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I left banking at 49 to sell lipstick online. Everyone thought I had lost my mind. Turns out I found it.
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Indian women deserve the same access to beauty products as women anywhere in the world. That is not a business plan. That is a belief.
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Profitability is not optional in India. Investors will not subsidize you forever. We were profitable before IPO and proud of it.
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Age is not a barrier to entrepreneurship. Experience is an advantage. I knew things at 49 that I did not know at 29.
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Curation is our moat. Anyone can list 100,000 products. Knowing which 100,000 products to list — that is the skill.
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My banking career taught me one thing above all: cash flow is not a metric. It is oxygen.