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Anonymous

Stealth • 10m

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

Stealth • 10m

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

Stealth • 10m

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

Stealth • 10m

- 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

Stealth • 10m

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

Stealth • 10m

- 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

Stealth • 10m

- 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

Stealth • 10m

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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Stealth • 4d

What does it take to identify your potential customers and market your product to them ? How do you deal with this at an early stage of your product or project ? Does it cost you anything ?

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How to convince your customer? By Applyly November 2, 2024 Various individuals have used various ways to convince their customers. There a lot of theories which you can use in the market to convince your customer. All these theories are worth testing

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Gaurav Prajapati

Stealth • 2m

In the startup world, if your ego tells you your idea will succeed but your logic doesn’t back it up, take a step back and make the right decision. But if your logic says your idea is solid, even when experienced entrepreneurs doubt you, trust yours

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Akash Sharma

Stealth • 8m

I have been very much interested in Startups and have been funding them at their initial level of ideation. Looking up for some crazy pitches today. If you have any point where you can convince me that your idea is great and you have a sustainable en

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Mr Z
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This man trusted Mark Zuckerberg when nobody else did. He invested $500,000 into Facebook and it became $1 BILLION. Now, he's betting it all on a new trend that could kill humanity. Here’s how Peter Theil spots opportunities before everybody else: