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Vipin Titoria
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Absolutely agree with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Indian startups often focus on solving problems for the wealthy, ignoring the real needs of the common people. There's a serious lack of tech enthusiasm, founders treat tech as a funding tool rather than a driver of innovation. Unlike the West, where passion fuels deep-tech and future-focused solutions, many Indian startups simply replicate Western models instead of building for India’s unique challenges. There's a tendency to clone successful Western or Chinese models—Uber for X, Airbnb for Y, instead of deep, first-principle thinking. This slows real innovation. The ecosystem leans toward safe bets, and investors rarely back bold, Bharat-centric ideas. Systemic issues like weak infrastructure and regulatory hurdles add to the problem. I do hope that change will be emerging-startups, Ather, DeHaat, and AgniKul are tackling real problems with purpose. India needs a startup mindset shift - solve for Bharat, not just for Bangalore.
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