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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

Life feels like it’s on pause. Business is slipping away, day by day. Everything seems out of control. But… I’m still holding on to one thing: HOPE. 🌱 Because even in the darkest chapters, there’s a page waiting to be turned. Have you ever felt

How to be mentally strong: . Don't fear alone time. . Don't dwell on the past. . Don't feel the world owes you. . Don't expect immediate results. . Don't fear taking calculated risks. . Don't give up after the first failure. . Don't shy away from re

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

Musk files case against Apple-OpenAI deal! Elon Musk’s xAI has filed a case in Texas, saying Apple gave OpenAI unfair control by making ChatGPT the default on iPhones. 1) Apple dropped its own AI plans and backed OpenAI 2) iPhone users get ChatGPT

Design is the silent ambassador of your brand. Before you explain your service. Before you quote your price. Your design sets the impression. I’ve seen businesses lose trust because their logo, colours, and visuals felt unclear. People judge in s

A year ago, OpenAI felt unstoppable. Now? Feels like it's hitting every wall at once. • They bought into Jony Ive’s $6.5B vision — now getting sued by iyO • Meta’s scooping up their best minds with $100M offers • Microsoft, once their biggest ally,

It seems like India is also, in some ways, making the same mistakes as China. Right now, our finance ministry is trying to get Indian companies listed on the UK stock market as well. But this might reduce FII participation in the Indian market maybe

Most startups raise funding from investors in exchange for company shares, and then use that money to pay salaries to their employees, market the product and all. But what if we skipped the middle step? Instead of raising money and giving away share

In the last one year, I have noticed a new pattern in ETFs. If the index falls by 2%, your ETF will fall by 2.5%. If the index grows by 5%, your ETF will only grow by 3%. This extra gap is not adjusted later by the AMC in India. This means that ETFs