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Day 3 of The Startup Mafia Series: The IIT & IIM Startup Pipeline – Why They Keep Winning The startup world loves the idea of the self-made founder—someone with nothing but an idea, grinding their way to success. But in India, there’s an open secre

Why IIT/IIM Founders Get Funded Easily—and How You Can Too Without That Background! It’s true, founders from IIT/IIM often get funding faster due to their networks and perceived credibility. But you don’t need a fancy degree to succeed. Here’s how y

Day 4 of The Startup Mafia Series: The Hidden Power of Networks – Why Who You Know Matters More Than What You Know The world tells you that success comes from hard work and intelligence. But if that were true, why do the same people from the same n

Many founders are looking for pre-seed funding at the ideation stage. If you're one of them, incubators can be a great place to start! They provide funding, mentorship, and resources to help you turn your idea into a viable business. 📌 List of Nota

Day 5 of The Startup Mafia Series: Inside the Indian Startup Mafia – The Exclusive Circles That Control the Industry Every industry has gatekeepers. People who decide who gets in, who gets funded, and who wins. The Indian startup ecosystem is no di

Left job at Google to build a 21,500 CR company. 1. After graduating from IIT Kanpur, Rahul Garg started at Google Asia, leading the AdX business. Despite a thriving career, he saw inefficiencies in India's industrial procurement—fragmented supply c

Went to IIT, left his US job and built a 20,000 CR renewable energy company in India. 1. After completing his Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Calcutta, Sumant Sinha worked with Tata Administrative Services as a management consul

Rejected 1 CR job offer to build her 3000 CR cosmetics empire. 1. After completing her MBA at the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad, Vineeta Singh received an astounding 1 CR job offer from Deutsche Bank. However, she was not happy as she wanted to start he

Hi, Medial community! I'm currently in search of a technical co-founder for an exciting venture I'm working on. I'm building a next-gen peer discovery app to find people you click with. I have achieved promising early tractions and am in talks with i

Meet woman, who became CEO at 24, built Rs 1000 crore company, not from IIT, IIM. Devita Saraf, daughter of Rajkumar Saraf, the former chairman of Zenith Computers, was raised in a business-minded family in Bombay and started her career there, risin