Tag: India
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If current trends continue, the last South Korean will die in 2750. Korea’s fertility rate is 0.72 children per woman, the lowest in the world. But nearly every developed country is below the replacement rate of 2.1. The United States is at just 1.66. And although most of us are…
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+ Brazil, Contraception, Demographics, Demography, Economy, Fertility, Health, India, infertility, IVF, Korea, Medicine, Pregnancy+
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“Can you tell me your current revenue and burn?” “We’re at $4,000 MRR and we’re profitable.” “Uhh, excuse me?” The founder probably saw my jaw drop on Zoom. I’d never seen such an early stage company make a profit. A Clever Move How did they do it? By building their…
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The aroma of cardamom and cloves wafted up at me. I rolled up a piece of bread, dipped it in, and tasted heaven. This is Karma Kafe in Hoboken, NJ. For 24 years, Karma has produced fragrant curries and spicy biryanis, and today they’re better than ever. I perused the…
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The Chinese social contract is simple: give us a good economy, and we’ll stay out of politics. The problem is, that contract is breaking down. The Chinese economy has 3 pillars. Today, all 3 are under extreme stress. The 3 Pillars Meanwhile, the US, China’s biggest trading partner by far,…
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The Indian tech industry is growing at an incredible pace: Indian startups have raised a record $10.46 billion in the first half of 2021, up from $4 billion during the same period last year Salaries are also increasing rapidly, from an average of $40,000 to $70,000, and even $150,000 for…
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It’s not just about the Bay Area anymore. Indian startups have raised venture funding at a record pace this year, on track to double from 2020: Startups raised total investments of $7.8 billion in the first four months of this calendar year, which is almost 70% of the overall corpus…
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+ Angel, Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Asia, India, Investing, Software, Startup, Startups, Technology, VC, Venture Capital+
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At 5 a.m. on Saturday, Aparna Bansal’s cellphone rang. “Can you come now?” said a man from the New Delhi hospital where her 76-year-old father is being treated for Covid-19. The instructions were clear, she said: Bring oxygen or take your father away. Her husband lines up at 4 a.m.…
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+ COVID+ Coronavirus, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, Crisis, Health, India, Medicine, Mumbai, Pandemic, Sars-cov-2+
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There is increasing evidence that ivermectin, a drug usually used for head lice and other parasitic infections, may help COVID patients. A new randomized controlled trial from India found patients with mild to moderate COVID admitted to the hospital were more likely to survive. Another study from Florida also showed…
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