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A simple thing I advise early-stage founders on: —> Stage —> Strategy —> Source 1) Stage - What stage are you really at? Idea, MVP, early traction, PMF? 2) Strategy - Do you need capital to survive or to scale? Different answers, different risks.

INDIAN VCs: FUELING THE FIRE OF FRAUD They’re not funding innovation. They’re funding bullshit — because they can’t tell the difference. They fund noise. Buzzwords over substance. Decks over products. PR over users. They chase founders who pitch,

The Hidden Cost of Raising VC: Your Equity. Think raising a big round means you’ve made it? Check the fine print: Founder ownership drops fast as you climb the funding ladder. Median equity owned by founders after each round (2024–25 data from 3,52

What should be an ideal number of co-founders in a startup? It is generally said the more, the better and of course having a great team makes your work easy but do having 4-5 co founders hamper working as well as divide the equity too much considerin

Founders celebrate term sheets like trophies. But capital without clarity is a liability. Is funding fuelling real startups—or just prolonging bad ideas?

Hello Founders, I am Kevin Gohil, Startup Growth Manager at Consultupindia, I am ready to help the startups by providing them government funding,grants,private funding, venture capital, for more information connect with me

Venture Capital (VC) is a vital funding source for high-growth startups, typically those too risky for traditional bank loans. VCs pool capital from Limited Partners (LPs) to invest in promising early-stage companies with significant scaling potentia

Founders: Protect your equity. VCs have a playbook for valuation that most founders don’t see. Here's a side-by-side look at how they calculate deals differently from you: 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Founder: $3M pre-money → $4M po

🚀 90% of startups fail in their first year? YES. and not because the idea is bad. Not because founders can’t build. But because they skip the hardest part → Problem-Solution Fit. Antler’s framework breaks it down: 🔍 Identify a real, painful prob