In every MLM scheme, you need a Product to be marketed where the early participants gains whereas the last entrants lose money and are struck
In case of #Mamaearthipo , the "shampoo" is not the Product but the "Founders" are the Product.
Lets understand the Game!
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1. The Startup has raised $126 million ( 1000 Cr ) in 8 rounds to reach at the revenue of 920 Cr.
It is like paying you Rs. 100 to buy their product of Rs. 92
2. This game is for the Riches first wherein the early stage investors has to back the Startup to rope in more investors "but at higher Valuations" and it goes on while the Founders keep on paying ( burn cash) to make ppl buy their products to show growth #Mamaearth
3. Soon, the need is to rope in a celebrity Investor like #ShilpaShetty. Her middle class followers will buy products to keep up with revenue growth while her richer class followers will subscribe to funding rounds at higher valuation to keep MLM scheme rolling #mamaearth
4. #mamaearth does not have manufacturing of its own
If given 1000 Cr funds and asked to do sales of 920 Cr with 24 Cr profits with 2% profit margin in 6 years, can any local entreprenuer achieve so ?
Yes, but sadly, these local hustlers are not good Story Tellers
5. And hence not every Founder qualify to act as Product in this Funding MLM
Check the insta reels of Founders of #mamaearth to learn how well you need to develop skills of Story Telling so that investors choose you as their next product and bet on you
6. Now you need a BIG VC to back you and as VCs are answerable to their LPs, they need a good reason to do so
Suddenly the news of Startup turning profitable ( 2% margin) will showup on all paid PR platforms as if thats an unachievable feat for any normal entrepreneur #mamaearth
7. Now when all the rich class realise that they all have been part of MLM; they need #Mamaearthipo to give an Exit to the "blocked" illiquid money of the Riches and spread the losses amongst the poorer masses so "Kisi Ko Pata Nahi Chalega"
8. Even if it is assumed that funding of 400 Cr will take the profits of the Company to 240 Cr and assuming 100% profit to be given as dividend and Startup grows further at inflation rate, it will take a poor investor 100 years ( Val 24000 Cr) to recover his money #mamaearth
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Salient features of Code of Civil Procedures which every common citizens should know
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There are High Courts, District Courts and civil courts sub-ordinate thereto and Small Causes Court to which a Plaintiff can lodge his case (plaint) and the other party is called Defendent and the final decision is called DECREE which is formal expression of an adjudication.
Plaint is someone whose right is infringed and case is named "Plaintiff vs Defendent"
If case against Govt then "Plaintiff vs UOI or vs State"
The person in whose favour decision is passed will be called decree holder and other party is called judgement debtor.
Explore #Vincom Mega Mall Royal city or Vincom Mega Mall Smart city (has Kids Park for Rs. 500/-)
Spend time at lively Old Quarters Hanoi with nearly 40 streets and end the day with Coffee #TrainstreetHanoi
So here comes an "An Idea + flamboyant Founders who can Pitch + a legal entity" packaged as a Product wherein an existing investor is expected to recruit new investors at higher valuation.
New Age Investors are happy when their money is burnt with no resulting revenue growth because if there is enough revenue; to fund the expense means no need of follow-round
If you think #Travelling Is Expensive, you might just be doing it wrong
This is how I booked my #Maldives Package for Rs. 28k ( $375 ) per person ( 3 pax )
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While for most people extravaganza is a symbol of luxury, for me Maldives has been abt different shades of Blue which itself is a luxury to behold
Maldives are an archipelago of 1,192 coral islands grouped into 26 coral atolls ( 154 islands tourist resorts) in the Indian Ocean
While booking an island resort, the major decisions you need to look at from cost angle is 1. Resort transfer from Male Airport ( Speed boat , Domestic flight , Sea Plane ) 2. All-inclusive Package 3. Water-Villa or Beach Villa