Strategy

Module

Competitive Advantage

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Why Zomato and Swiggy Can't Just Raise Prices

Two giants. Same customers. Nobody can raise prices. Why? If you run a food delivery app, and your rival is losing money just like you are, you'd think the…

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Differentiation vs. Cost Leadership

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Price vs. Pride: Choosing Your Battle in the Global Market

DMart sells oil cheaper than the wholesaler. Apple sells a phone for ₹1.5 Lakh and people wait in line. Boat sells headphones that look like Bose but cost like…

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Distribution and E-commerce

1 lesson

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The ₹1,000 Crore Question: Who Owns Your Customer?

Millions bought Boat earphones online. But Boat didn't know who they were. Who actually owned the business? Aman Gupta didn’t start Boat by setting up a fancy…

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Module

Economies of Scale

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The Big Bully: How Size Becomes a Secret Weapon

Walmart buys for ₹10. You buy for ₹100. Why? It is 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. A man named Sam Walton is opening a store that looks like every other general…

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Freemium Strategy (User-first growth)

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The Psychology of 'Free': How Freemium Conquered Bharat

You walk into a mall. Someone hands you a tiny cup of coffee for free. You drink it. You like it. Suddenly, you're standing in line to buy a ₹400 latte. How…

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Growth vs. Profitability Trade-off

1 lesson

01

The Tug-of-War: Can You Build a Rocket and a Bank at the Same Time?

Amazon didn't make a profit for 20 years. Flipkart burned billions to beat the local dukaan. Paytm acquired 300 million users before charging a single rupee.…

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Market Entry Strategy

1 lesson

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Breaking the Wall: The High-Stakes Game of Market Entry

Uber had billions in the bank. Jio entered a market with 10 established players. Ola started in a small office in Mumbai. How do you win when the room is…

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Module

Monetization Timing

1 lesson

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The Billion Dollar Wait: When Should You Send the Bill?

WhatsApp had zero ads. Twitter was free for everyone. Who pays for the servers? It is 2009. In a small, cramped office in Mountain Valley, two former Yahoo…

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Module

Network Effects Strategy

1 lesson

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The Invisible Moat: Why One Plus One Equals Ten

If you're the only person in India with WhatsApp, it's a useless app. If all your friends have it, it's a superpower. How do you build a business that gets…

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Pivot Strategy (Changing direction when needed)

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The Art of the U-Turn: Why the Best Ideas are Often the Second Ones

InMobi started as a way to search via SMS. Slack was an internal tool for a failing video game. Flipkart was just a bookstore for people who liked to read in…

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Platform vs. Asset-heavy Strategy

1 lesson

01

The Bricks vs. Clicks Battle: Is Owning the Building a Moat or a Noose?

Zomato doesn't own a single restaurant. WeWork owned (or leased) the world's most expensive offices. OYO started as an app but ended up as a hotelier. Who wins…

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Revenue Concentration Risk

1 lesson

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The All-Eggs-in-One-Basket Trap: Why Diversification is Your Financial Lifeboat

Peloton was the cult of 2020. Then the gyms reopened. Where did the billions go? It is December 2020. Across the high-rises of Mumbai and the suburbs of New…

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Vertical Integration Strategy

1 lesson

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The Control Freak’s Edge: Why Owning the Whole Chain is the Ultimate Power Move

Reliance grows its own vegetables. Nykaa makes its own lipstick. Tesla builds its own chips. Why are the world's smartest CEOs becoming control freaks? It is…

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