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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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There’s a reason India hasn't produced its own OpenAI or SpaceX yet. Too many VCs optimizing for short-term exits instead of generational impact.

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