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I came across an interesting PE business model by Cranemere Group. They operate similarly to a 'mini-Berkshire Hathaway'. Traditional Private Equity (PE) Model i). Closed-end funds with a fixed lifespan (~10 years) ii). Limited partners (LPs) have

VC firms and angel networks are quietly collapsing — and it’s not just a funding winter. Over the past 18–24 months, we’ve seen a deep correction. Too much capital was deployed in 2021–22 with too little diligence — pitch decks with no product, no

"India wants more startup IPOs. But do Indian startups really want to go public?" The Startup Policy Forum (SPF) just launched the Centre for New-age Public Companies, a first-of-its-kind initiative to help Indian startups prepare for the public mar

🌟 Day 2: Why Motivation Fails (and What Works Instead) 🔍 Short Lesson: Motivation feels great—when it’s there. But it’s unreliable. It comes and goes like the weather. If you rely on motivation alone, you’ll only act when you feel like it. That’s

Lately I've started mentoring and even technically advising Founders building something cool. I do have 2 decades of experience in launching and scaling brands with 2 exits. So I can.. 1. Give you idea clarity 2. Review your deck 3. Fix GTM 4. P

“Just because you feel like sht doesn’t mean you have to act like sht.” I read that somewhere years ago, and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. It’s what I tell myself on the days I don’t feel like showing up. See, people romanticize this whole

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

India’s IPO market is witnessing a surge as several high-profile startups are filing to go public, aiming to tap into strong investor sentiment. This wave includes companies across sectors like fintech, e-commerce, EVs, SaaS, and D2C brands, many ba

Read This When You Feel Like Giving Up 🔥 Nobody talks about this side of building a startup: → The 2AM breakdowns → The ignored cold emails → The demo that crashed in front of your first investor → The friend who “loved the idea” but never signed