Sindhya ValloppillilUnicorn Is a Drug in Silicon Valley — BeautyMatterUnicorns often exist in an alternate reality in Silicon Valley. They run wild here, and people are addicted to them. Founders are obsessed…Feb 26, 2020Feb 26, 2020
Sindhya ValloppillilThe Bull & Bear Case For Personalization(This white paper was first published in BeautyMatter.)Oct 31, 2019Oct 31, 2019
Sindhya ValloppillilDear VCs, I Hope You Learned An Honest Lesson: Domain Expertise Of Founders Matters For Consumer…Honest intentions can be thwarted without industry knowledge and experience especially in the case of a self-proclaimed natural and honest…Mar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
Sindhya ValloppillilDear VCs, I Hope You Learned An Honest Lesson: Founders’ Domain Expertise Matters For Consumer…Honest intentions can be thwarted without industry knowledge and experience especially in the case of a self-proclaimed natural and honest…Mar 15, 20162Mar 15, 20162
Sindhya ValloppillilFOUNDERS, BEWARE OF #BRAINRAPE BY ANGELS OR VCSThis week’s episode of HBO’s Silicon Valley show used the term #brainrape*. Brainrape refers to when an angel or VC feigns interest in…Apr 21, 2015Apr 21, 2015
Sindhya ValloppillilHarry’s, A Grooming Company With $200M+ In Funding, Acquired A Nazi PastI’m going to begin this article by saying: 1) you’re not a startup anymore when you have an excess of $200M in venture funding even if you…Dec 7, 2014Dec 7, 2014
Sindhya ValloppillilVenrock VC Lied To NYT About Dollar Shave ClubIn a recent New York Times article titled Where Profit Margins Are Hefty, Online Upstarts Muscle In, Dave Pakman of Venrock was quoted…Sep 24, 2014Sep 24, 2014
Sindhya ValloppillilFundraising Is Like Playing Poker With VCs — It’s Not A Meritocracy, It’s A GameAS MUCH AS WE’D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT THE BEST STARTUPS GET FUNDED, DEEP DOWN, IT’S ALL STILL A GAME COMBINING SKILL AND LUCK.Sep 23, 20141Sep 23, 20141
Sindhya ValloppillilWhat’s Worse Than Fox News?The Tech Media.Don’t Believe Everything They Write. This startup has the most VC funding yet is one of the worst in its sectorJul 21, 2014Jul 21, 2014