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How to Map Out Your Initial Business Plan
Founders start businesses fueled by a passion that makes them willing to invest a substantial amount of time and savings into getting it off the ground. At the same time, one of the very last things on the mind of someone just starting their new venture is financial planning of their new business.
- by The Chennai Angels
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Small Business Start-up Series – What Does It Cost to Start a Business?
Start-up costs can add up quickly, but if you plan for them, you can launch with confidence and avoid running out of money before you make any.
Some businesses are more cash intensive than others so analyzing the start-up costs at the beginning of your project can help you ensure that you’re starting a business that is attainable for you to get off the ground.
- by The Chennai Angels
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Crypto’s Current Volatility
6 second take: Volatile assets will be volatile at times. People who cannot afford crypto’s volatility shouldn’t invest in it.
2It’s been a volatile start to the year for cryptocurrency. Scanning the news it would seem that the bottom fell out, with crash and plummet, among other dramatic words, describing the situation.
- by The Chennai Angels
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How to Tell If It’s Time to Launch Your Business
Are you wondering if now is the right time to vet your business idea, even in these unprecedented times we’re experiencing? If your offering solves real problems that people need solving now, it may be the perfect moment
- by The Chennai Angels
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Understanding Pain Points: How to Communicate the Value of Your Offer
You see clearly how your prospective client can implement your solution and save time, money, grow sales, or whatever the outcome will be, but you can’t seem to communicate it effectively enough to get them to share your vision and buy from you.
- by The Chennai Angels
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How to Be an Entrepreneur: My Success Story
And though BLS doesn’t collect data on how often individuals shift careers, the data demonstrates that workers in their early or mid-careers are more inclined to change jobs than previous generations.
- by The Chennai Angels
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What Is Ethereum?
What is Ethereum? Well, it isn’t bitcoin. It’s a cryptocurrency, true, but Ethereum is different than bitcoin, the crypto granddaddy everyone is talking about.
Ethereum is the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the world, and it’s vastly different from bitcoin in terms of purpose, capability, and technology. It’s much more than a digital currency, in the sense that it is programmable.
- by The Chennai Angels
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Is It Time to Invest in Cryptocurrency?
With major changes in the crypto market, investors are weighing whether or not they should buy digital currencies — here’s what to know before you buy.
Cryptocurrencies are getting a lot of hype. Major players now allow crypto to be purchased on their platforms, and there seems to be a shift toward embracing this still-new technology.
- by The Chennai Angels
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Understanding Growth and Value Investing
Stock market investing can seem overwhelming with large-cap versus mid- or small-cap stocks, and now there’s this: another breakdown into another set of classifications. What is an investor to do?
It doesn’t need to be overly complicated. Investors into growth or value are seeking the same thing — appreciation of their investment. They are just going about it in a different way.
- by The Chennai Angels
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Understanding Pain Points: How to Communicate the Value of Your Offer
You see clearly how your prospective client can implement your solution and save time, money, grow sales, or whatever the outcome will be, but you can’t seem to communicate it effectively enough to get them to share your vision and buy from you.
- by The Chennai Angels
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How to Be an Entrepreneur: My Success Story
And though BLS doesn’t collect data on how often individuals shift careers, the data demonstrates that workers in their early or mid-careers are more inclined to change jobs than previous generations.
- by The Chennai Angels
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What Is Ethereum?
What is Ethereum? Well, it isn’t bitcoin. It’s a cryptocurrency, true, but Ethereum is different than bitcoin, the crypto granddaddy everyone is talking about.
Ethereum is the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the world, and it’s vastly different from bitcoin in terms of purpose, capability, and technology. It’s much more than a digital currency, in the sense that it is programmable.
- by The Chennai Angels
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Is It Time to Invest in Cryptocurrency?
With major changes in the crypto market, investors are weighing whether or not they should buy digital currencies — here’s what to know before you buy.
Cryptocurrencies are getting a lot of hype. Major players now allow crypto to be purchased on their platforms, and there seems to be a shift toward embracing this still-new technology.
- by The Chennai Angels
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Understanding Growth and Value Investing
Stock market investing can seem overwhelming with large-cap versus mid- or small-cap stocks, and now there’s this: another breakdown into another set of classifications. What is an investor to do?
It doesn’t need to be overly complicated. Investors into growth or value are seeking the same thing — appreciation of their investment. They are just going about it in a different way.
- by The Chennai Angels
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5 Tips for Expanding Your Business Into a New Market
There are different reasons that as a business owner you could decide to offer news goods or services. You may be ready to extend your brand because your existing market is getting saturated and this is your next growth opportunity. Or, industry forces could be at play and your existing offer is becoming obsolete and you need to pivot to stay alive.
- by The Chennai Angels
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The Chennai Angels invests in Jidoka
Angel investment network The Chennai Angels (TCA) has invested Rs 2.22 crore in cloth diapering brand Bumberry. With participation from Bumberry’s existing investors Konglo and Kerala Angels, the total investment stands at Rs. 3.11 crores.
Bumberry was Kerala Angel Network(KAN)’s first investment after formation of the network, early last year.
- by The Chennai Angels
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[Funding alert] Tea retail chain Chai Kings raises $1M from The Chennai Angels, others
Piyush Bhandari, who led the investment from TCA said, “We are very excited to partner with Chai Kings in the bridge round. We believe the company has a strong leadership team with immense potential to grow and expand across India. The new investment reiterates our commitment towards building a sustainable and scalable Indian QSR.
- by The Chennai Angels
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The Chennai Angels network gets its first CEO
The Chennai Angels (TCA), an angel investor forum which helps entrepreneurs and start-ups with funding, said that it has a new chief executive officer, Chandran Krishnan on board.
TCA is a leading angel network head-quartered in Chennai. Over the years, it has funded over 50 start-ups with about ₹75 crore deployed. TCA’s exit rate is 20%
- by The Chennai Angels
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The Chennai Angels fund uFony, School Diary
School Diary® is a user-friendly platform that caters to K12 schools, helping them engage students and conduct classes virtually without compromising on privacy.
It is an integrated virtual classroom with online teaching, virtual PTMs, instant academic and non-academic updates, and even an online store where parents can shop for school product
- by The Chennai Angels
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Brinc TechBlazers Accelerator Program
Brinc, one of the world’s leading global venture accelerators, and The Chennai Angels (TCA), a leading angel investor network, are launching an online acceleration program for AgriTech & FoodTech, HealthTech, and FinTech startups, for which applications are now open.
- by The Chennai Angels
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[Funding alert] FMCG distribution platform Dropshop raises Rs 9.3 Cr in pre-Series A led by Inflection Point Ventures
FMCG distribution platform Drop shop will use the funds to strengthen its product and scale up operations to handle more brands and enter new markets like Chennai and Hyderabad.
Bengaluru-based one-stop distribution platform for FMCG brands Dropshop
- by The Chennai Angels
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Insight Stories by Anu- Week 2 l Segment 4 – The Chennai Angels Ethos & Approach corrected
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Insight Stories by Anu – Week 2 l Segment 3 – Learning, choosing support system and investors
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Insight Stories by Anu- Week 2 l Segment 5 – Competitive Edge & Advice to Founders plus AH round up
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Insight Stories by Anu- Week 3 l Segment 1 – The Plunge and White shirt design lessons
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Insight Stories by Anu – Week 3 l Segment 2 Letting Go & Care LESS confidence
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Insight Stories by Anu- Week 3 l Segment 3 – Experiments and challenging Perceptions
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Insight Stories by Anu- Week 3 l Segment 4 – Mentoring & Pivots
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Insight Stories by Anu- Week 3 l Segment 5 – Do’s & Don’ts for Founders and AH roundup
- by The Chennai Angels
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Building Trust With Clients and Prospects
Bringing clients into the fold and developing them into their
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Using Subscription Services to Convert Prospects to Subscribers
Subscription services for products have been popular for many decades,
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How to Decide If You Should Have a Business Partner
6 second take: The thought of running your business alone can
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How Successful Entrepreneurs Conquer and Avoid Anxiety
We’ve all heard the advice, “Work to live; don’t live
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Mastering Productivity for Your Business
Many entrepreneurs are alone at the top, owning a clear
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The Perils of Emotions in Investing
In many ways, emotions are life’s seasoning; they spice up