Value Vs Price

I have been following new-age Consumer Electronics brands for a while now. On average, every SKU screams "45% off!" while established players barely have any. Sure, it lures budget-conscious tech people, but at what cost? What baffles me more is these companies are profitable, with mass reach they will achieve economies of scale which would make them more profitable. Discounting every SKU breeds a "sale-or-bust" mentality. Customers get hooked on that 50% fix, and your brand becomes synonymous with slashed prices. Raising prices later? Forget it. You've anchored them at the discounted value, and any upward revision feels like a betrayal. Have you ever bought a gadget at a mind-blowing discount? Did it change your perception of the brand?

I mean if I give you revenue data, Adjusted EBITDA , debt, management detail, industry trend, profit margin, discounted cash flow, expansion opportunities, macro economics data ; will you be able to gauge market capitalization of that particular company? I truely feel Indian stock market is running on sentiments with no correlation with fundamentals whatsoever....

Hi need suggestiona on investing 3 lakshs on stocks and mfs suggest me some good mf or stocks for 5 years atleast in don't touch

Which stocks according to you are undervalued and why(Ind and US stocks) For me - Meta, Weibo and alibaba are significantly undervalued.(All US listed)

We all saw the recent post of FAANG employee earning a lot but not happy. I am sure that must be the case with so many of us. Why do we still talk about money? Speaking for myself, I can say, more money doesn't bring happiness as much as having fun with friends does! Is there anyone here who has explored lot of things in life and then decided on what they love and want to do? You didn't take the job because it pays you well but because it's fun for you? What do you want in your life as a North Star Metric? Money or something else? Anyone wants to share their take? I look forward to meaningful relationships and figuring out whats fun for me

For those actively engaged in direct stock investments, what guiding principles do you adhere to? Personally, my portfolio lacks structure; I tend to purchase stocks whenever funds are available, resulting in an overly diverse spread across approximately 30 stocks that I'm looking to consolidate. I aim to adopt a more disciplined approach and identify areas for improvement. Are you an active stock investor? Do you adhere to a regular investment interval and budget? Do you impose an upper limit on the number of stocks in your portfolio? If so, how do you handle adding a new stock? Do you skip the new addition, or do you exit an existing one? When investing, do you consistently allocate multiples of the same amount, or does it vary? When entering a stock, do you make a single purchase or spread it over multiple days? Do you adjust your stake in existing stocks? If so, what criteria guide your decision to increase or decrease your stake? Upon exiting a stock, is it done in one shot or over several days? Does the dividend yield influence your stock selection, and do you have a specific dividend target? Do you use external services like Excel, Value Research, Markets Mojo, etc., to track your stocks? Where do you conduct your research? Platforms such as Screener, ValuePickr, MoneyControl, etc.? Do you have a specific metric for evaluating portfolio performance, such as absolute returns or CAGR? Are there any additional strategies you follow in your stock investments?

I have an MVP version of a startup idea. No revenue yet. Someone is keen to angel invest. How does this work? Can someone answer these questions for me? - If suppose Person X puts in 50L, how do I value my company and thereby equity? - How do I authorise and distribute shares? - Someone mentioned I should do a SAFE - can someone explain how'd that work and would that be a better option than choosing a random number - If I give 20% of company for 50L, how does that change if I raise a future round? Do I issue additional shares? Anyone who has had experience here will help

Hello Everyone, I am a software engineer(backend mainly)with 5 YOE working with Python, working at a US based IT company. For most of my career i have worked remotely (just one month of going to office) During COVID, I started working with a client as a freelancer where developed a tool (home page picture attached) for him to do Cryptography trading at websites like Paxful and Noones. Initially we faced a lot of challenges with banks, but now we have steady the ship and doing on average $258,000 monthly since Apr 2023. I am getting a royalty of 0.5% on total revenue done montly for setting up the business and for maintenance. Any other work I do with him i charge $25 per hour. Now, my main question is how do I value this business??

I am at a VC backed early stage startup. Have been offered Esops.l but have no clue on this. Can somebody explain to me how can I make money from ESOP by answering these- 1) Do I have to buy them post vesting period? If yes, what amount do I need to pay? Also will there be text on this purchase itself? 2)) When the company buys back from me assuming my vesting was over and I could hold them on, what's the amount I will get? I am assuming it's (no of options * current share price) - (no of options * strike price issued to me). Is that correct? If yes, how is the current share price calculated for non listed company? 3) Now when the company buys these, what's the tax I have to pay? I am trying to understand if availing options and selling options are different and if both have taxes 4) What happens in IPO? Who buys from me? Where can I sell? What price do I sell at?