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💀 99% of AI Startups Will Die by 2026 – Here's Why 1. LLM Wrappers ≠ Real Products Most AI startups are just pretty UIs over OpenAI’s API. No real backend. No IP. No moat. They're charging ₹4,000/month for workflows that cost ₹300 if done directly

# Struggling with AI Dependency in My Development Career For over a year now, I haven't been able to write a single line of code without using AI. Despite having 3+ years of experience in web development, I've become completely dependent on AI tools

Byju's is making significant efforts to save itself, but nothing seems to be working. You can rectify a company's poor performance once, but if its reputation is tarnished, it may never recover. Byju's has failed badly in this regard. Their customer

Had a heated debate with my co-founder Kalpan Shah. I was hyped about tools like Lovable, bolt.new, and Firebase Development Company (Firebase Studio AI). “These are the future,” I told him. “We can build anything with them.” But he pushed back —

The Startup Lie No One Talks About I used to believe that the best product wins. That if I built something truly innovative, people would come. That execution alone would separate me from the noise. I was wrong. Startups don’t fail because of bad

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻? 📌 They focus on one problem Not chasing multiple ideas. Just solving one painful problem that haunts them. 📌 They have conviction without certainty The

Most Indian Founders Don’t Build Startups. They Build Investor Bait. Let’s be honest: → You’re not building for users. → You’re building for pitch decks. → You’re designing “TAM” not “Retention.” We’ve glamorized funding so hard, we forgot: VCs f

In India, billions of dollars are managed on excel and pen/paper. Brokers, small distributors, and family offices lack comprehensive software to manage data and client portfolios. A company looking to solve this: Centricity picked up $20 M in a see

Pivots don’t kill startups. Bad pivots do. A year ago, I worked with a founder who had a great product but zero traction. Investors weren’t biting. Revenue was flat. Panic set in—he wanted a full pivot. But pivots aren’t panic buttons. They’re stra

→ Buckle up. These aren't your typical startup platitudes. Entrepreneurs Cafe #17 1. Sleep more. You're not impressive, you're exhausted. 2. Fire fast. Hire slow. Both are equally crucial. 3. Your first idea is rarely your best idea. 4. Sell the pr