Finance

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Break-even Analysis

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The Crossing: Why Breaking Even is the Ultimate Flex

Tesla was weeks away from dying. Spotify has millions of users but tiny profits. When do you stop losing? It is 2018. Elon Musk is famously sleeping on the…

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Burn Rate & Runway

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The Oxygen Tank: Why Startups Race Against Their Own Bank Accounts

Ola was losing crores every single day. Bhavish Aggarwal kept hiring and expanding. Was it madness or a masterstroke? In 2015, the streets of Bengaluru were…

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Capital Efficiency

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The Efficiency Multiplier: Why the Best Companies are the Leanest

Zoom grew 300% with almost no new debt. Stripe powers the internet with tiny overheads. WeWork burned $10 billion and collapsed. Why is money a poison for some…

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Capital Structure

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Pizza or Loan: The High-Stakes Math of Funding Your Dreams

Airbnb was bleeding cash. They refused to sell shares. Why take a risky loan? It is April 2020. Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, is looking at a world that has…

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Cash Conversion vs. FCF

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The Growth Illusion: Why Revenue is Vanity and Cash is Sanity

Byju's was valued at $22 billion. Snap reported 50% growth every year. Twitter was the world's town square. So why did their bank accounts look like a leaking…

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Contribution Margin vs EBITDA

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The Accounting Mirage: Why Unit Profit Isn't Company Profit

WeWork was losing $2 billion a year. Yet they claimed to be profitable. How did they hide a canyon of red ink? It is 2019. The world is mesmerized by the…

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Cost Structure & Operating Leverage

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The Anchor or the Sail: Why Your Cost Structure Determines Your Fate

WeWork was worth $47 billion. Then they checked the rent. Now it's gone. It is 2019. Adam Neumann, the barefoot, long-haired founder of WeWork, is telling…

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Credit Risk

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Why Companies Fail Despite Growing Revenue

Revenue doubled every month. The business still went broke. Why? Imagine a small kurta business in Jaipur. The founder, let's call her Meera, has been running…

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Deferred Revenue & Accruals

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The Best Liability You’ll Ever Own: The Magic of Deferred Revenue

Salesforce gets paid in advance. Adobe has billions in 'Unearned' cash. Is a liability actually a superpower? It is 1999. Marc Benioff has just left a…

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Dilution & Governance

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The Founder’s Crown: Why Ownership is Not the Same as Power

Zuck owns 13% of Meta. But he has 100% control. How can he never be fired? It is May 2012. The Facebook IPO is the most anticipated event on Dalal Street and…

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Entrepreneurship

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The Billion Dollar Hole: When Losing Money is a Masterstroke

Tesla lost billions for years. Snapchat was called a toy. Why did investors keep paying? It is 2018, and the lights are still on at the Tesla Gigafactory in…

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Financial Statements

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What a Balance Sheet Actually Tells You

A balance sheet looks like boring numbers. It is actually a company's photograph. You just need to learn to read it. Open any company's annual report for the…

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Fixed Cost Absorption

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The Utilization Game: When the Factory Eats the Profit

Tesla needs to build 5,000 cars a week to survive. Netflix spends $17 billion before a single person hits 'Play.' IndiGo stays profitable while other airlines…

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Gross Margin Structure

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The DNA of Profit: Why Revenue is a Liar

Apple makes a phone for ₹40,000. They sell it for ₹1,50,000. Where does the extra lakh go? Imagine you are standing at a busy intersection in Koramangala,…

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Pricing & Monetization

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The Economics of Zero: Why Global Giants Give it Away

Zoom was free for everyone. Yet it became a $100 billion giant. How? In early 2020, the world changed overnight. In the middle-class neighborhoods of…

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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

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The Quality of Money: Why Not All Profits Are Equal

Meta earns billions with zero factories. Snap grows users but loses value. Is your favorite startup a trap? It is a humid afternoon in Mumbai, and you are…

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Revenue Quality & SaaS

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Not All Rupees Are Equal: The Secret of Revenue Quality

Adobe's revenue dropped in 2013. Yet their stock price skyrocketed. Why did investors love the loss? Imagine you’re running a small cafe in Indiranagar,…

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The Cost of Growth

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The Price of the Rocket: Why Growth is Never Free

Amazon didn't make a profit for 20 years. Meta is losing $10 billion a year on a 'virtual world.' Netflix spends billions just to keep you from canceling. Is…

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Unit Economics

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The Biryani Paradox: Why Scaling a Loss is a Death Sentence

Zomato delivers millions of meals. Yet they lost money for years. Why grow if you lose? It is 2018 in a swanky Gurgaon office. Deepinder Goyal is looking at a…

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Valuation vs Fundamentals

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The Mirage of the Unicorn: Why Price is Just a Story

WeWork was worth $47 billion. Then they checked the math. It was worth zero. Imagine it's 2019. You’re sitting at a Starbucks in Bengaluru, scrolling through…

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Working Capital Cycle

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The Time Machine: How to Run a Business with Other People’s Money

Dell had no warehouses. Yet they sold millions of PCs. How did they stay rich? It is 1996. Michael Dell is sitting in an office in Austin, Texas, looking at a…

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