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How a Jaipur bootstrapped brand hit ₹40 crore without a single rupee of funding

Inside the slow, deliberate playbook of a founder who turned down three term sheets — and grew faster than the startups that took the money.

Funding

Seed rounds are getting smaller. Here's what that means for first-time founders.

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Five Indian CEOs on the habit they credit most for scaling past ₹10 crore.

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