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Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

AMA - I am a VC with 4+ years of experience. Have invested from Pre-seed to Series A. Focus sectors are : Consumer Tech, FinTech, SaaS. Portfolio of 25+ companies. Happy to answer any questions the community might have.

Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

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 o

Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

Some basics I think founders should think of before starting a VC fundable business - Why is my business VC fundable? Can I achieve the numbers said above? - Why do I think there is a potential to generate 1000 Cr revenue? How will the breakup look?

Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

- How do I calculate the real market size for my product? e.g. - What do you think is the market size for the Apple iPhone? For starters, no the market size is not the whole population of the world. - What will be the unit economics of this business

Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

4. Some learings from the startups I have invested in - - If you ask if someone has a problem and if they want a solution. They will always say yes. The key question is how deep is the problem for them and will they pay for it? - Insight generation

Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

- Business has to be profitable. Incentivising the customers to build a habit is a difficult thing to build, can it be done yes. But it is very difficult and if you want to do it - Have a very good answer to why are you the only one who can do this.

Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

- The want of a founder to build against odds always overpowers the founders who are building for money and fame. - Most startups close because the founder gives up - You don't get help, because you need it or ask for it. You have to find a way to

Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

A few others - 1. Know what is your teams edge to win in the market you are building for? 2. Unique insight according to Peter Thiel is tell me something that is true that almost nobody agrees with you on 3. You need to convince your investor and they have be on a similar page and ideology. You can't force them. Your ego or your past experience won't help, your logic your clarity and your understsnding of the market will help convince them.

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