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For this episode of Rollin’ With The Boss, the Mint crew rolled up to Jaipur to catch up with Amit Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of CarDekho, and an investor on the popular show based on startups and entrepreneurship, Shark Tank. Amit Jain while talking to Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint shared the secrets of building a billion-dollar business or unicorn. 2007, Amit and his brother Anurag Jain both IIT graduates quit their cushy jobs and decided to build their own business. Attempting to build a scalable tech startup in Jaipur was a bold decision as the city did not have a trained workforce. During the interview, Amit shares how he and his brother Anurag trained the initial team for jobs and dealt with other such challenges.

The zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) adopted by central banks worldwide, led by the US Federal Reserve, pushed investors to seek higher returns, resulting in global rallies in stock markets, real estate, crypto tokens, digital art, and luxury goods. Venture capitalists were driven to invest in startups with uncertain business models, hoping to sell off the companies to new investors. However, with high inflation in the rich world forcing central banks to raise interest rates, money became more expensive, causing cash-burn business models of highly-valued startups to unravel. But in 2022, unlisted startup valuations did not immediately respond to central banks raising interest rates. A year later, the valuations have started to fall.

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Estimates suggest that the country’s beauty and personal care market is set to touch ₹2.2.trillion by 2025. Reliance Retail’s beauty app Tira is set to go live for customers in Coming Weeks after the retailer opened up the app for employees last month. Tira branded stores selling Skin Care And Cosmetic Products are set to open, too, with the first store expected to open in Mumbai in April. Reliance’s entry is set to heat up competition in the Beauty Retailing Market—that for long lacked organized retail chains, leaving consumers to shop for such products from Mom-And-Pop Stores. However, things are different now—an Uptick In Demand for beauty and personal care products and an explosion of Both Online And Offline Retail has livened up the market. In this video, we will understand How Reliance Intends To Launch Stores And Capture The Market.

Apple's Next Big Product

The video talks about how Apple needs to take it slow with augmented reality. This means that using AR for a mainstream product can boost sales exponentially, but still, Apple should not go into the virtual world right away.

In the wake to give a stable and sustainable platform to women entrepreneurs, various forms of support are offered. From Government schemes and banking support to private ventures, a lot of people have actively joined the bandwagon in an attempt to help women entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to life.

Did you know that Lenskart isn’t the first start-up founded by Peyush Bansal? In fact, it isn’t even the first eyewear-related start-up that he has founded. Yes, you heard that right. Today in Start Buzz, we will talk about Lenskart's Secret Success Strategy.

I have often heard parents worried about using baby products that are toxins free. The craze for these organic products is palpable simply because they mean no harm to our skin, hair, gut, and ourselves in general. This common problem associated with Indian parenting has been addressed through Mamaearth’s innovative product line. Today, in Startup Buzz, I am going to talk about one such fastest-growing brand that has reached the 100 cr club

Byju Raveendran, the founder of Byju's, the most valuable edtech startup in the world, is currently in discussions with investors to increase his stake in the company to as much as forty percent. The former educator is using his shares in the company as collateral in order to secure funding in order to finance the stake repurchases, which could amount to as much as 15% of the company. Although Byju's was valued at $22 billion the last time it raised funds, the buyback may take place at a lower valuation, according to the people who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they were discussing private negotiations. Let's dig a little deeper into his funding process up to this point and see what kind of impact it could have on the company. #byjus #byjuraveendran #edtech #startup #securefunding #edtechstartup #investment #raisingfunds #fundraiser #finance #mint Subscribe Now For Latest Updates- https://tinyurl.com/lbw8nze