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What are factors leading for declining of startup’s? Asked in an interview.

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

Is it better to bootstrap or seek VC funding for your startup? The endless debate: Bootstrap vs. VC funding. - Bootstrapping builds resilience and deep customer focus. You prioritize solving real problems over chasing valuations. - VC funding can

I sometimes worry, about what’s happening in the Indian VC ecosystem 😅😅 Based on a recent chart shared by seasoned VC Vinit Bhansali, in the last 10 years, the number of VC firms in India has grown by almost 25x. And based on an assertion by Peak

Most of the D2C brands are either burning funding money or are profitable only with very unique product. Still why people are running to build consumer brands going D2C. Clothing mostly brands without differentiation will die soon when trying to

Medial 3rd Podcast is now live! In this episode we bring to you- Sushant. A man who created a SaaS startup which does more than $1M in ARR completly bootstrapped. If you are someone curious on how to build in the SaaS space without VC money, this

Every problem has it's solution and if you're not able to solve it then you don't have right to become a startup founder . We are living in the era where everything is available on internet and you just need to find out so every single decisions you

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

Last week, news broke that India's former Defence Secretary launched his VC fund, Mount Tech Growth Fund. The first fund, named Kavachh, is expected to be ~₹500 Cr, supporting Defence Tech startups. ⏭️Demand for Defence Technology seems to be on t

1 Failure is a valuable learning experience When you fail, you have the opportunity to learn from your mistakes and figure out what went wrong. This has been something I've learned to embrace. Having this knowledge can help you make better decisions