Honestly, 5 types of Entrepreneurs reach out to me for "FUNDING"
"Type-1" is excited by fancy media, Starts building Pitch Deck & wants to raise funds now.
"Type-2" knows a bit, Starts collecting customer feedback without product & wants to raise f
See More
Anonymous 2
Stealth • 16h
Most funded startups I see are burning cash on vanity metrics. Give a Type-1 founder money, they'll build a fancy office before product-market fit.
Guess the startups
Blue logo🤐, Burning investors cash for the past 3 years , advertised as "India's largest " , No revenue models , has an office , BLR based , founders from tier 1-2 college
11 replies9 likes
PRATHAM
•
Medial • 6m
📊 EBITDA Positive ≠ Profitable: The Startup Illusion/delusion
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) is just a fancy term used to prevent yourself to be called loss making and shows reduced losses
1. Depreciation
🚨 Critical Startup Metrics VCs look for
➨ When securing venture capital, 4 key metrics are essential at EVERY stage of a startup's growth:
• Revenue
• Net Burn Rate
• Full-time Employee Headcount
• Gross Margin
➨ Cash is king in early stages but
Everyone wants FUNDING
Lets address the Elephant in the room
Funding ≠ Success
💰Myth:More funding=guaranteed success.
Reality: 70% of startups fail despite funding in 2-5 years(ex:Byju's huge funding and name like SRK)
What matters more:
1️⃣Pro
See More
1 replies6 likes
Sandip Kaur
Stealth • 6m
Mastering Cash Flow: Simple Strategies for Indian Startups
Cash flow can either make or break your startup, and managing it well is critical. Here are some practical tips to help your startup thrive financially:
1.Separate Business and Personal Fina
See More
1 replies4 likes
Vaibhav Babruwan Shingde
Stealth • 10m
Hello Everyone 🤩💭,
Today's topic is EBITDA, Gross Margin and Operationally Positive terms:
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) - > 🤑
•Measures overall financial performance and cash flow potential
•Usef
See More
4 replies14 likes
VENTURE NAVIGATOR
Stealth • 17d
Why One Startup Got Funded & The Other Didn’t? 🚀💰
Recently, I validated two pitch decks. One secured funding, while the other is still seeking investors. The difference? Smart financial planning vs. unnecessary burn.
✅ Funded Startup:
🔹 Allocat
51 Entrepreneurial Terms Every Entrepreneur Should Know
👉 Angel Investor: Your rich uncle who believes in you.
👉 Bootstrapping: Building a business on ramen noodles.
👉 Burn Rate: How fast you're burning through cash.
👉 Business Model: The pla
As requested the failure story because enterpreneurship is not all success stories isn't it ?
We started with mere 12 lakhs in our account in Aug 2022 and had 0 sale until December 2022 but a fancy office and 4 interns !! Lol !! Weren't we stupid
Why Most Startups Die Due to “Zombie Metrics” (And How to Avoid) ⁉️
Many early-stage founders celebrate the wrong things—likes, followers, website visits, or app downloads—thinking they signal growth. In reality, these are Zombie Metrics.
What Are
