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SAFEs in India: What Founders get Wrong The basics: You raise money now, equity comes later - typically at your next priced round. ✅ Simple. ⚠️ But not always compliant in India. Here’s what most founders miss: a. US-style SAFEs aren’t enforceable

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Flipkart sold for $16 billion, but the founders got almost nothing. After looking at 100+ startup deals, I found some toxic terms that hurt founders: 1. Liquidation Preferences: Investors get their money back first. If the sale price is low, founde

🤔 On another day, Someone asked me the difference between Founders vs Venture Capitalist? He challenged me to say it in 1 Sentence 🔥 "Founders also raise funds & Investors also raise funds.. What's the BIG difference bro?" Then I said this:

Let's understand Bridge round today 👇 - Bridge rounds are funding rounds that can help startups “bridge” the gap between two major funding rounds. - Startups seek different types of funding from investors. For some entrepreneurs, the initial seed

Budding founders - DO NOT SETTLE FOR LESS when it comes to investors. If they're creating problems at the founding stage - they'll most likely create later. You've plenty options now. Your credentials will take you far!

The Hidden Power of the Cap Table! I have seen many entreprenueurs struggling with their cap table just before the funding round and at that point, its not easy to cleanup the mess! Cap Table is the DNA of your startup’s ownership and if you’re not

Smallest Things Founders Overlook (But Shouldn’t) Email handles & domain trust Using founder123@gmail.com for investor/partner communication instantly kills credibility. A proper custom domain email builds subconscious trust. Investor update subje

Cap Table 101 - Here is how to keep it healthy A lot of founders mess up their cap table in early days. Here are 3 quick rules: 1. Founders should own ~80–85% post pre-seed Too low, and VCs will worry you’re already over-diluted. 2. Avoid giving b

How a Broken Cap Table Turns Founders Into Employees of Their Own Company? Founded in 2009, Quid raised over $108M in funding and reached a peak valuation of $300M+ by 2016. Yet when the company was acquired by Netbase in 2020, founder and CEO Bob G