Author name: Zoheb Sirguroh

Zoheb's favourite philosophers are Plato, Locke, Rousseau, Wittgenstein, and Rawls. His favourite book is 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'. He admires Reinhold Messner, Erling Kagge, and enjoys reading, public-speaking, backpacking, movies, music, foodwalks, and board-games.

Book Review: Goldman Sachs – The Culture of Success

This article is a review of the book ‘Goldman Sachs – The Culture of Success’ by Lisa Endlich, former VP and trader in the foreign exchange department of GS. The book is the mother lode that offers a rare bird’s-eye view of 130 plus years’ history of Goldman Sachs.

Funding of Indian Tech Startups: H1 2021

H1 2021 marks a historical peak for Indian tech startup funding in terms of deal count and funding amount with a growth of 14.98% in deal count and 71.43% in funding amount compared to H2 2020. One may argue about base effects; however, it is essential to note that the last historic peak in deal count stood at 578 in H1 2016.

Education & PE/VC Funding

Have you ever wondered whether PE/VC investors care about the educational background of a founder before a profile-idea combination of a startup is picked up in the Indian startup ecosystem? In this article, we explore whether formal education of the founder of a startup is important or not for securing funding.

Global Inflation: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop?

“When the goals (low unemployment and low inflation) conflict and it comes to calling for tough trade-offs, to me, a wise and humane policy is occasionally to let inflation rise even when inflation is running above target.” – Janet Yellen (1995) Golden rule – always take inflation seriously. Central banks do. In January 2021, Maruti Suzuki had hiked …

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