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Jan 14, 2026

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7 min read

Forecasting Models to Improve Driver Availability at Airports

Senses, Bira, Indian IT, and Trader Joe's

Peeyush Jain, +1

Jan 11, 2026

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11 min read

Blinkit’s New Year’s Eve Problem Wasn’t Logistics. It Was Labour.

A New Year’s Eve strike exposed the weakest link in quick commerce—not delivery speed, but the fragile economics of gig labour behind 10-minute promises.

Peeyush Jain

Jan 7, 2026

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6 min read

Adani Wants India To Build Its Own AI. Here Is What That Would Take.

Soviet Union, Venezuela, Indian Judiciary, and Chinese Social Media Apps

Peeyush Jain, +1

Jan 4, 2026

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11 min read

When Craft Becomes a Moat: The Lanzhou Gold Brand Investors Didn’t See Coming

A tiny Lanzhou workshop is rewriting China’s gold market, proving that extreme craftsmanship—not scale—can become the strongest moat in modern luxury.

Peeyush Jain

Dec 31, 2025

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8 min read

Big bets and broken unicorns: Tiger Global’s rise and reckoning

Karma, 2026, Gold, and Boy Throb

Peeyush Jain, +1

Dec 28, 2025

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11 min read

China’s Most Surprising EV Hit Is Not a Tesla or a BYD

A $3,300 micro-EV built by Wuling is outselling Tesla and BYD in China — revealing the real future of electric mobility: affordability, utility, and radical simplicity.

Peeyush Jain

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