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Is the market bad to start-up right now? Should I wait for a bull market or should I start anyway? And when will the market recover?

What valuation is alright for a SaaS startup started 3 months ago generating 10k USD MRR?

Summarising some basics to the VC world and Startup world here below : Please note, that this is my opinion and view (may or may not be correct), but in the end this ecosystem is about building a perspective and sticking to it. 1. My definition of a startup is a business which can reach 1000 Cr in revenue within a period of 10 years using up to a maximum of 500Cr as capital infused. This 1000 Cr should have a EBITDA pool of about ~50% and should be able to grow at a pace of about 20% annually from the 1000 Cr number over the next 5 years. Typically most of such business are tech enabled. Also the revenue can be higher with a lower EBITDA %ge. But the business has to have a potential to generate 500Cr EBITDA in 10 years with a 20% potential of growth for the next 5 years, post which it can stabilise.

How do VCs value a AI SaaS startup? up to TAM $100B +. And that startup is making such a product which does not exist and will create a monopoly in this market in the coming time. So they are raising $2M in seed round, how much equity will VCs take for this raising amount. One more: What do investors like to see in a deck and what don't they?

How does the time frame for investments looks like for you? Let’s say if I send in my pitch deck how long will it take for money to hit my bank account?

Is being a VCap guy a well paying job? Can you give approx salaries paid to analysts, VP’s, Partners etc in Venture Capital firms?

What is your average ticket size? And how do you land on the valuation for a early startup?

When do you expect the market to make a bull run again? How is the investor sentiment at the moment with regards to that most startups are far from breakeven and mostly have no revenue model?

I have lately angel invested in 2 startups. Both Of friends. I trust the leadership and idea 💡 and mettle of my friend. The amount is almost 10 lakhs which is like 20% of my life savings. Is it a stupid move ? I did it with the high risk/reward ratio theory.

Do VCs read all mails ?

Do employees in VC also switch jobs for better pay?

Do you guys invest in Tier 2 or tier 3 cities? Or only top cities like Blr, Del and Bom?

How many pitch decks do you receive generally?

How many investments do you make in a month/year?

Do I have chances of getting accepted in a good VC firm if I haven’t been an entrepreneur or worked in Bain/McKensiy etc? For me, I work in big-tech as a techie and have undying interest in the startup ecosystem.

Is it challenging to be a VC in India? What are the kind of challenges you come through?

Is it true that VCs invest mostly in startups through warm connects and rarely from cold outreach. Do you tend to invest in someone you don’t know through network ever? If not how can an average guy raise from VCs.

Do you think the venture capital market will expand in India? As in, do you think more and more VCs will come in India?

Do VC people talk to each other a lot? Do you guys share deals and stuff or is it cutthroat competition to invest in a startup you like and not let the deal go to anyone else?

Can I contact you to share my deck 😅. Startup is in Consumer Tech.