Mental food, as you rush. Vinit Bhansali's blog

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Balanced Negotiations

The best founders are also great negotiators. However, the best founders recognise that fundraising is only a tiny part of growing your biz. Over-negotiation, esp. on points that have low probability of occurrence, or low commercial outcome, shows lack of… Continue Reading →

Users’ expectations of value

Google won’t be unseated by Bing. It will be unseated by ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc. Android/iOS won’t be unseated by another mobile OS. They will be unseated by a Voice/VR OS that uses AI to give outcomes with minimal user input…. Continue Reading →

SaaS PMF = Founder relocation?

Over coffee, Sumit Suman observed that PMF for Indian SaaS startups was simple to identify: Check if the founder/cofounder has moved to the US. I expand on the idea as to why this move is valuable: Customer Insights on Steroids:… Continue Reading →

Risks & Uncertainties when innovating

While it’s easy to flame tech startups founders about their losses, we have to recognise that any innovative endeavour comes with inherent risks and uncertainties. Case in point: The Las Vegas Sphere’s first quarter loss of $98.4.This is especially painful… Continue Reading →

Video: VC Valuation Tactics: Hard Caps vs. Flexibility

Sometimes, investors are sensitive to investing at high valuations, but at other times, the same VC invests at absurd valuations. Why is this? Today, I discuss reasons for investors to stick with a valuation hard-cap and reasons for them to… Continue Reading →

Startup PR: Why Fundraising Takes Center Stage Over Revenue

Startups flaunt fundraising, but why the hush on revenue? It’s strategy, not secrecy. I uncover the game behind the numbers.

Video: Think of Seed, Pre-A & Series A+ beyond the $ amounts

Do traditional fundraising stages, such as “Seed” and “Pre-A”, truly encapsulate the essence of a startup’s journey? Or do we use them only as labels for fundraising amount? My video explains this

Unbundling “Consumer Tech” Startups

Let’s unbundle the term “Consumer Tech” when it comes to startups. This isn’t the catch-all umbrella term that it used to be. Business models, product focus, customer maturity, revenue model diversification and usage patterns have expanded and founders and investors… Continue Reading →

Secret to Stable Online Communities: Strong Curation

I’ve been mulling over why some online communities thrive while others spiral into chaos, for some time and I’ve observed a fascinating pattern. Imagine a fledgling online community (even a closed WhatsApp group). In its early stages, the group establishes… Continue Reading →

Safety planning is for everyone

When it comes to tech, safety is about anti-virus, firewalls, backups, two-factor auth, etc. Manufacturing: It’s about Kanban, over engineering processes, safety equipment, etc. Healthcare: Deep cleaning equipment, measured dosage, tracking previous illnesses, etc. Each industry has its own contours… Continue Reading →

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