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Startuponomics

Alternatives Can you solve this problem by being an investor? Steps Validate your startup idea before you invest time and money. Create products that people actually want to buy. Find the right co-founders and team members to grow your business. Navigate funding options, from bootstrapping to venture capital Avoid the mistakes most new startups make. See how successful startups like OYO, Zomato, CRED, and Paytm became giants-and how you can apply their lessons to your startup. Frameworks Customer Interview Scripts Business Model Canvas Template Investor-Ready Financial Model Co-Founder Agreement Template Product-Market Fit Calculator Top Successful Indian Startups (2025-2026) Tech: Zoho FinTech: Zerodha, CRED, Groww, Razorpay, BharatPe, PhonePe, DigitInsurance, DittoInsurance SaaS (Cybersecurity): Semgrep SaaS (Finance): TradingView Pinescripts, Quickbooks, Complyt (tax compliance),  SaaS (HR): Tako (payroll) SaaS (Tech): SaaS (Data):  AI & Productivity: Clay (sa...

About work and play...

 An year has 365.2422 days (or 8,765 hours) in total. Aggressive : 86% work and 14% play - 52 Sundays makes up 14% of the year, 14 public holidays makes up 4% of the year and 20 paid leaves makes up 5% of the year.  Moderate : 79% work and 21% play - 52 Sundays and alt Sat off makes up 21% of the year, 16 public holidays makes up 4% of the year and 25 paid leaves makes up 7% of the year. Conservative : 59% work and 41% play - 52 weekends (Sat-Sun) makes up 28% of the year, 17 public holidays makes up 5% of the year and 30 paid leaves makes up 8% of the year. Considering the aggressive case, 8h work and 2h commute, you spent ~29% at work and 7% commuting, totaling ~36% of the total 8,765 hours in an year spent for work. 7h sleep further occupying 25% of that hour portion and leaving us with less than 40% of the hours for rest of the life . Considering the conservative case, this leave us with around 59% of the year as workdays i.e. ~215 days as workdays and 41% of the y...