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Unit Economics for Startups: How Indian Founders Can Tell If the Business Actually Works

1 October, 2026 A S Banka

Key Takeaways Unit economics measure whether a single unit of your business (one customer, one order, one subscription) makes or loses money after the direct costs of winning and serving it. The core numbers are…

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Pre-Money vs Post-Money Valuation: The Dilution Math Indian Founders Get Wrong (2026)

3 September, 2026 A S Banka

Key Takeaways Pre-money valuation is what your company is worth before the new money goes in. Post-money is pre-money plus the new investment. Post-money is the number that decides how much of your company you…

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Burn Rate and Runway for Indian Startups: How to Calculate Both (and Why Founders Get It Wrong) in 2026

9 July, 2026 A S Banka

Key Takeaways Gross burn is the total cash you spend each month. Net burn is gross burn minus the cash you collect. Runway is built on net burn, not gross. Runway = current free cash…

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Financial Due Diligence for Indian Startups: The 9 Things Investors Verify Before They Wire Your Series A (2026)

2 July, 2026 A S Banka

Key Takeaways Financial due diligence is not an audit. Investors are not checking whether your books are clean for the tax department. They are checking whether the story you told them in the pitch is…

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How much equity should you give: ESOP pool ranges for Indian startups

How Much Equity Should You Give? ESOP Pool Ranges for Indian Startups

25 March, 2026 admin

"How much equity should I give my CTO?" It is a question founders bring to us at A S Banka Advisors Private Limited, and the honest answer starts with a different question: how many people…

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The Startup Cap Table Guide: From Founding to Series A

24 March, 2026 admin

Your cap table is the single most important financial document in your startup. It determines who owns what, how much you dilute at each round, and whether your company passes due diligence when you actually…

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