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Using Subscription Services to Convert Prospects to Subscribers

Subscription services for products have been popular for many decades, everything from Amway detergents to Wen shampoo to Stitch Fix clothing boxes — and often, businesses will seek to convert prospects using subscriptions.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

How to find the right Angel Investor in India

Start-ups require funding at various stages of their growth. They may need initial funding at the seed stage for go-to-market and later for development of new products, hiring resources, marketing and sales expansion.

How to pitch to Angel Investors

They tend to operate either alone, as individuals, or as groups (syndicates or networks of some kind). In India, networks can be those like Indian Angel Network (IAN), The Chennai Angels (TCA), Mumbai Angels and so on. India has a distinct shortage of Angels; the total number will barely exceed a few thousand.

Conducting Business, Financial and Legal Due Diligence

The risk in this asset class is manifold, and includes concept risk, execution risk, people risk, mortality risk, and liquidity risk. The chances of losing invested capital are reasonably high and it is prudent to minimize that risk.

Being a Lead Angel

However, having been tasked to write on the subject, the best I might do is to reflect on my own experience as a Lead angel and speak in first-person terms about what it meant to me. This piece hence comes in conversational tones, ‘warts and all’ and more candid than may have been bargained for.

How to Build the Right Team for Your Growing Startup

So the first step towards building your start up is putting together a good team. Remember that the employees you hire can make or break your business. Hiring the right people makes all the difference, especially in the early days. Here are a few ways in helping you make the decision a little easier.

Finding the Right Start-up to Invest in

Over the course of 2019, India saw the emergence of 7 new unicorns, bringing the total count to 24, standing third only after the US and China. This is the vote of confidence that the future of the Indian Start-up Industry needed to attract small investors into this booming sector. You need not hire a broker or be a Warren Buffett to find the right start-up to invest in. Let’s start with the basics.
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MangoPoint Secures INR 3.5 Cr in Funding Round Led by the Chennai Angels

MangoPoint, the first APEDA- and NPPO-recognized packhouse in Tamil Nadu, has successfully raised INR 3.5 Crores in a funding round led by The Chennai Angels, with participation from the Nativelead Angel Network and Keiretsu Forum.
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MY3DMeta Raises over Rupees 10.5 Cr from the Chennai Angels, Dholakia Ventures, and Others

Y3DMeta a 3D Modelling tech company, secured an investment of over Rs. 10.5 cr from The Chennai Angels, Dholakia Ventures, AccelNest, Karn Nagpal, Badri Raghavan, IIT-IIM Angels, Hyderabad Angels, and others.

Homegrown Sustainable Baby Essentials and Apparels Brand A Toddler Thing Raises Funds from Chennai Angels in the First Round

A Toddler Thing is one of the most sought-after Baby Essentials brands in India. They are a homegrown brand based out of Coimbatore, with the aim of creating a culture of sustainable and eco-friendly living. Their product lines include GOTS and CPSIA certified clothing and a wide range of Organic Muslin essentials and apparels carefully designed to keep babies comfortable and happy!
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Premium Coffee Brand Trelish raises 3.5 Cr from the Chennai Angels

Trelish, a premium coffee brand specializing in instant liquid coffee blends has announced a fundraise of 3.5 Cr in a recent round led by The Chennai Angels. Trelish intends to utilise the funds for geographic expansion, hiring top talent and to further strengthen the brand.
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EarthFokus raises Rs 1.52 Cr from the Chennai Angels

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): EarthFokus, a company offering Water savings as a service to commercial and residential clients has raised Rs 1.52 CR from The Chennai Angels in a recent fundraise.

Ecoil Secures INR 3 Cr in Funding Round Led by The Chennai Angels

Ecoil, a pioneering eco-friendly gasoline production startup, has secured INR 3 Crores in a funding round led by The Chennai Angels, with participation from AIC Banasthali Vidyapith Foundation, Shell India, and other high-net-worth individuals.

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Insight Stories by Anu- Week 2 l Segment 5 – Competitive Edge & Advice to Founders plus AH round up

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

Insight Stories by Anu- Week 3 l Segment 3 – Experiments and challenging Perceptions

Insight Stories by Anu- Week 3 l Segment 4 – Mentoring & Pivots

Insight Stories by Anu- Week 3 l Segment 5 – Do’s & Don’ts for Founders and AH roundup

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MangoPoint Secures INR 3.5 Cr in Funding Round Led by the Chennai Angels

MY3DMeta Raises over Rupees 10.5 Cr from the Chennai Angels, Dholakia Ventures, and Others

Homegrown Sustainable Baby Essentials and Apparels Brand A Toddler Thing Raises Funds from Chennai Angels in the First Round

Premium Coffee Brand Trelish raises 3.5 Cr from the Chennai Angels