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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 19d

THE DATA BEHIND STARTUP SUCCESS: WHERE WOULD YOU INVEST? THE CANDIDATES: Startup A: "Blitzscaler" - Pre-money valuation: ₹280 Cr - Monthly burn rate: ₹3.2 Cr - YoY revenue growth: 287% - Gross margin: -18% - Customer acquisition cost: ₹9,800 - Customer lifetime value: ₹7,400 - Funding rounds: 3 - Capital raised: ₹85 Cr Startup B: "Bootstrapper" - Pre-money valuation: ₹120 Cr - Monthly burn rate: ₹0.4 Cr - YoY revenue growth: 82% - Gross margin: 42% - Customer acquisition cost: ₹2,200 - Customer lifetime value: ₹12,800 - Funding rounds: 1 - Capital raised: ₹12 Cr THE HISTORICAL DATA: Analyzing 147 Indian startups from 2015-2023 reveals: - 87% of companies like Startup A failed to reach profitability within 5 years - 9% achieved unicorn status - 64% required down rounds or closed operations - Average investor IRR: 14% (heavily skewed by rare outliers) Meanwhile, for companies matching Startup B's profile: - 76% reached sustainable profitability - Only 4% achieved unicorn status - 12% required down rounds or closed operations - Average investor IRR: 22% (more evenly distributed) THE DILEMMA: If VC math requires just one 100x investment to justify 9 failures, where would YOU place your bet? The uncomfortable truth: modern venture funding models push investors toward companies with higher failure probability but larger potential upside. Is this truly driving the innovation we need?

Blitzscaler

Bootstrapper

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Anonymous 1
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Medial • 19d

Definitely Startup A!

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Havish Gupta

Figuring Out • 19d

I would choose blitzscaler. See Bootstrapping is great but doesn't work for all! You cant build PayPal, OpenAi, Google, etc while being Bootstrapped. and the real profits from investors perspective is always from such startups. That's why imo, it's better to stay bootstrapped in the few months to understand your customer but then rely on VC Funding to capture the whole market

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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 19d

Blitzscaler burns cash fast with a small chance of becoming a unicorn. Bootstrapper grows steadily with a much higher chance of success. VCs chase big wins, but is it worth so many failures? Smart investors bet on sustainability.

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Rohan Saha

complicated Investor • 18d

bootstrapping always

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S K Shrivastava

In business • 17d

bootstrapped means the founder has enough confidence, courage & sustenance that imbibed success many fold than blitzscaler.

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