What are Demographic Methods? Demographic methods use data such as annual totals of births and deaths, and an estimate of initial population size, to infer refined demographic statistics—life expectancy, gross and net reproduction ratios, and even population age structures..
They did not see the signs that there could be a downturn
" Aniruddha Malpani, an angel investor and vocal critic of Byju's business model, says the company had "paper fortunes" "There's a big gap between value and valuation," he said28bn) last year, Byju's has seen its valuation slashed to $5
1bn this year by Prosus NV, the company's biggest investor and shareholder
The company did not respond to the BBC's queries
"After the pandemic, when children returned to schools there was going to be a downturn," Mr Subramanian saidByju's, once among the most valued edtech start-ups in the world and a darling of investors during the Covid-19 pandemic, has seen a dramatic downturn in its fortunes after operational and financial setbacks in recent months
Experts say it marks a necessary correction in the bull run of Indian start-ups
