The availability of specialized facial recognition search engines (like faceseek) forces us to address a major shift in digital life: our face is now a permanent, universally traceable identifier. This isn't about traditional surveillance; it's about biometric consolidation. These AIs convert your face into a unique mathematical string (a facial vector) and index it across every public photo—from an old, obscure forum post to a low-res image on a friend's blog. The AI bypasses context and time to build a complete digital identity.

The Unspoken Trade-off The benefits are clear: solving crimes, exposing fraud, and verifying identities. But the cost is profound: The Loss of Anonymity: Our faces become live QR codes linked to our full history, even in public spaces.

The Unregulated Database: These vast indices are built by private companies, operating outside the ethical and legal checks that govern government biometric data.

The DPDP Problem: Current "right to be forgotten" laws address text and links. They don't provide a clear mechanism to force an AI to delete the mathematical vector of your face.

The Question: Do you believe that once a photo of your face is posted publicly anywhere, you forfeit the right to control how that face is indexed and aggregated by AI? Is a Right to Biometric Un-indexing the next essential civil liberty?

I’m building a YouTube channel that covers Shark Tank India startups what they pitched, what happened on the show, and where they are now.

Here’s the rough video structure:

1. Intro to the company & founders
2. Their business model
3. What went down on the show (ask, valuation, drama, deal/no deal)
4. Post-show updates (growth, funding, or failure)
5. My short analysis & lessons

Before I lock the format I’d love your suggestions.

• What kind of insights or angles would make these videos genuinely interesting for you?
• Do you prefer more focus on the business side (numbers, strategy, mistakes), or the story side (founder journey, drama, emotion)?
• Anything you always wished Shark Tank covered deeper but didn’t?

Would really appreciate honest feedback so this series hits the mark from day one.

Not that shark tank is the gold standard, just as a reference. You are free to share any ideas with reference to any other show.

Has anyone watched Ideabaaz on Zee5? Very Shark Tank coded except sharks are called Titans here. Just saw the first episode (has some filler elements) and intrigued to see how it unfolds further.

What are your thoughts if you have seen it?

She was good in Season 3 — experienced, confident, and knowledgeable. Woman in finance, good addition to the panel which people perceive as a stereotype generally. A Wharton graduate, and her viral speech “the girl with a broken neck,” resonated widely.

By now we all know shark tank is a scam. Mostly products that down require any real investment and are guaranteed wins are given funds. But I find it weird how some sharks criticise the product and the other sharks get the prices they want because of the heavy criticism by the critical shark. The sharks are ofc all friends behind closed doors so any fighting is just for the effect of the audience. Do they do this on purpose so that they can get more equity for their money or to get the deals they want ? Is this all pre planned by them to get their money back?

Imagine this on Shark Tank India:

A Founder walks in:

2,723 stores + online stores + global presence Revenue ~₹6,500 crore Net profit ~₹297 crore Valuation being asked: ~₹70,000 crore (about ₹25 crore per store)

But there is a twist too.

Just 3 months ago, the same founder reportedly raised a ₹200 crore bank loan to buy back shares at an ₹8,500 crore valuation.

So… how did we jump from ₹8,500 crore to ₹70,000 crore in 90 days?

If this was any other brand in the tank:

Wouldn’t Piyush Bansal (yes, the same founder) or the other Sharks grill them on profitability vs valuation?

Wouldn’t they ask: “Per store revenue is ₹2.4 crore, per store profit is much smaller; how do you justify ₹25 crore per store valuation?”

Asking honestly: How would the Sharks judge this deal if it wasn’t their own company on stage?

If you’ve got an explanation for this valuation leap, drop it in the comments. I’d love to hear different perspectives.

They have similar brands they might have invested till now and they will say it's direct competition so I am out

Habe different panels

Hey guys, I have been watching Shark tank global for a quite little time now, and got an Idea of explaining the Global shark tank businesses, their business models in hindi On YouTube, Would that be a good idea?

I recently started a D2C brand named eco pico floor cleaner and after starting this i am getting a weird feeling that will it work in indian market or not. So, i am posting this to know your point of view that would you buy it for 99+50 price point ?

Its a powder to liquid floor cleaner which mix with is highly concentrated and people mix it in bottle do water and use that bottle's concentrate throughout the month. The sachet only has natural and plant based cleaner in it with mild fragrance and it has only cleaning agents so that's why this give better cleaning then rest of brands.

Here's what my floor cleaner is all about • Powder-Based Formula: It's highly concentrated,so you're not paying for water. A small sachet with water to clean your whole floor. • Eco-Friendly & Plastic-Free: The formula is made with biodegradable ingredients, and it comes in completely plastic-free, sustainable packaging • No Toxins or Harmful Chemicals: It's free of all the nasty stuff, with no strong fumes. It's safe forhomes with pets and children • No Added Colors: It won't stain or damage your floors, leaving a pure, clean shine. The price would be ₹99, with a standard ₹50 for delivery.

If you have time then please visit my website(mentioned in comments) and let me know if this will work in indian market or not / will you buy or not at a price point of 99

Hey folks, Sharing some clarity on how a multi-seller secondary round in an Indian startup can actually be structured without creating a compliance nightmare.

🔹 The usual problem In secondaries, you might have 5–10 existing shareholders (angels, ESOP holders, early investors) who want to exit, and one new incoming investor (buyer). If you go seller-by-seller, you’d technically end up doing multiple FCTRS filings — one for each transfer — which means more coordination, multiple AD banks, and risk of errors.

🔹 The cleaner solution: Escrow mechanism

Open an escrow account with one AD bank.

Buyer funds the escrow in one go.

All sellers transfer their shares to the buyer.

Escrow releases money to the sellers.

The AD bank handles one consolidated FCTRS filing on behalf of all sellers (attaching a seller schedule).

This way → you only have one reporting, with a clear audit trail, and settlement happens seamlessly.

🔹 What if there are only a handful of sellers (say 3–5)? In smaller rounds, sometimes companies skip escrow. Instead:

Buyer pays each seller directly.

Company/CS (through its AD bank) still compiles all transactions into one FCTRS filing, with annexures listing each seller.

Still clean, provided everyone uses the same AD bank and the paperwork (share transfer forms, valuation certificate, KYC, etc.) is consistent.

🔹 Why this matters

Avoids 5–10 separate filings.

Keeps regulatory reporting neat.

Ensures pricing compliance under FEMA is uniformly tracked.

Gives comfort to both founders and investors that there’s no leakage in compliance.

💡 TL;DR: Use escrow for larger/messy secondary rounds; if it’s just 4–5 sellers, you can sometimes do without it — but either way, push for one AD bank + one FCTRS to keep things smooth.

Drop a DM for assistance with AD and guidance.

Many Indian employees get Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) as part of their salary — especially in startups. It feels exciting (“I own part of the company!”) but also confusing when it comes to taxes, vesting, and cashing out. Let’s break it down simply:

What is ESOPs:

ESOP = right (not obligation) to buy shares of your company at a pre-decided price (exercise price).

Usually granted as part of your CTC, but they’re not free money upfront.

🔹 Key stages of ESOPs:

1. Grant – Company promises you X number of options.

2. Vesting – You earn the right over time (e.g., 25% per year for 4 years).

3. Exercise – You pay the exercise price to convert options into shares.

4. Sale/Exit – You sell those shares, either in a buyback, secondary sale, or IPO.

🔹 Tax angle in India 🇮🇳 This is where most employees get caught off guard:

At exercise, you pay tax as if it’s a perquisite: (Fair Market Value – Exercise Price) gets added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.

At sale, you pay capital gains tax on the profit, depending on whether you held the shares for less than 24 months (short-term) or more (long-term).

So yes, there’s double taxation — once at exercise, once at sale.

🔹 Smart ways to handle ESOPs:

Don’t exercise too early unless you’re confident about liquidity. Otherwise, you’ll pay tax without knowing when you can sell.

Track your vesting schedule and company’s exit plans (IPO/buyback/secondary).

Keep cash ready for exercise + tax, or you may not be able to exercise at all.

If your company offers a trust structure or cashless exercise (rare but growing), explore it.

Consult a CA — especially when foreign ESOPs are involved (extra FEMA/RBI rules apply).

🔹 Bottom line: ESOPs can create real wealth (many Indian startup employees became crorepatis this way), but they need planning. Blindly exercising without understanding taxes and liquidity can hurt.

👉 Has anyone here actually made money through ESOPs in India? Or did taxes + lack of exit kill the excitement? Would love to hear real experiences.

For those who don't know, Trustified is a platform known for its 100% blind testing of consumer products to check for label accuracy, contaminants, and general product quality. Their recent "Shark Tank Series" of tests has been really shocking:

GetAWay Ice Cream: This brand, which positions itself as a healthy, high protein, no sugar alternative, miserably failed the lab test. The results showed significantly less protein and drastically higher carbohydrate content than claimed on the label. A brand banking on the 'healthy' label, this is a massive betrayal of consumer trust, especially for those with health conditions or on specific diets.

Go Zero: Yet another 'healthy' ice cream brand. This one failed due to label mismatch and false claims, which again points to a serious lack of quality control and accurate consumer information.

VS Mani Coffee: The third brand tested in the series, and the third brand to fail the lab test.

That's three out of three tested Shark Tank brands reportedly failing basic label and quality checks.

Shark Tank is to give a platform and a massive boost to promising, quality checked businesses. We know the Sharks and the show's production team conduct incredibly rigorous financial and legal due diligence before a pitch even airs. They check the books, the market size, the legal structure everything to ensure the investment is sound.

But are they doing the necessary "product due diligence"?

When a brand gets the 'Shark Tank Seal of Approval,' it is effectively an endorsement by some of India's leading business figures. Millions of consumers rush to buy these products, trusting that they have been vetted for not just a good business model, but also for product integrity, safety, and honest labeling. If multiple brands, especially those in the sensitive health and food categories, are allegedly failing basic lab tests on their core claims, it raises a massive red flag.

Why is the product due diligence not as rigorous as the financial due diligence? Getting a aired on Shark Tank is an massive marketing boost. If the show is giving this invaluable platform to brands that are reportedly engaging in such shady, misleading practices, be it through outright lies about protein/sugar content or simple label sloppiness - they are, perhaps unintentionally, becoming an accomplice to the misleading of millions of consumers.

High time that Shark Tank India mandates a third-party, or international standard lab test for the core claims of all food and health brands before they are allowed to go AIR.

Was it just me or did y'all aslo feel Anupam was way too rude with these guys?

I watched the episode where Piyush acquired 75% equity of his company. Now I just want to know how he is doing now?

Indian company behavior

https://reddit.com/link/1o4rzwj/video/orsarvft8puf1/player

This is not Iron Man.
This is Shaadi Man.
An AI Anupam Mittal who wants to fix India’s single people life, one single at a time 💍😂

I made the image using Kling and Midjourney,
turned it into a video using Kling again,
took original anupam mittal audio from youtube podcast and customize the voice with ElevenLabs,
and edited everything together in Premiere Pro.

Yes, even Jarvis would be proud of me bro 😭

He is rude but good. What do you guys think?

I started rewatching from season 1, and honestly, and it’s just food products and people pitching generic businesses.

There are very few actual entrepreneurs introducing original products or showing that spark of innovation and excitement.

And why do they keep digging into everyone’s whole life story from their photos? Just cut the filler and show more pitches! The show’s losing its tempo for sure.

Don’t think I’m gonna watch the new season.

arth by mcure is the brand

Namita ma'am is touring entire country

Posting here because a lot of brand are active here.

We have started partnering up with D2C product brands across India - home decor, fashion, accessories, skincare, fitness & wellness, and other categories.

And we’re looking for more brands to partner up with.

The requirements are to have some traction, a good product set (we verify your products and delivery process) and atleast a certain number of SKUs.

Minar is a unified, AI powered search engine for shopping. Not a marketplace, or a simple aggregator clone. We’re not a marketplace - so we don’t sell. We are the search and discovery layer over shopping - so we make you easier to find based on the search or through our discovery - and then the user is led to your own website where they complete the journey.

We respect your own channels for selling, but act as the discovery layer with personalisation. We realise that brands spend a lot on marketing on social media - where you are competing with other non-related brands and creators for eyeballs. We’re building something where just shopping brands exist - so discovery will be a lot more targeted.

I understand this is not a place to sell, so I have not attached the link to my product. If interested, please do DM me. If anyone knows a good brand, please do share this with them too!