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Copying western products doesn’t work. Koo is in shambles too. If both ShareChat and Koo fail, social media is over for Indian startups.

Why do you think American startups/businesses are more successful than ours? Is it branding, timing or the product?

Why Indian social Media Startups hasn't successful, even though they tried to crack Indian made Sentiments??

Study Domino's & Taco Bell's biggest fails 🌮🍕 Here's what $200M and 7 years in Italy taught Domino's: ❌ → 29 stores closed by 2022 → Couldn't compete with 63,000+ local pizzerias → Tradition over convenience And Taco Bell's Mexican adventure? ❌

Indian startups that shut shop in 2024

👀 Blindly copying Silicon Valley-style accelerator models doesn’t work in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem. A homegrown approach relevant to India’s context is essential. This approach neither works for startups. 🙅

This wannabe replica of Indian Musk had no clear business plan. Even a first year MBA graduate would have managed Ola better than this guy. He is copying the West and Indian startups together and making Ola looks like a sambar

What are some successful examples of startups that have scaled rapidly and achieved significant growth?

Stoa(edtech firm) closing its door. It’s really sad to see posts like this, when a founder writes about shutting down their startup. Startups are like a founder’s baby.

Many Indian startups mirror American giants: Flipkart (Amazon) Ola (Uber) Paytm (PayPal) Zomato (Yelp) While adapting ideas for local markets has driven success, when will we see a truly original global startup from India?