BrainDeadPM

Morning context vs The Ken

I want to read in depth business case studies/stories from India. I also want to consume relevant startup news and updates. What is the best place to find such content? Seems like all good content is hidden behind a paywall. If I have to buy a subscription which one should I buy?

11mo ago

CunningLinguist

Venture Capital11mo

Subscribe to the information. I know it's not Indian startups, but it is extremely good from a global perspective. TMC/Ken articles you can find for free on telegram groups

Grapevine107

Stealth11mo

Do you know of any telegram groups where I can get these articles for free?

ShivBaba

Adobe11mo

Which telegram groups or channels?

LostWanderer

BYJU'S11mo

TMC >> Ken

Personal view:

TMC backs their analysis with numbers and insider input.. Ken (these days) largely copy pastes frameworks or articles from other publications and riffs off them.. More qualitative from Ken.. Lacks depth and insight

SabChangaSi

Stealth11mo

My opinion is that tmc puts the juicy parts of every company which leads people to overthink the real situation

salt

Gojek11mo

Bloomberg, is usually what I like to read.

TallTales69

Unemployed11mo

Both aren't very good. But if that's your selection set - Ken > TMC.

BrainDeadPM

Stealth11mo

Then what is good? Mint, inc42? What do you use?

TallTales69

Unemployed11mo

I do read the Mint. Not a lot of start up coverage, but generally good.

Inc42 is better than the above 2 but doesn't have a lot of long form depth content.

Umadbro

Stealth11mo

TMC is mostly outrage based, masala kind of journalism. You don’t learn much, and it’s designed and written in a way to provoke an emotional reaction.

Ken is somewhat more informative but most articles on that has “okay, so what?” Vibes.

I suggest don’t pay for either. If your goal is to read about startups/business in India, ET pro does some good stories. You can also look at livemint, vccircle, the arc most of which aren’t behind a paywall.

Instead subscribe to newsletters. Saldanha has a good one. Finshots is good for basics in Indian finance (though they copy matt Levine and other bllomberg/ft articles on occasions). There are many others around Indian startups. Most also share a collection of links relevant.

Forgot to mention, for basic frameworks, do subscribe to ben thomson’s stratechery and benedict Evans’s newsletter. Both offer the kind of insights and links that would help a lot.

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Where will I get to read the article of The Ken or The Morning Context? I am a student and I can't afford the subscription.

Tell me a free way to read it.

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Too many startup news portals

Do any of you also think that there are like too many portals reporting on startups and many of theirs subscriptions are like the most expensive in news category overall.

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Indian startup reporting has stooped to new lows. The Ken which I once thought had deep analysis has now become the ScoopWhoop of startup ecosystem.

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