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Serving Food From the Cloud
The restaurant industry is infamous for its failure rate. The most common reason for failure is location. Cloud kitchens do away with this obstacle, allowing restaurants to operate without having a central hip location.
Naveen Sharda
Naveen leverages his extensive fundraising and transaction experience to help entrepreneurs and managers drive value for their businesses.
Digital Banking Innovation in the Age of Disruption
To understand the recent decline in prominence of large banking conglomerates we must first understand the innovation history of the industry. This provides clues towards the paths banks must take for an innovative future.
Nirvikar Jain
Nirvikar has helped raise $20+ billion of capital and built lines of business as an experienced CEO, banker, and strategist.
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Green for Takeoff: Inside the Electric Airplane Industry
Will electric airplanes dramatically reduce fuel costs, save the environment, and jumpstart the dying regional industry? In this article, we examine why electric airplanes are having their moment in the sun. We size the market, take bets on the winning players, investigate the challenges in current technologies, and take a guess at when you’ll be flying in an electric plane.
Elizabeth J. Howell Hanano, CFA
Elizabeth was an equity research analyst on both the buyside and sellside before transitioning to freelancing where she specializes in market research and valuation.
Analyzing the Effects of Negative Interest Rates Across Five Economies
What happens when interest rates drop below zero - are you really paid to borrow money? Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Eurozone have all experienced negative rates and their experiences give pointers towards the effectiveness of such strategies.
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Looks That Thrill: Inside the Booming Beauty Industry
How has the beauty industry become extremely innovative? How did Glossier and The Ordinary approach (and crack) the problem of enticing consumers, building brand loyalty and creating unique experiences? The lessons are relevant for all DTC companies.
Natasha Ketabchi
Natasha transitioned to venture capital after a career in banking built in prestigious firms such as JPMorgan and ESM.
Equity Levels of Value: The Logic Behind Premiums and Discounts
Business value is much more than just the sum of discounted future cash flows. There are strategic elements related to equity control that also determine true worth. These factors manifest through control, liquidity, marketability, and synergistic discounts and premiums.
Nathan Krishnan S
During his two-decade career in Asia and the US, Nathan has consulted in strategy, valuations, corporate finance and financial planning.
Looking at Failed IPOs in the Age of the Unicorn
For many years, the IPO market appeared dormant. 2019, however, is bucking the trend with a large number of high-profile tech companies going live on stock exchanges. Not all of these IPOs have been successes. What is the process and what determines success (or lack thereof)?
Natasha Ketabchi
Natasha transitioned to venture capital after a career in banking built in prestigious firms such as JPMorgan and the ESM.
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