Reality & Needs to be Admitted!!!
Firstly, There will be only 20-30% of the Startups raise funds from Angel Investors
Next, Only 2-5% of the Startups raise from Venturs Capital Rounds
Making it tougher, There will be very very few startups that
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Honestly, itās mostly about founder decisions. There are lots of bootstrapped startups that have succeeded without VC money. VCs are just one of many factors in a startupās success or failure
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š Indiaās Biggest Bootstrapped Startups! š®š³
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š„ A VC turned $6.4m into $1.3b in 5 yrs ā thereās a lesson here for foundersš„
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