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How VCs really make their “bets” Found this flowchart interesting, a glimpse into how one seed-stage VC decides whether to invest. On the surface, it’s logical: founder quality, market size, product data. But honestly? It’s way more personal than

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

Got a great product, team, and traction but VCs are still passing?here are 6 common reasons: * Market Size Too Small: Your concept's proven, but is the total addressable market large enough for VC-level returns (10x+)? VCs seek massive scale, not ju

🚫 Why VCs Reject Your Pitch — Even If It’s a Solid One 💡 You're not alone if your startup pitch got rejected by a VC. But here's the hidden truth most won’t tell you: VCs have limited capital from their LPs (Limited Partners) & they’re under pre

How VCs kill Startup Disrupting Startup? So imagine you are the CEO of Amazon and are worried about facing competition. What will you do? Here, these CEOs depend on their VC friends to help them tackle competition. VCs will spend their time looki

VCs are exiting their funds at an increasing pace. The "Great GP Exit" is in full swing. More & more GPs are leaving big-name firms to build their ventures. And honestly? It’s not hard to see why. Here’s what’s driving the shift: 1. LPs Want Focus

Stop trying to raise from the “top VCs” Every founder wants Sequoia, Accel, Lightspeed. But here’s the truth - at pre-seed, they probably won’t touch you. You’re better off: - Targeting micro VCs & angels who get your market ---Building proof wit

💥 A VC turned $6.4m into $1.3b in 5 yrs — there’s a lesson here for founders💥 Cyberstarts just turned a $6.4M seed investment in Wiz into $1.3 BILLION after Google’s $32B acquisition—a mind-blowing 222x return in just 5 years! 🚀🔥 This is why VC

💭 Why VCs Say No: And It’s Not Always About the Idea Startups often think they got rejected because their idea wasn’t good enough. But that’s not always the real reason. VCs may pass because: – They’ve seen a similar idea fail recently – It’s “t

This video reminds me of Medial's showcase feature but with a better implementation of UX and a gamified version like Tinder. What if Medial implement this gamified version in their app + co-founder matching feature. Participants can find their co-f