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🚀 Who Really Owns Zerodha? The Inside Story! 📊 Zerodha, India's biggest stock brokerage, is 100% owned by its founders & close associates. No VC money, no outside investors—just pure bootstrapped success! 💪 Here's the breakdown of ownership: 🔹

🚀 India’s Biggest Bootstrapped Startups! 🇮🇳 No VC money, no external funding—just pure hustle! Here are India’s top bootstrapped giants in 2025 ranked by valuation (in ₹ Cr): 1.Serum Institute of India - ₹2,19,700 Cr 2.Zoho Corp -₹1,04,000 Cr 3.

🌟 Meet the Visionary Behind Zerodha: Nithin Kamath 🌟 From a modest beginning to transforming India's stockbroking industry, Nithin Kamath's journey is nothing short of inspiring. Here's a quick look at his story: 🔥 Early Days ● Born in Karnata

Funding Kills Focus The traditional VC model has weaknesses. In India, many funded startups lose focus on their product, shifting to flashy branding. For example, big-budget ads from startups like Lenskart or Cred often overshadow the need to de

In 2010, Nithin Kamath, a trader passionate about simplifying stock market investments, founded Zerodha in Bangalore with his younger brother, Nikhil. Frustrated by high brokerage fees and poor trading platforms, they envisioned a transparent, tech-d

What If Bootstrapping Is the New Fundraising? Here’s a contrarian thought: in 2025, bootstrapping isn’t the opposite of VC funding—it’s becoming a new kind of pitch. Startups with solid revenues, loyal customers, and zero external capital are now m

Is it kala-jaadu… or just ruthless clarity? How are some founders building profitable companies in silence — without flashy LinkedIn posts, media praise, or billion-dollar burns — while some VC-funded giants are still chasing PMF after raising hundr

Exploring Bootstrapping: Self-Funding Your Startup Hey everyone, Today, let’s dive into a popular and often underrated funding method—bootstrapping. This is when you start and grow your business using your own savings or the revenue generated by the

How does RBI earn money ? & why the RBI is more of a banker than a regulator. Last year, the RBI transferred over ₹87,000 Crore to the government, and it's expected to surpass ₹1,00,000 Crore in FY 2025. But how does the RBI generate this enormous

𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 !! A startup should focus on sustainable growth, not just rapid expansion fueled by heavy spending. Blindly burning cash on customer acquisition without retention strategies