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Rs 120 Crore Raised, Still Crying Over Rent? Startup Truth Bombs! š„ Harsh Pokharna, IIT Kanpur grad, OKCreditās CEO, took Rs 120 crore in 2019. And guess what? Heās still stressing about Bengaluru rent like a broke intern. š³ This is the ugly truth of startup life , crores in the bank, but your walletās empty irl VCs play dirty. They want founders poor and desperate, so they can control the game. āStay hungry,ā they say, while they enjoy fancy offices. Bengaluruās rent is a straight-up scam , 50k for a 2BHK, and PGs give you zero privacy. š” Add the startup grind , DAU, MAU, burn rate, investor calls and youāre always in stress. Moneyās there, but peace? Gone. This is the startup ecosystem: all fcked up, no chill. Founders burn out while VCs count their profits. Advice for founders: Donāt fall for the āstay brokeā trap. Build your startup, but keep some savings. Yeh thodi si akal rakho, warna crore bhi aayenge, aur rent ke liye rona padega. š Whatās your take? Is this startup hustle worth it or just a hyped-up scam? Drop your thoughts below! ā Till then check out my idea on Showcase https://medial.app/idea/animaze-b8b4de2358181
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Startups donāt die because they have bad ideas. Most die because they run out of money. And thatās exactly why understanding Burn Rate and Runway is crucial. Burn Rate is the amount of money a startup spends every month to operate salaries, rent, ma
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VCs are hypocrite. Bike Taxis were never legal under Motor Vehicle Act in any state. Still Rapido introduced it, VCs funded it heavily with nearly 5,000+ Crore. And now its banned. Why no cry from VCs now ? Did they not validate it before investing
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A lot of us may be considering here the worst case scenarios of building a startup. Questions like "What if this doesn't work out, am I going to end up homeless?" In fact a lot of us, given that we start, have a high probability of failing. Y Co
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"His TV broke. So he built a billion-dollar startup." In 2009, Girish Mathrubootham bought a TV. It broke during shipping. The company gave terrible service. He got angry ... and got an idea. He quit his job, started building a better customer sup
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Now I understand why startup bros talk about "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" They have to run around doing so many meetings that they don't get time to eat and end up being hungry. š Have a joke on the VCs for the "foolish" part but on the advice of m
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We are passionate about startup world. We invest in highly tech enabled AI driven startup. We brainstorm with founders and understands their vision for India and world. And then we invest in some gendu and hutya Ai driven Astrology startup. We are
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Unpopular Opinion: If you have zero traction, donāt pitch VCs yet. You know what I see too often? Founders sending decks before theyāve even tested the idea. Hereās the blunt truth: š” VCs donāt fund ideas. They fund signals. And āsignalā doesnāt
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