Simplanations

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In 2020, we wrote 16 pieces (10 long-form and 6 short-form). As the year ends, we are 6,800+ subscribers.
Our cumulative page views is at 1.42 lakhs.

A thread of our Top 3 read pieces and a review of our 2020 performance 👇

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A good simplanation of
- Uncapped convertible notes
- lead investor
- term sheet
- dilution

[Siddharth Ram @siddharth_ram]

FUNDRAISING Jargon is quite complex for first-time founders.

Here is a thread of some phrases & terms you will hear often during fundraising.

Here is what they actually mean

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@nilusilu Good question.
The pre-IPO share owners typically agree to a minimum 180 day lock up period, ie, they cannot sell any share for 180 days after IPO. Founders of loss making companies IPO-ing specially have to agree to a minimum 2 year lock up as per SEBI

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1/ How are loss-making startups able to IPO in India?

Annual Loss (2020-21) at time of IPO
- Zomato: ₹816cr
- Paytm: ₹1,701cr

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@kn_neeraj Touché

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10/ If you want to know more about the IPO process, you can read about it here

Part 1: https://t.co/sVqUnuQseh

Part 2: https://t.co/oG9SZC9EEh

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9/ And QIBs get a larger reservation since SEBI assumes they are smart enough to figure out which loss-making is good and which isn't.

By sticking to this allocation, a loss-making company can IPO in India.

[Dhairya Jain @dhairya_jn]

Superb explanation. Totally recommend anyone to read this piece w/o any hesitation💯
@simplanations

#14 What happens in an IPO? (Part 1/2), by @simplanations https://t.co/2QaJLXj7vt

[Colorintech @Colorintechorg]

What really happens in an IPO?

Check out this post from @simplanations https://t.co/yLSVO2533q

[Muskan Shrivastav @21197Muskan]

An ineresting read for people like me (newbie in finance) :) thanks @simplanations enjoyed reading this a LOT!
https://t.co/D5EK0KNvVE

[N Nagaraju @nnraju2020]

#15 What happens in an IPO? (Part 2/2), by @simplanations https://t.co/mLf6iAsFHN

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