Category Startups
Sometimes, investors are sensitive to investing at high valuations, but at other times, the same VC invests at absurd valuations. Why is this? Today, I discuss reasons for investors to stick with a valuation hard-cap and reasons for them to… Continue Reading →
Startups flaunt fundraising, but why the hush on revenue? It’s strategy, not secrecy. I uncover the game behind the numbers.
Do traditional fundraising stages, such as “Seed” and “Pre-A”, truly encapsulate the essence of a startup’s journey? Or do we use them only as labels for fundraising amount? My video explains this
Let’s unbundle the term “Consumer Tech” when it comes to startups. This isn’t the catch-all umbrella term that it used to be. Business models, product focus, customer maturity, revenue model diversification and usage patterns have expanded and founders and investors… Continue Reading →
I’ve been mulling over why some online communities thrive while others spiral into chaos, for some time and I’ve observed a fascinating pattern. Imagine a fledgling online community (even a closed WhatsApp group). In its early stages, the group establishes… Continue Reading →
When it comes to tech, safety is about anti-virus, firewalls, backups, two-factor auth, etc. Manufacturing: It’s about Kanban, over engineering processes, safety equipment, etc. Healthcare: Deep cleaning equipment, measured dosage, tracking previous illnesses, etc. Each industry has its own contours… Continue Reading →
Looking at Twitter over the last year, I’m realising it had great Product-Market-Fit (PMF) but never great Business-Model-Fit (BMF) Millions use Twitter for consumption, and creators use it to increase distribution and followers. But Twitter itself has been unable to… Continue Reading →
Venture capital funds are currently in a robust position, with significant “dry powder” ready for deployment, a trend that has been substantiated by data from the past three years. This availability of capital is a testament to the continued investor… Continue Reading →
Looking back to the mid-90s, knowing Visual Basic and building GUI apps was suddenly insufficient. Developers like me had to quickly learn HTML, CSS, and other technologies. Soon, the proliferation of PHP and JavaScript (Ajax!) necessitated yet another round of… Continue Reading →
In an avg YCombinator cohort FinTech went from 7% to 24% in 11 yrs. I’m intrigued that this growth is exclusive of Blockchain, cleanly sidestepping irrational exuberance My take: While Regulators in India & US are both catching up with… Continue Reading →