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Founders celebrate term sheets like trophies. But capital without clarity is a liability. Is funding fuelling real startups—or just prolonging bad ideas?

How Much Equity Should Founders Keep Post Pre-Seed? Most founders don’t realise how quickly they lose control over 2-3 rounds. If you’re at the pre-seed stage in India, here’s the equity range I recommend: a. Founders (combined): ~80-85% b. ESOP p

Naval Ravikant on VCs that replace founders with “bozo CEOs” If you want to build a truly great company, you must stay in control. Naval Ravikant explains it simply: The best businesses are built by founders who never give up. Investors who belie

"The Most Dangerous Clause in Term Sheets That Founders Ignore" Yes, it's the liquidation preference in your term sheet that can quietly screw you. It decides who gets paid first if your startup sells—or flops. Investors might snag 2x their money

Only For Real Founders not fake GenZ founders Honestly, the hardest part of starting up for me hasn’t been building the product… it’s been finding the right cofounder. You can have the best idea, funding plans, even customers waiting — but without

Most founders talk too much. When you’re in front of an investor, you’re not selling a product—you’re selling a mission. But many treat it like a sales pitch. They ramble. They explain every feature. They forget: time is oxygen. The real challenge

“Can you automate this?” That’s the line we hear most. And the answer is almost always: Yes. Manually copying data from Google Sheets to Notion? Approving customer entries one by one every day? Downloading reports, renaming files, uploading somew

I’m planning to building a tech-driven furniture rental platform that offers stylish, affordable, and flexible home and office furniture solutions. Our goal is to make furniture accessible without the hassle of ownership. If you’re passionate about s

Dear Future Unicorn Founders, Have you ever wondered why some startups walk away from investor meetings with term sheets while others leave empty-handed? The difference often comes down to one thing: the pitch. After analyzing hundreds of successful

Founders often fear failure from competition, market timing, or product flops. But the real silent killer? Bad investors. From predatory term sheets to micromanaging board members, the wrong investor can tank your startup faster than any funding win