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"Startups are wild — one day you're pitching to VCs in a hoodie, the next you're fixing bugs at 2 AM, praying your product doesn’t break. Chaos, caffeine, and chasing dreams. That’s the game." #Startups #Buildingsomethinggreat

Every funding round tells a story.
 Not just of product-market fit, but of founder-market fit. 
Not just of capital raised, but conviction earned. Look closer and you’ll see the patterns: 1) AI startups aren’t raising because they’re AI. They’re ra

Remember last year Devin AI was hyped up as this all encompassing AI engineer. Tons of VCs invested in the company and one year later they’re barely mentioned. They’ve been overtaken by Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini and the lot now.

🚫 Why VCs Reject Your Pitch — Even If It’s a Solid One 💡 You're not alone if your startup pitch got rejected by a VC. But here's the hidden truth most won’t tell you: VCs have limited capital from their LPs (Limited Partners) & they’re under pre

𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 = 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗴𝗴𝘆/𝗭𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳. Super cheap, ultra addictive — and totally VC-subsidized. Remember ₹1 deliveries and 50% off everything? Yeah — not sustainable. Investors were buying growth, not profits. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁�

Most investors will read 3 slides. If they’re bored by slide 2, you’re done. Worst 2 offenders in Indian founder decks: 1. Vision slide full of buzzwords “India’s first AI-powered Web3 platform to revolutionise XYZ.” (No one cares. They don’t even

Why India's Real Unicorns Don’t Chase Fame, They Build Fixes Everyone's chasing valuations. But India's smartest startups? They chase problems. Let me explain: In 2025, we’re seeing a quiet trend. Startups aren’t selling “cool”. They’re selling

Bengaluru CEO Compares Startup Funding to Dating After $3M Investment A viral post by Sumanth Raghavendra, CEO of Presentations.ai, compared startup funding to dating, saying VCs ignore struggling startups but rush in once they thrive. "When you're

After years of chasing capital abroad, billion-dollar tech giants are shifting their HQs back to India. Once drawn overseas by easier fundraising and U.S. IPO dreams, over 70 fastest-growing Indian tech companies are making a U-turn, closing offshore

Why most startups get rejected by VCs (even good ones) Iterative VC reviewed 3,000+ applications. Here’s what they found 👇 Top 5 reasons: Weak founding team (48%) – No tech cofounder – Solo founder, no recruiting signals – Weak founder–market fit