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Raising VC Money? Tips No One Tells You : 1) Don’t Chase VCs, Attract Them - Build something so good they can’t ignore you. 2) Traction > Decks - Fancy pitch decks don’t matter if your numbers don’t add up. 3) Investors Follow Other Investors - G

Every funding round tells a story.
 Not just of product-market fit, but of founder-market fit. 
Not just of capital raised, but conviction earned. Look closer and you’ll see the patterns: 1) AI startups aren’t raising because they’re AI. They’re ra

Guys how about starting a startup with a story like this👇 finding team on medial, starting to build it, ask for feedback on medial(everyone here on medial is so kind i always saw them helping in giving feedback) If our startup is actually good the

The Story Behind Winning the Showcase🚀 I want to share a simple yet meaningful story about my journey to winning the showcase. It all started when I met Niket during his Shark Tank episode launch. During our conversation, I confidently told him th

I raised 10 Lac INR for my startup with just an Instagram story But now, raising funds is much more difficult. I was reading the Pre-Seed Playbook by Eximius Ventures (BTW a great read for early-stage founders) I realised, I was making a lot of mi

🚨 Hard Commitments vs Soft Commitments in VC — A Founder’s Guide to Avoiding Betrayal If you're a startup founder raising capital, there's one concept that could make or break your round — and that’s understanding the difference between hard commit

Here's a breakdown of what "laser beam focus" entails according to Dan Peña: Unwavering Concentration: Peña describes it as a state where you "only thought about one thing and that was it". This suggests a singular and intense dedication to a specif

🚀 2024 In Review: India’s Startup Ecosystem Flourishing Despite Challenges 🇮🇳 🦄 Unicorn Club of 2024: Six New Additions This year, six startups crossed the coveted $1 billion valuation mark, bringing India's total unicorn count to 118. Together

A few months ago, @nikhilkamathcio launched India’s first non-dilutive grant for founders 25 and under: WTFund. 1,500+ applications. 160 shortlists. 15 founders. 9 companies. That’s cohort 1. Applications for Cohort 2 are live now, with the deadline

🚀 Inside a VC Mentorship: What I Learned About How VCs Think. Recently, I had the privilege of attending a focused mentorship session from VC Partner Manik Gruver at Macwise Capital, alongside a few fellow founders. The session offered deep, behind