Brian Chesky, Airbnb Founder shared his experience of applying for the Y-Combinator and getting complimented on being called a ‘Cockroach’. He shared that - “ Back in November 2008, things weren’t looking great. We were nearly broke, more than a year into launching our business for the third time. Despite…

Recently, I had a chat with a startup founder who successfully secured $10 million in funding for his consumer tech startup. He shared some fund-raising advice that flies directly in the face of what most conventional wisdom will tell you. In this article, I want to pass along the wisdom…

Pivoting in the business world has become a bit of a buzzword, hasn’t it? It’s almost like a shiny badge of honor that some wear proudly. The whole concept revolves around changing course when things aren’t going as planned, and there are people out there who actually brag about how…

I know everyone wants to break into investment roles like analyst, associate, director, principal or partner who takes a startup investment decision in a VC Firm. Back in 2019, I also wanted to be a part of investment role and fortunately I crack into the roles. Honestly, everyone knows that…

The pop culture view of startups is that they’re all about coming up with a great product idea. After the ‘aha’ moment, the outcome is preordained. However, this overlooks the hard work entrepreneurs put in over many years and the reality that most startups undergo significant changes along the way. …

Hey there! I have been speaking with multiple founders and found that they always wonder about how the VC firms come up with the valuation number for a startup — What are some of the methods they generally used to calculate it and can I calculate it? If you also…

As founders, we’re always on this quest — where do those killer startup ideas come from? Is it from solving our problems, fixing someone else’s issues, or just scouting for a hot market and then figuring out the problem later? Well, surprise — it’s none of the above. Yeah, you…

One of the most common question I received in my VC Enthusiast community — VC Crafters & on social media is “how to stand out from the crowd, to break into VC.” Honestly — Getting a job in Venture Capital (“VC”) is hard. The industry is small and very unstructured…

You might be thinking what the f*ck is this Tarpit Idea about? Till now, most of you heard about bad ideas, and there is always the suggestion that stay away from bad ideas. But ‘Tarpit Ideas’ are way worse than bad ideas. The only difference between a bad idea and…