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Is this a fair approximation of the current landscape? China also did it’s share of delivery and betting and influencer startups. Unfortunately for us, and luckily for them, their ecosystem head already moved past this and into more advanced tech… Continue Reading →
Phone hardware disintermediated telecom networks OS disintermediated phone hardware Apps disintermediated the OS Soon, AI will disintermediate apps
As a founder, would you ever send a deck with the first slide “I want to raise ?____ funding”? I mean, we know the desired outcome is fundraising, but that’s not how you’d start. So why would your Linkedin connect… Continue Reading →
As a Bangalore boy, I’ve subconsciously known this for a while, but decided to sketch it out in the midst of a meeting to make a point. Modern vs Traditional isn’t good vs bad. Premium vs Economy isn’t good vs… Continue Reading →
How do computer engineering students make pocket money, and why is this important? Early 90s, college kids wrote accounting software.Late 90s, they created websites.In the 10’s, they created mobile apps.Today, college kids are creating AI Agents to automate SME processes…. Continue Reading →
Do you treat fundraising as a one-off? Then you probably get disheartened by every rejection email from an investor. Today, I want to help you shift your perspective and embrace fundraising as a process, instead of a one-off. Today, I… Continue Reading →
I’m unable to stop viewing reels. Reels on cycling, comedy, movies, or pranks Insta’s algo owned my time. Every. Single. Day. So much so, that it left little time for other sources of info. For me, there was only one… Continue Reading →
The best founders are also great negotiators. However, the best founders recognise that fundraising is only a tiny part of growing your biz. Over-negotiation, esp. on points that have low probability of occurrence, or low commercial outcome, shows lack of… Continue Reading →
Technology was the worst in 2023.It was the worst in 2022.It was the worst in 2021.It was the worst in ____.(Put in any previous year, that assertion remains valid) Technology previously was worse than today.It will be better tomorrow than… Continue Reading →
Man in the Arena vs Sheep with Loudspeakers
The world has to get back to listening to the “Man in the Arena”. This is the person actually doing the work & the person willing to make sacrifices (personal, professional and more) to ensure humanity moves ahead. Unfortunately, what… Continue Reading →