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A key threat to India's food delivery "cash machine" isn't competition, but generic GLP-1 drugs set for genericization in mid-2026, writes Bernstein. The target consumer for these drugs is the same "power user" profile that drives the food delivery business.

refsrc's tweet image. A key threat to India's food delivery "cash machine" isn't competition, but generic GLP-1 drugs set for genericization in mid-2026, writes Bernstein.

The target consumer for these drugs is the same "power user" profile that drives the food delivery business.

American Express dominates monthly card spending.

refsrc's tweet image. American Express dominates monthly card spending.

South Delhi and suburban Mumbai residents spend more than a quarter of their household budgets online, matching digital shopping rates in the UK and China, per Kotak. The rest of urban India trails far behind at under 8%, closer to South Africa's penetration rate.

refsrc's tweet image. South Delhi and suburban Mumbai residents spend more than a quarter of their household budgets online, matching digital shopping rates in the UK and China, per Kotak. 

The rest of urban India trails far behind at under 8%, closer to South Africa's penetration rate.

Reliance and Google to offer Google AI Pro -- which includes Gemini Pro and 2TB of storage -- to Jio users for free for 18 months.

refsrc's tweet image. Reliance and Google to offer Google AI Pro -- which includes Gemini Pro and 2TB of storage -- to Jio users for free for 18 months.

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Told a VC i wasn’t from DPS RK Puram and they took my term sheet back and shot me in the leg


Brand share of experiential luxury in India (% of category retail value sales), per Euromonitor

refsrc's tweet image. Brand share of experiential luxury in India (% of category retail value sales), per Euromonitor

This chart from Euromonitor

refsrc's tweet image. This chart from Euromonitor

P/E ratio of Eternal, Meituan, Doordash, Talabat, Amazon and Alibaba

refsrc's tweet image. P/E ratio of Eternal, Meituan, Doordash, Talabat, Amazon and Alibaba

Rupay credit card transactions on UPI now account for nearly 40% of India's total credit card transactions by volume, Bernstein estimates.

refsrc's tweet image. Rupay credit card transactions on UPI now account for nearly 40% of India's total credit card transactions by volume, Bernstein estimates.

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Electricity and power sector reforms are crucial not just from an infrastructure development perspective, but pivotal for the continued growth of @_DigitalIndia and @startupindia: “India’s rapid economic growth and digitalization are straining its power grid, which struggles to…


Stores per million population in India, FY25

refsrc's tweet image. Stores per million population in India, FY25

Reliance will spend $12-$15b to build a 1GW datacenter, Morgan Stanley estimates Reliance will use about 25% of the capacity itself, investing $7b in datacenter infra and $5b in 250MW of chips. Will lease remaining to hyperscalers and LLM providers as datacenter-as-a-service


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How Meesho and the rise of quick commerce companies disrupted Flipkart and Amazon's e-commerce duopoly that had existed in India for over a decade until 2023 (@refsrc / India Dispatch) indiadispatch.com/p/meesho techmeme.com/251023/p9#a251… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro…


Urban Company service workers earn as much as entry-level IT professionals in India.

refsrc's tweet image. Urban Company service workers earn as much as entry-level IT professionals in India.

Meesho held 29-31% of India's e-commerce shipments in fiscal 2025 (excluding hyperlocal), the highest among any e-commerce firm, per Redseer data cited in the prospectus. Cash on delivery accounted for roughly 75% of orders in quarter ending June 30, with one in four failing.

refsrc's tweet image. Meesho held 29-31% of India's e-commerce shipments in fiscal 2025 (excluding hyperlocal), the highest among any e-commerce firm, per Redseer data cited in the prospectus.

Cash on delivery accounted for roughly 75% of orders in quarter ending June 30, with one in four failing.

HSBC says global investors are positioning India as an "anti-AI play."

refsrc's tweet image. HSBC says global investors are positioning India as an "anti-AI play."

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Reminds me of this line from @tylercowen:

AlecStapp's tweet image. Reminds me of this line from @tylercowen:

easily the most baller email signature I’ve ever seen (European curator)

dnlklr's tweet image. easily the most baller email signature I’ve ever seen (European curator)


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