A mindset shift Indian VCs really need:
Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, nailed it —
“95% of my investments may fail, but the 5% that succeed will return 100x or even 1000x.”
This is exactly how innovation happens.
Unfortunately, this kind
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Hey I am on Medial • 9d
someone said it. Indian VCs want US-style exits but play like SBI loan officers. You can’t 100x your fund by only backing “mature” ideas with 3-month revenue.
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