Pareto Principal or the 80/20 rule in the world of Venture Capital 👇
For those aware who are not aware of this 80/20 rule, it states that 80 percent of the returns will be generated by 20 percent of the companies in the portfolio.
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Anonymous 2
Hey I am on Medial • 10m
I think VC is less risky cause if you invest 1 Cr in 100 startups, 2-3 will definitely return more than 100 Cr all together.
When A VC firm is investing capital in your startup, how much money do they expect in return?
I was having a talk with a very senior VC recently, I asked him the same question. He gave me the following data:
Pre-seed/seed - 100x returns
Series A -
If you’ve ever wondered why VCs invest in risky startups instead of safe businesses, it’s because of something called the power law. And trust me, if you understand this, you’ll see why most VCs don’t care if 90% of their startups fail!
Think about
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Mridul Das
Introvert! • 7d
🚀 India’s Biggest Bootstrapped Startups! 🇮🇳
No VC money, no external funding—just pure hustle! Here are India’s top bootstrapped giants in 2025 ranked by valuation (in ₹ Cr):
1.Serum Institute of India - ₹2,19,700 Cr
2.Zoho Corp -₹1,04,000 Cr
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Assume. In market there are already 15 fintech apps. You are pitching 16th to VC. All 15 and 16th are all same still VC agree to invest in 16th.
1) Why ?
2) What differentiator should founder can show to VC ? (It's almost impossible cause everyon
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 5m
Airbnb, now worth ~$100 billion, was rejected by 7 investors in 2007.
Not because it was a bad idea, but because VCs reject 99% of startups.
Lesson: If ALL your plans depend on VC funding rather than customer funding, you are already fighting 99% f
Startups in 2015:
- VC funded
- 12hrs workday
- Pizza diet
- Team of 5 employees
- $1,000,000,000 ideas
Startups in 2025:
- Bootstrapped
- 6hrs deep work
- Brain food diet
- Team of 100 AI agents
- $1,000,000 revenue
Healthy founder, healthy b
This is how the VC ecosystem works.
- People from Canada and the USA contribute their money every month to a pension fund with the aim of receiving a pension once they retire
- The pension fund, aiming to generate returns, allocates its money to v
