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Day 3 of The Startup Mafia Series: The IIT & IIM Startup Pipeline – Why They Keep Winning The startup world loves the idea of the self-made founder—someone with nothing but an idea, grinding their way to success. But in India, there’s an open secre

Day 6 of The Startup Mafia Series: How Top Founders Get Investors Before Everyone Else Most people think raising money is about having a great idea. But if that were true, why do some founders raise millions before even launching, while others stru

Day 5 of The Startup Mafia Series: Inside the Indian Startup Mafia – The Exclusive Circles That Control the Industry Every industry has gatekeepers. People who decide who gets in, who gets funded, and who wins. The Indian startup ecosystem is no di

Day 7 of The Startup Mafia Series: The Secret Deals That Happen Before Startups Even Launch Most people think startups raise money after launching. The truth? Many of the biggest startups get funded before they even exist. By the time you hear abo

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Building Wiz: the fastest-growing startup in history | Raaz Herzberg (CMO and VP Product Strategy) Raaz Herzberg shares her journey from PM to CMO at Wiz, driving hypergrowth from $0 to $500M ARR. Learn about pivots, customer insights, and scaling f

In the entire ADANI bribery case, the REAL HERO is this guy (in pic) 👏👏 And yet we are hearing the least about him, even though we should probably be thanking the odds that we have politicians like him. He is Andhra Pradesh’s present and new Fina

Startup Basics Day 2: IDEA GENERATING AND VALIDATING Welcome back to the Startup Knowledge Series! Yesterday we talked about what a startup is, and today, we’re gonna dive into the next big thing—coming up with startup ideas and figuring out if the

How Indians buy is different from the West, it’s unique but also very expensive for companies Most purchases in India 1 are done without any assistance, ideally assistance happens if the avg value of purchase increases i.e car, jewellery 95% of pu