Starting a startup is exciting, but understanding the shareholder agreement (SHA) is crucial. Today, let's focus on Dilution.
What is dilution? Imagine you and a friend each own half a pizza (50% each). If you bring another friend in and share more
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OpenAI • 8m
Fun fact: sometimes even with the strongest of clauses, a founder can’t be saved (e.g., travis kalanick and Uber)
Look at this man.
He got bullied as a kid.
Was sued for $250 billion.
Then couldn’t get a taxi on a cold night in Paris.
So he built a billion dollar company.
But then got kicked out of it.
Here’s the crazy story of a once illegal business that
Duolingo’s Cool, But Here’s What I’d Love to See Next
• Staying Consistent: Been on Duolingo for 2 years, learning Spanish and Portuguese—it’s addictive. 😅🔥
• New Stuff = Exciting: They’ve added math and music courses, which is awesome. 🎶📐
• M
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Stealth • 1m
Ecokaari is a pune based startup which creates bags from plastic wrappers
Nandan ji the founder of Ecokaari noticed that despite the fact that plastic is recyclable Landfills are growing at a rapid pace
After researching he discovered that most of
Reflections on PR Stunts by CEOs
I want to share my thoughts on some recent PR stunts that have left me feeling a bit disappointed. Take Deepinder Goyal, for instance, delivering food with his wife in #Zomato uniforms. While I understand the intenti
The Day a Founder Almost Quit
"We're done. We should just shut it down."
I still remember his defeated expression as he said those words on a tweet. It was year 10 of his startup journey, a point where most entrepreneurs would have already thrown i
How to build great teams?
1. Hire right: Hiring is more about taking bold calls, but I learned this important framework from bhavintu founder of Zeta - he said something interesting
“ Always prioritize to hire someone who has more efficiency rate
Two young entrepreneurs in Bengaluru decide to flip the script on how startups raise money, and they do it with a twist that would make any investor/founder sit up and take notice.
Meet Vikas Bardia and Kislay Verma, the brains behind Shoffr - an el
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Should you join a startup
I narrated my redBus story not as much for a nostalgic walk, but more for those who are considering joining one to get a sense of how innocently I went about it and the sacrifices it needed. I was lea
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Why do so few startups succeed?
Startups are tough and most fail. Very few make it. But why? Because they need many things to come together for them to become successful. Startups are trying to do in 2 years what regular business
The Harsh Reality of Venture Capital:
Recently, I spoke with a founder who had a fantastic business idea, but he was struggling to secure venture capital funding. Got myself thinking:
why do some great ideas never get the backing they need? The tr