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What's the REAL superpower of early adopters? #48 EARLY ADOPTERS = YOUR STARTUP'S LIFELINE "But why do I need early adopters? I'll just launch when it's perfect..." Famous last words of failed founders WAKE UP CALL: Early adopters aren't just cus

How Much Equity Should Founders Keep Post Pre-Seed? Most founders don’t realise how quickly they lose control over 2-3 rounds. If you’re at the pre-seed stage in India, here’s the equity range I recommend: a. Founders (combined): ~80-85% b. ESOP p

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀? Bootstrapping refers to starting and growing a business using only personal savings, cash flow from initial sales, or minimal external help. It means building a startup without relying

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

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 Vinod Khosla Attracted Top Talent to Sun Microsystems When Sam Altman asked how Vinod Khosla convinced exceptional engineers like Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy, and Eric Schmidt to join Sun Microsystems in its early days. Vinod emphasized the imp

Looking to fund your startup but not sure where to start? This guide lays out 8 smart ways to finance your venture—beyond just venture capital. Whether you’re an early-stage founder or scaling up, there’s an option that fits. You can go for venture c

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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