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Announcing Anthill for India 2030! Applications are now open for Anthill for India 2030! Anthill Ventures is launching the 2025 Venture Scaling Programs, designed to build the next generation of startups shaping India's future. They are looking fo

With just 15 global companies producing foundational models, it's clear how complex and capital-intensive this field is. The AI boom favors industry giants with resources and tech advantages, while startups refining these models to make money contend

The Hidden Costs of Scaling: What Startups Often Overlook Hey everyone, Let’s chat about scaling. We often get excited about expanding our startups—new customers, new products, and more revenue. But, scaling isn’t just about the big wins; there are

It was great speaking at the Brand Capital, India (part of Benett Coleman & Co Limited (Times Goup)) town hall yesterday morning. 🙌 I spoke about the growing Direct to Consumer (D2C) ecosystem in India, and teams from all over India joined. My top

10 Indian Brands That Crush Advertising—Steal Their Playbook India’s marketing scene is brutal—but these brands get it. They don’t just sell products, they sell ideas, emotions, and status. If you’re serious about marketing, study these names obsess

Most of the D2C brands are either burning funding money or are profitable only with very unique product. Still why people are running to build consumer brands going D2C. Clothing mostly brands without differentiation will die soon when trying to

CAC vs LTV – The Unit Economics Every Founder Must Know You’re getting users. You’re spending on ads. But is your startup actually making money per customer? If your CAC is higher than your LTV, you’re not building a business — you’re burning cash.

Decoding Unit Economics for Early-Stage Startups Unit economics is your startup’s compass. It tells you if scaling will make you rich—or broke. Here’s how to decode it, step by step: 1. Define a Unit: This could be a customer, order, or subscriptio

Many say starting a new company is hard, then there are people who say making it successful is hard, and then there are people who say scaling it is hard. But I say 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 is hard. It took Uber 14, Airbnb 14, Amazon 9