If you are an entrepreneur, investor, or simply interested in the start-up sector, then you already know that Angel Tax is the buzzword right now. Based on a law that …
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31-Jan Transforming to Platform Products B2B SaaS PlaybookRT
Traditionally, how many Indian SAAS companies have managed to become platforms so far? Very few. Customers needs are changing as they seek more flexibility to use their data to solve a …
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Discussion on “The Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018”
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has put up a new set of draft rules for the IT Act, and is inviting feedback. The draft rules mostly relates to …
Story in Asia Times, on iSPIRT, and Aadhaar
Last week, on Thursday evening, we received an email from Saikat Datta, where he claimed that he had a recording of a conversation, from an iSPIRT meeting, where we discussed …
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Obsessive Focus To Product Market Fit – Tricks of the Trade and 5 Case Studies
As we begin 2019, for many startups the big question is – have they reached Product-Market fit or what should they do to reach Product-Market Fit. Market it is! There …
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White Paper On The Analysis Of High Share Premium Amongst Startups In India
“High share premium is not the basis of a high valuation but the outcome of valid business decisions. This new whitepaper by our iSPIRT policy experts highlights how share premia …
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What lies beyond the horizon: Digital Sky & the future of drones in India
Drones have been around for a long time, going back as far as World War II. For most of their history, they were considered part of the military arsenal and …
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White Paper On Section 56(2)(viib) And Section 68 And Its Impact on Startups In India
Angel Tax (Section 56(2)(viib)) has become a cause celebre in Indian startup circles due to its broad-reaching ramifications on all startups raising capital. This paper traces the origin of this …
A Fond Sendoff
Today we are giving a fond sendoff to Praveen Hari and Venky Hariharan as they transition out of full-time volunteering and onto new challenges! This is a bittersweet moment: as …
My iSPIRT Experience, A Learning Of A Lifetime By Praveen Hari
In 2016, the company I co-founded, Thinkflow, went through a liquidity event. It was a great outcome for all and I was thinking of the next move. It was natural …
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4-Dec Unlock Bharat Market Using IndiaStack (Delhi)
India has leapfrogged the rest of the world by creating ‘India Stack’, a technology stack consisting of open APIs launched by the Govt of India. The idea is that established …
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8-Dec Digital Lending PlaybookRT for Bharat Entrepreneurs
With the maturity and large-scale adoption of digital payments & UPI, GST, and an upcoming public credit registry, there is a unique opportunity to re-imagine credit products for Bharat MSMEs …
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4-Dec Drones & the Digital Sky PlaybookRT for Bharat Entrepreneurs
The govt is soon to launch Digital Sky – an enabling platform for Drones. With the new regulations, who will be the winners and who will lose? What is the …
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Understanding National Digital Communication Policy For Startups And Cloud Telephony Players
iSPIRT has been actively engaged in pursuing the favourable policy for the Cloud Telephony sector in Telecom Industry, an amalgamation of the various IT and Communications technologies. National Digital Communication …
17-Dec Developing Strategic Partnerships for B2B SaaS PlaybookRT
How is developing partnerships different from selling to customers? What are the Dos & Dont’s? What can you expect on this journey? Get inspired by direct insights from CloudCherry’s experience on …
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