Tag Entrepreneurship
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 →
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 →
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 →
Startups flaunt fundraising, but why the hush on revenue? It’s strategy, not secrecy. I uncover the game behind the numbers.
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
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 →
One thing that differentiates an entrepreneurial person from someone who isn’t one, is that entrepreneurs put in the effort to discover problem statements. They do this by pattern recognition, user interviews, optimisation of existing solutions, etc. Of course, an entrepreneur… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Looking at Twitter over the last year, I’m realising it had great Product-Market-Fit (PMF) but never great Business-Model-Fit (BMF) Millions use Twitter for consumption, and creators use it to increase distribution and followers. But Twitter itself has been unable to… Continue Reading →