an online grocery delivery startup (us zamane ka zepto), was scaling at a breakneck pace. Backed by millions in venture capital, they expanded to multiple cities in the US, built massive warehouses, and hired hundreds of employees, a

Failed startup: From Doorstep Convenience to Empty Storefronts: The Rise and Fall of Doodhwala In 2015, Doodhwala burst onto the Indian scene, promising a revolution in how people bought their daily essentials. With a convenient subscription model, t

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴: 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮?🐼 Remember those SRK ads for Foodpanda in 2015-16? Founded in 2012 in Singapore, it quickly became a leading food delivery platform expanding rapidly in Asia by acquiring existing brands. In

Why Did Webvan, a Grocery Delivery Platform failed So, it was 1996. The internet was expanding as crazy, and every dot-com company was raising millions with nothing but an idea. Louis Borders decided to jump on this trend and thus started Webvan.

The Startup Paradox: Why Being Too Early Feels Like Being Wrong Most startup founders believe that being first in a market is an advantage. But history shows the opposite: startups that are too early often fail just like those that are too late. Wh

The 2008 financial crisis - During the late 1990s, America was getting a huge inflow of foreign funds from Russia and many Asian countries. American banks naturally didn't want the money just lying around earning no interest, so they made it easier

At the end of March 2024, the country had a total number of 26.63 lakh companies and out of them 16.91 lakh or 64% were active. As many as 9.31 lakh registered companies were CLOSED, 2,470 were dormant entities and 10,385 were under liquidation. WHY