Slumdog Superstar Rising Against Gravity
The story of Alakh Pandey, the founder of edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah, begins at a slum of Allahabad, pauses at the billion-dollar milestone and imagines an ending where every student in the country becomes its equal character
Suchetana Ray - July 29, 2022
‘As Soon As You Raise Money, You Get Into The Rat Race’
Nithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha, talks about why founders must first understand the business and market they are getting into, refrain from joining the rat race of growth, focus on profitability and stay away from overdependence on VCs
Pallavi Chakravorty - June 29, 2022
‘Isn’t There A Male Founder?’
Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and chief innovation officer of unicorn Mamaearth, talks to Outlook Business about her journey and the challenges and gender bias she faced as a young working mother and why women should never give up
Pallavi Chakravorty - February 27, 2022
All Is Well… Almost
2021 has turned out to be the most spectacular year for the Indian startup ecosystem, helping it attract billions of dollars in investment and churning out a record 42 unicorns in the process. Not to forget the staggering number of IPOs that we saw this year. Experts say this is just the beginning of a bigger party ahead
Pallavi Chakravorty - December 31, 2021
The Real Nykaa
How Falguni Nayar turned a beauty and fashion e-commerce platform into the only profitable unicorn to be listed in India and, in the process, also became India’s richest self-made woman billionaire is one spectacular tale
Pallavi Chakravorty - November 28, 2021
Meaty Musings
No one anticipated a fresh animal protein startup to become a unicorn. But Licious did. Sticking by the principle of providing quality meat to its customers and a seamless experience to go with it, the startup has managed to disrupt one of India’s most unorganised sectors. With plans to set up experiential stores offline and a ready-to-eat range based on plant protein, Licious seems unstoppable. Vivek Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, Licious spills more beans about the start-up’s journey and future plans to Pallavi Chakravorty
Pallavi Chakravorty - October 31, 2021
The Maverick
From being on the brink of closure in 2017 to attaining the unicorn status, Vedantu’s story of survival is no less than a Bollywood movie
Shruti Sonal - October 01, 2021
Birthing Unicorns and Brand-Building
The democratisation of choice, content and commerce and its impact on direct-to-consumer start-ups
VS Kannan Sitaram - August 30, 2021
Face-Off That Almost Killed Icertis
The co-founders of the SaaS unicorn were caught in a bitter clash. Only one of them was correct.
Kamalika Ghosh - August 31, 2021
“90% Of What We Did Didn’t Work”
Urban Company was offering 100 services till it realised it was better to do five well
Kamalika Ghosh - August 31, 2021
