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Are you a founder looking for funding? What if the "VC" you're talking to is a scammer? Protect yourself by following these simple rules: * Always Verify: A real VC will have a clear digital footprint. Look up their firm and their personal profile o

Stayzilla: A Bangalore Startup's Demise Stayzilla, a once-promising Bangalore-based startup in the budget accommodation space, collapsed in 2017 due to a combination of factors: * Unsustainable Growth: Rapid expansion strained resources and proved

Startup Scandals: The Rise of Fraudulent Practices - HeadSpin ex-founder Manish Lachwani’s fraudulent actions landed him in prison for fabricating revenue and falsifying invoices, signaling a concerning trend within tech startups. - His case, alon

Why just blame Adani Group? 📛📛 Days ago, there was a big furore over Adani depending on Chinese vendors for the machinery to domestically manufacture solar modules and cells. But, that’s highly misleading. And in fact, it’s highly hypocritical.

Jack Dorsey explains how recognizing fortunate situations led to the founding of Twitter and Square One of the most important skills for any entrepreneur is recognizing opportunities and acting on them. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and Square

Day 46: BLR VC Lingo Demystified: Decoding Investment Speak Venture capitalists (VCs) are the fuel of Bengaluru's startups. But their lingo can be confusing! Here's your decoder ring: * Seed Money: The initial funding to plant the seed of your

Everything about Flipkart! So the story date's back to 2007 Sachin and Binni were working at Amazon India. Amazon had plans to set up E-com in india but didn't due to reccsion and less interest usage. Later they left Amazon and started Flipkart as

After spending just 12 minutes in their office... SoftBank's CEO wrote them a $4.4B check. Less than 30 minutes later, he invested another $2B. Here's the sales pitch WeWork's founder used to convince the world's smartest investors to ignore basic

BYD’s in a lot of news, while it’s worked out a partnership in India, that 99.99% Indians don’t even know about 🙌🙌 This is about how BYD is set to bring in its fully electric heavy-duty commercial vehicles in the Indian markets. It has worked out

We ought to be talking about those truly hurting things - Gensol, BluSmart, Medikabazaar... These should not just be considered bad Investment decisions but should also be considered cautionary tales for the startup ecosystem. After seeing this pla