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Vivek kumar

Stealth • 2d

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 issues. 4. AskMe – Failed due to competition from Justdial and Google. 5. TinyOwl – Shutdown due to operational inefficiencies and fierce competition. 6. Pepperfry – Struggled with scaling and operational issues. 7. GrocerMax – Failed due to logistical problems and high competition. 8. Quikr – Declined due to failure to monetize and strong competition. 9. Sahara Q Shop – Failed due to regulatory issues and inability to scale. 10. MeShow – Struggled with user retention and investment challenges. 11. Blynk – Failed due to lack of market awareness and execution challenges. These startups failed mainly due to poor execution, competition, financial mismanagement, and inability to scale.

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Rishi Chavan

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Quikr n Pepperfry. Feels so old :(

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Kanishk Rathi

Stealth • 1d

i can help in scaling pepperfry

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