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𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀: 𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨. Several articles are circulating that claim over 11,000 Indian startups have been shut down by mid-2025. 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. But what if this isn’t merely a loss? Let’s consider a different perspective. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 • Imagine each founder investing at least ₹1,00,000—that’s more than ₹1,100 crores directed into innovation, experimentation, and learning. • While the money may be gone, if it creates experience, insight, and resilience for future founders, is it truly wasted? • Nearly 30% of these startups built similar solutions. The impact could have been far greater if they had collaborated rather than competed. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 • Failure = Foundation: Every closure potentially moves us closer to sustainable entrepreneurship, though it’s not a guarantee. • Collaborate Early: Founders in the idea stage should connect, co-create, and validate their ideas before making major investments. This is often the most effective route. • Smart Capital Matters: Invest with clarity—build to solve real problems, not just to follow trends. • Shared Vision Wins: Like-minded entrepreneurs can turn scattered ideas into scalable ecosystems.  • Sustainability > Speed: Prioritise genuine value creation over the race to high valuations. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀—𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤-𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮. If you believe in “𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴,” “𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻,” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁,” Drop your thoughts in the comments, let’s co-build India’s next wave of sustainable startups! #StartupIndia #IndianEntrepreneurs #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #Collaboration #Entrepreneurship #FutureOfIndia #SustainableStartups #IdeaStageFounders #JeeTaa #BuildTogether #MakeInIndia #StartupMindset #FoundersCommunity #NEXOSR