B Hari

November 23, 2024

Kolkata: 37 Must-Visit Eateries

Kolkata, the cultural capital of India, is a food lover’s paradise. From traditional Bengali delicacies to flavors from across India and beyond, the city offers a diverse and rich gastronomic experience. Here’s a guide to 37 must-visit eateries in Kolkata, each known for its unique charm and specialties. The list does not include clubs...
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May 26, 2024

A comprehensive guide to Influencer Marketing

A Comprehensive Guide to Influencer Marketing Influencer marketing has become an integral part of modern marketing strategies. It combines the authenticity of personal recommendations with the broad reach of social media. This article provides a detailed overview of influencer marketing, offering key insights and practical applications...
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May 3, 2024

Ice Cream Startups in India

Will Ice Cream startups in India grow profitably ? India's ice cream market, currently valued at approximately USD 3 billion as of 2023, is projected to experience a compounded annual growth rate of 13.49% from 2024 to 2030, reaching a potential value of USD 6.5 billion. The growth in this industry is largely attributed to rising tempe...
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April 24, 2024

Why CCPS is preferred over CCD by some investors .

Features of Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS) 1. Hybrid Nature: CCPS are a blend of equity and debt, providing fixed dividends like preference shares and converting into equity shares under predetermined conditions. 2. Anti-Dilution: These instruments safeguard investors from equity dilution when new shares are issued, ...
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November 15, 2023

Linkedin posts

Here are my last 50 Linkedin posts of this year B Hari Simplicity with substance www.bhari.com
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June 10, 2023

International Yoga Day on June 21, 2023

International Yoga Day: Celebrations, Publicity, and Organizing Agencies History and Significance of International Yoga Day International Yoga Day is celebrated annually on June 21 since its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested the date of June 21, as it is the longest ...
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May 30, 2023

Private Jets owned by Indians in India

Private Jets Owned by Indians in India as of May 30th, 2023 India's domestic air traffic has soared to unprecedented heights, with a record-breaking 456,082 passengers taking to the skies in a single day. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, domestic airlines transported more than 37.5 million passengers. This impressive growth has posi...
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May 1, 2023

May Day - Recap

May Day, also known as International Workers' Day or Labour Day, is a globally recognized holiday celebrated on May 1st every year in many countries. The day serves as a tribute to the hardworking individuals who form the backbone of our society, and to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to society. It is a day to promote...
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April 22, 2023

Hourly Hotels market in India

🚀 The Indian Hospitality Industry is transforming with the rise of Hourly Hotels! 🏨💥 India has witnessed an incredible surge in the popularity of hourly hotels, catering to the demand for affordable and convenient short stays. The market is expected to skyrocket with a CAGR of 12-15% 📈, driven by young couples and travelers seeking a f...
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April 20, 2023

A Guide to the Momo Market in India

A Guide to the Momo Market in India The momo market in India has been growing rapidly in recent years, with an estimated worth of around Rs. 2,000 crores and a growth rate of around 20-25% per annum. Note : All information mentioned here are generated automatically by GPT agents and no claims are made about the accuracy . Top Players i...
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April 20, 2023

Instant Coffee market in India

AgentGPT created this report on the Instant Coffee market in India AgentGPT is an Autonomous agent. Autonomous agents are programs, powered by AI, that when given an objective are able to create tasks for themselves, complete tasks, create new tasks, reprioritize their task list, complete the new top task, and loop until their objectiv...
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April 20, 2023

VTO- A promising future

The Virtual Try On Market: A Promising Future The Virtual Try On (VTO) market has been growing rapidly in recent years, fueled by the increasing demand for personalized shopping experiences and the rise of e-commerce. The market is expected to reach a value of over $10 billion by 2027, driven by the increasing adoption of augmented rea...
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April 20, 2023

Mindsera - AI based journalling software

Have been using Midserra for the last 4 days. It is a new age journalling software which is powered by AI. It provides mental model and is a new approach towards journalling . Once you finish a journal the software generates an image and the journal entry looks pretty good. Here are a few images that the software generated . B Hari Sim...
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March 23, 2021

purplle.com exit

When I first met the Purplle.com founders some 6 years ago , I was wondering how these techies would make an impact in the makeup industry . IvyCap ventures , a private Equity fund founded by Vikram Gupta was an early investor in Purplle.com. I continue as a Board adviser in the fund since inception and over the last 6 years have witne...
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March 22, 2021

To be or not to be a lead investor

It feels great when as a lead investor in a syndicate , you are able to present an offer to your co investors for a potential exit . Today , a Zoom call was organised for me to share the offer of a potential exit for one of my portfolio companies with my co-investors. Overall it was a good call and though I have the rights to decide if...
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March 20, 2021

Using clubhouse app for self enquiry

Who Am I ? ( naanyar.com) is a powerful tool to investigate our real nature . It is not meditation , but a technique which can make the mind quiescent and discover one's true nature which is beyond body and mind. Science has always hit a boundary , when it comes to spirituality. Evidence for any thing beyond space and time is a challen...
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March 18, 2021

The joy and sorrow of exits

Exits are milestone events for investors in startups. Liquidity events are not something which are frequent nor can be predicted in the startup world. For a lead investor in any Angel group , it is a matter of great joy to share the news of an exit offer with investors who co-invested . As a lead investor , I have had the opportunity s...
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March 17, 2021

Angel & Seed Investments - India

The CII ( Confederation of Indian Industry) had organised an Angel Investment Masterclass for corporate executives and businessmen today. I was invited to join the panel as a speaker in this virtual workshop. While talking with fellow panelists , I realised that the startup funding landscape in India needs a disruptive model if we need...
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March 16, 2021

Catnip toys from hriku.com

During the recently concluded Startup Uttarakhand event , I was invited to be in a panel of judges to evaluate startups from the state. One of the startups that caught my interest was a company which was producing and selling cat toys called hriku.com . The company started by two cat lovers was growing catnip ( a herb ) in the Himalaya...
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March 15, 2021

Infinity & Time

When in school we were taught that 1/0 is infinity. During my younger days , I always thought of INFINITY as a concept in mathematics. As life progressed and went into several twists and turns , I read and heard from several spiritual books , teachers and gurus about the "infinite" which has no beginning nor end , which is timeless and...
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March 14, 2021

Politics of Social Distancing

We have still not got over the virus. Newer strains , sudden spikes and concerns are no more based on rumours , but on actual reporting by more or less authentic sources. In this backdrop , I was shocked to see that the Election Commission of India and the political parties in India have ignored the area of political rallies which have...
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March 13, 2021

First flight after a year

I tool a flight to Coimbatore from Kolkata yesterday . This travel is after a year. Covid had completely grounded most people and I had avoided any type of travel and had no inclination to travel since the lockdown was announced in March 2021. Had a board meeting from morning and it was pretty refreshing to hear from our Fund Managers ...
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March 12, 2021

Changes to personal website

Just realised that it would be easy to direct people to the video collections from one place, since the list is growing on a daily basis. Have made provisions in the web site www.bhari.com for listing all the video databases that have been created since the lock down. Here is the link for the video database . Am travelling from today a...
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March 11, 2021

SPAC Video database

There is growing interest in knowing more about SPAC . Have now put together a video database consisting of 394 videos on SPAC extracted from Youtube.com . The extraction and updation took about an hour or so. Here is the LINK Hari
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March 11, 2021

Launched naanyar.com

www.naanyar.com was launched yesterday. Hope that this would help many people to quickly find resources on self enquiry and Advaita. Have to now build a simple template to track the 10 minute meditation sessions. Also need to finish the video on why I switched to Airtable from Notion for keeping the notionvideos.com database robust. Ha...
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March 10, 2021

Bitcoin video database

I have put together a video database containing 1500 videos on Bitcoin , Cryptocurrency and Blockchain . Will pack it and offer it in gumroad soon. It took about 2 hours to assemble it . B Hari Simplicity with substance www.bhari.com
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March 9, 2021

naanyar.com ( Who Am I ?) in Tamil

The web site naanyar.com is now live. The website has resources for people who wish to start their inward journey. This was a long cherished intention which has now got realised, thanks to the clubhouse app. The Who am I ? club was started in joinclubhouse.com . We have 10 minute silent sittings there every day in the morning and eveni...
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March 9, 2021

Notion Videos everyday

Having moved the database to Airtable from Notion, it took about 44 minutes to fetch , clean , update and tweet the results of daily Notion videos added to youtube.com. I would like to complete this in 30 minutes and would like to explore all avenues of automation to get this done. This is the link to see all channels that have publish...
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March 8, 2021

What software/tools do I use each day

August Bradley asked a question in his community about the software that each person uses regularly. This facilitated a tool/software review of what I use almost daily. Here goes the list : Email : • hey.com • Google Apps Calendar : • Google Calendar Data • Airtable • Notion • Numbers • Google Sheets Writing : • Pages • Notion • Apple ...
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March 7, 2021

Who Am I ? - Audiobook & PDF

The naanyar.com website is under development to support the clubhouse WHO AM I ? club. I was able to create a link for the text of Who Am I and the Audiobook that I produced a few years ago. Check the www.naanyar.com site and download the audiobook and the text. B Hari Simplicity with substance www.bhari.com
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