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SAFE Notes in India - What Founders Get Wrong SAFEs are simple. But not harmless. A lot of founders assume “It’s just a note. We’ll figure things out later.” That’s where problems start. 3 common mistakes with SAFEs in India: 1. No valuation cap

Cap Table 101 - Here is how to keep it healthy A lot of founders mess up their cap table in early days. Here are 3 quick rules: 1. Founders should own ~80–85% post pre-seed Too low, and VCs will worry you’re already over-diluted. 2. Avoid giving b

WAIT !!! Today we gonna talk about myth & Realities of Fund raising - Myths vs. Realities: • Myth: Fundraising is about fancy pitches Reality: It's a grind of one-on-one meetings and casual conversations • Myth: You need to raise money before

Pre-Money vs Post-Money | Why It Matters These two terms confuse a lot of first-time founders, but understanding them can save your equity. Here’s the difference (in plain terms): Pre-Money Valuation → What your startup is worth before new money c

The Hidden Power of the Cap Table! I have seen many entreprenueurs struggling with their cap table just before the funding round and at that point, its not easy to cleanup the mess! Cap Table is the DNA of your startup’s ownership and if you’re not

10-Day Startup Series 🔥 23rd June 2025 🧵 Post 6️⃣ : This is the continuation of part of, "Terms Every Founders Must know". So here is the next 5 terms which is important to know, will be followed by two more post which will contain 5 terms each

This is a great opportunity for all the budding founders : SPC Founder Fellowship Fall 2024 Application *Applications are due by August 9th. We review applications as they come in and will get back to you no later than August 23rd. The Founder Fel

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟴𝟬-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝘇𝗼𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 In 1994, Jeff Bezos had a high-paying Wall Street job at D.E. Shaw. Life was good. Then, he got an idea—an online

10-Day Startup Series 🔥 23rd June 2025 🧵 Post 7️⃣ : This is the continuation of part of, "Terms Every Founders Must know". So here is the next 5 terms which is important to know, will be followed by last one more post which will contain the mo

𝗨𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼 Below are the key excerpts from Travis’s blog post Startup Seed Raising Skillzzz: 𝟭. 𝗦𝘁�