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Your 40-year-old RFP process needs disruption
Your 40-year-old RFP process needs disruption
A request for proposals (RFP) helps you hire the right team. Or it’s supposed to.
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We discovered a $1 Trillion opportunity. And we took it.٩ مايو ٢٠١٩
We discovered a $1 Trillion opportunity. And we took it.
“Technology sucks. I don’t get it!” “Changing my website layout is so hard.
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Why Nonprofits Need to Invest in Tech٤ مارس ٢٠١٩
Why Nonprofits Need to Invest in Tech
Working in a Nonprofit can be tough. You always find yourself battling against limited time and resources.
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Learnings from 4,000+ Interviews Hiring for Remote Positions١٢ نوفمبر ٢٠١٨
Learnings from 4,000+ Interviews Hiring for Remote Positions
I built a 100% remote working company with 500 members across 40 countries. Here’s what I learned about hiring the best…
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Things I learnt from Non-Tech founders٧ أكتوبر ٢٠١٨
Things I learnt from Non-Tech founders
Hint: It is not about your coding skills. Most of the startup founders are techies.
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How to do things that don’t scale?١ نوفمبر ٢٠١٧
How to do things that don’t scale?
Some practical lessons for growing and scaling your early-stage startup Startups are born and die. Everyday.
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Hiring and scaling in a way never heard of!٧ سبتمبر ٢٠١٧
Hiring and scaling in a way never heard of!
This post originally appeared on Indiez blog. You can read it there as well - Link Hiring and building a team is hard…
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Nitesh Agrawal شارك ذلكImagine a world where your meetings run themselves. Dive's AI Assistant is your secret weapon, transforming ordinary meetings into powerhouse productivity sessions. The power of automation in your hands. No more juggling during discussions. No more manual tracking of progress. Every key insight is captured flawlessly, with no extra effort from you. The best part? It's compatible with your favorite platforms - Slack, Zoom, Google Meet, Notion, Outlook, and so many more. Check it out today at letsdive.io and see the difference for yourself. #ai #meeting #automation #productivity
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Nitesh Agrawal شارك ذلكFor the last few months, the team at Dive has been working round the clock to build something really powerful. We are super excited to share it with the world today by launching it on Product Hunt. We all know that meetings suck. But they don't have to! We've created the ultimate meeting AI that'll have you crushing meetings like a boss. Our AI is like your own personal assistant but without eye-rolling and snarky comments. It builds agendas, takes detailed minutes, assigns action items, and even follows up on them. Say goodbye to wasting time on tedious tasks! Whether you're running team meetings or meeting with clients, our meeting AI is the perfect wingman to help you impress and be productive. So why not give it a shot? We promise you'll never look back. And if you love it as much as we do, don't forget to give us some love on Product Hunt! (Link in comments) #meetingAI #productivityhack #producthunt #crushmeetings #ai
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Nitesh Agrawal نشر ذلكShopify bans 90% of all meetings on Wednesdays! 😲 They cleared 76,500 hours of meetings from their team’s calendars. 😯 Do you know why? One word, “MEETING FATIGUE” Shopify found that their meetings had skyrocketed since covid struck. Several studies have shown that meeting fatigue is real and most meetings don’t contribute to positive gains for employees. Thus, they created a “no judgment zone” to cancel meetings whenever they don’t see a fit. Microsoft estimates the increase of meetings is by 252%. What steps do you take to prevent meeting fatigue? #meetings #productivity #shopify
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Nitesh Agrawal نشر ذلكThere are no meetings on Wednesdays at Shopify. There are no PPTs on meetings at Amazon. The way you conduct your meetings tell a lot about your company culture. End goal of a meeting is to be "productive", And not to "look busy". Optimize for what yields higher productivity and lesser burnout. If that means, - Saying no to some meetings - Spending extra time on a meeting agenda - Blocking some time off the calendar Do it! How do you handle meetings at your company? I’d love to hear about your stories. #productivity #culture #meetings
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Nitesh Agrawal نشر ذلكWhat people think 1-on-1s are: ► A pointless formality for checking in. ► A tool for managers to control their team. ► A waste of time where no valuable feedback is exchanged What they actually are: ► Understanding strengths and weaknesses of the team ► A way to build trust and rapport within the team. ► A way to set consistent reliable goals One-on-Ones are a great weapon of successful managers and employees alike. So, next time you're dreading your 1-on-1, remember: it's not just a pointless formality, it's a chance to level up your career and achieve greatness. #meetings #remote #team #employeeengagement #meetingmanagement
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Nitesh Agrawal شارك ذلكAre your meetings feeling like a never-ending cycle of unproductivity? You're not alone! It's the classic chicken and🥚 problem - teams have longer unproductive meetings because they don't have a proper agenda, and they don't create an agenda because they think it’s a time consuming process (⚠Spoiler alert: It isn’t) The solution is simple: Create a clear and concise agenda for each meeting. Not only will it keep meetings on track and focused, but it will also save valuable time for all attendees. So, let's break the cycle and start having productive meetings today! Share your favorite agenda hack in the comments below and let's make meetings great again! #productivity #agendas #meetings
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Nitesh Agrawal نشر ذلكI spent 10000+ hours on meetings. That’s over 13% of my work life. If I could have cut down on 5 minutes in every meeting I’ve had, I would have … right? But most of us don’t! → We collectively lose $37 billion to unproductive meetings → Waste at least 31 hours every month on useless meetings. → Waste $1250 for our companies for every unproductive meeting! Instead we → Don’t create an agenda before the meeting. → Don’t create a distraction-free environment when taking one. → Don’t leave meetings if we feel we aren’t adding value. Together we CAN fix this, but do we WANT to fix this? How would you? #remotework #productivity
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Nitesh Agrawal شارك ذلكNitesh Agrawal شارك ذلكWelcome to #remotetribe: Nitesh Agrawal, founder of Dive. The company makes remote/hybrid meetings more effective, productive, and engaging. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Village Global, and Zoom, Dive serves about 15,000 teams from all over the world to make their meetings amazing. Its team of 20 people has been fully remote for the past 7 years. A serial entrepreneur who has built, managed, and scaled many remote teams, Nitesh is also a scuba diving fan. Be part of our #remotetribe community and interact with Nitesh and other remote-first founders and executives from around the globe! Go to https://bit.ly/3TY6Cid to join! #remotework #remoteteam #virtualmeeting #videocall
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Nitesh Agrawal نشر ذلكI love the flexibility of remote work. No more boring glass cubicles, no more hour-long rides in the subway. Most importantly, no more feeling shackled to a desk job. I think that’s incredible. But all my love aside, I had one regular challenge to deal with. It was meetings. Hours & Hours of virtual meetings. As someone who has done thousands of meetings, meetings will always be boring. Here’s the thing. Meetings today are considered a waste of time. Some might even say they lack any soul. Long story short, bad meetings are like a string of Monday mornings on loop. So, before you get into a meeting, decide its purpose first. Why meet? ✅ To align everyone ✅Build relationships ✅ Get shit done In fact, let me help you with some tips that have worked for me in the past: 💡Prepare. Just spending 5 minutes preparing for a meeting can completely change how you feel about it! Prepare first, conquer later. 💡It’s not about the weather. I used to make the mistake of asking about the weather before jumping right into the meeting. I’d repeat the answer every time, making my meetings monotonous. Skip the weather conversations and start off your meeting with a quick check-in. You’ll only thank me later. 💡If the meeting isn’t required, don’t meet. Nothing concrete to discuss? Skip it. Yes, even if it’s on your calendar. 💡Say no to distractions. What can you do to not lose context because you got a Slack notification mid-meeting? Switching your phone to DND mode takes only a second and keeps the notifications at bay! 💡Engage everyone. Meetings are all about your employees. If everyone is contributing, the meeting automatically becomes more engaging (read: less boring). 💡Make meetings actionable. Hear me out. By taking some time to actually record action items, you can forget about your team complaining about long meetings! More accountability, less aimlessness. Do you have any more tips to hack a great meeting? Tell me in the comments below! Also, want to read more? Subscribe to our newsletter on Remote Work -
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Nitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكNitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكExciting news: Rally Tax 's expansion is in full gear with sign-ups skyrocketing by 30% just last week! As tax season kicks in, we're riding this wave of growth, eagerly anticipating where this momentum will lead. Our platform's hitting the sweet spot with users, with clear signs of strong Product-Market Fit (PMF). Clients are so impressed, they’re making early payments to get a head start, underscoring the trust and reliability Rally brings. It's truly exhilarating. To keep up the pace, we're on the hunt for more tax pros to maintain top-notch service. Know anyone talented and ready to make waves in this dynamic field? Spread the word. We're thrilled to build a team poised to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities of tax season with innovation and expertise.
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Nitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكNitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكYou’ve already heard this voice model, LIVE, while watching your favorite sport. Introducing MARS8. Now available to every developer as API. MARS, our text-to-speech model, was built for live, emphatic content like sports, news and more where real-time translation can’t afford mistakes. When millions are watching, LIVE doesn't LIE. Now, the model powering global broadcasts for some of the world’s biggest brands is available to every developer. Building for real content also taught us something fundamental: “No single model can win every use case.” That’s why MARS8 ships as a family: → 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐒-𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 (600M params): The lowest TTFB for real-time agents and assistants. Optimized for speed, with best performance on Blackwell GPUs. → 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐒-𝐏𝐫𝐨 (600M params): The balance of speed and fidelity for expressive dubbing, audiobooks, and digital media. → 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐒-𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭 (1.2B params): Director-level emotional control for high-end TV and film. You can literally chat with it in natural language and direct its performance. → 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐒-𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨 (50M params): For high-quality on-device use cases. Already deployed on industry leaders such as Broadcom chipsets. All of these ship with language support covering 99% of the world’s speaking population, across 15 premium and 20+ standard languages. The results... MARS8 now benchmarks as the world’s leading TTS model. We’ve open-sourced the benchmark; validate it yourself (link in comments). But there's this one last thing... MARS8 isn’t just an API. It launches as the first TTS model on every cloud provider, literally. Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Baseten, Modal, Simplismart, Cerebrium, Hathora, Replicate, Parasail and more! Stop being trapped by the API tax. Scale MARS8 on your own terms. Proud of the CAMB.AI team for refusing to settle and for building what a planet-scale future actually demands. Now go build something impossible with MARS8. Mamba mentality 🐍
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Nitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكNitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكLast week, I had a reunion at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and it turned into one of my best days this year ❤ It wasn’t a proper reunion per se because we had all come for a very personal reason. Hostel 4, where I lived for all 5 years (2008-2013), has been torn down, and a new hostel now stands on the same land. We all had come back for the hostel inauguration, to see what replaced a place that held some of the most important years of our lives. I went expecting very little - a few familiar faces, some casual conversations, maybe a short walk around before everyone returned to their lives. Instead, people kept showing up. Seniors who had lived there 50 years ago, juniors from much later batches… all standing inside the building which is now the LARGEST hostel on the campus. But beyond that, I loved how little anyone’s present life mattered there. People from completely different walks of life blended in without attention or hierarchy. Nitesh Tiwari (Chhichhore’s director) was there, the hostel senior who inspired a pivotal movie character (Derek) was reminiscing about his sports general championship days and how fun it was to beat Hostel 3 😂 And yet no one hovered or behaved differently. We were back to being hostelites, and oh how time flew by. Then a senior from the early 70s walked up holding Madhouse 1.0, the original hostel book, and asked me to identify my room number and write something - something about how happy I feel being on campus today. My room number was 113 and so I wrote my message on page 113 of the book. (book’s found only on ebay now btw :p) Later, all the alums inaugurated the hostel, shared more stories from probably 50 years ago over canteen food. I even ended up staying the night in the new building, which had replaced my older memories. Our memories. I might not see some of these people again, but I’m glad I got to meet them as it turned into one of the best days of the year for me 🥂
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Nitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكNitesh Agrawal أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكSubmitting fraudulent documents in support of a U.S. visa application is a serious violation that can result in visa ineligibility. The U.S. Department of State maintains stringent screening and security measures to protect the integrity of the U.S. visa system and ensure national security.
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Aditya Arora
Faad Capital • ١٦١ ألف متابع
Agilitas x Virat Kohli partnership is one of the masterstroke deals I have seen in recent times. Virat invests 40 CR in Agilitas for a 1.94% stake, putting Agilitas’s valuation around 2000 CR. 📈 In turn, Agilitas acquires one8world, making Virat a co-founder and shareholder. They now get two very important growth levers: ⬇️ 1. A powerful manufacturing (via Mochiko Shoes - a 600 CR+ footwear brand that Agilitas acquired in 2008 ), 2. India’s biggest athlete — exclusively aligned. Easily becomes a 4000 CR revenue brand in the next 5 years. Footwear + retail scale requires capital — but this partnership compresses customer acquisition, product cycles, and brand-building like few others. Even Virat said in his podcast with Abhishek Ganguly, the co-founder of Agilitas that, “I didn’t want a brand deal… I wanted to build something that outlives me.” And Abhishek said something even beautiful - “An ambition to build from India but be globally relevant.” This isn’t marketing. This is legacy building with shared skin in the game. And that is how startups work - shared ambition with one goal (to make the company big) and food (read stake) in the table for everyone! A company that can be built in the long term with culture, capital, and conviction aligned. This might be the first time in India, where an athlete joins hands with a sport company to re-imagine and build the sport ecosystem of India - truly revolutionalising the game with a clear vision. 🙌
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Saikiran Krishnamurthy
xto10x Technologies Pvt Ltd • ١٣ ألف�� متابع
Lessons: performance of listed startups At the xto10x IPO academy, we track listed startups - financials, market updates, stock price, peer comparison, analyst coverage and earnings calls. The intent? Understand the patterns behind sustained performance vs. underperformance - defined as movement in the stock price vs. the Nifty 500 over the same timeframe. Of the 30+ companies we track, here are headlines from 8 (data as on 8/4/25) #1 (2021 IPO): significant challenges for the first eight quarters - profitability doubts, acquisition anxiety. But the script flipped in 2023: delivered on guidance, turned the core business profitable and demonstrated sustained improvement in operating metrics. Outperforming by 134% #2 (2024 IPO): listed at a discount to its peer. Latest results show a widening gap with the peer on core metrics - revenue, market share and MTUs, with the CM gap narrowing slightly. Underperforming by 8% #3 (2021 IPO): A SaaS company, did an outstanding acquisition, improving EBITDA margin from 15% to 20% from FY23 to 24, leading to outperformance. Now facing challenges with revenue churn and no subsequent acquisitions (discussed in earnings calls) - underperforming by 35% #4 (2024 IPO): Not just another coworking play — 43% return on capital employed, driven by high utilisation and the managed aggregator model. Analysts now compare it with hotel peers given the ROCE profile. Outperforming by 68% #5 (2021 IPO): Beat 8Q guidance with growth in core business at 23%, new business at 115% and EBITDA margin of 47%. The stock outperformed by 46%. Then came bolder guidance relying heavily on the new business. Growth in the last 2Q is significantly below expectations, the stock is now down 30% from its peak #6 (2021 IPO): Ecomm player, gained 96% on listing day. In 2 years, revenue grew by 30%, while EBITDA margins remained flat (5% to 5.7%). Underperforming by 37% #7 (2022 IPO): Logistics player that delivered meaningful earnings growth from -₹319 Cr to ₹561 Cr, but missed market expectations of Rs. 1325 cr. Underperforming by 98% #8 (2023 IPO): D2C brand that went public with a bold offline expansion plan. But near-expiry stock issues, distributor churn, & retailer resistance to its SKU mix showed challenges in offline. Trading 31% below its IPO price So what are the patterns? At the risk of oversimplication, here’s what we have observed: Outperformers compound earnings & ROCE over a longer timeframe - quality execution translates into strong input metrics which translate into superior financial performance. This is so hard to do. Underperformers don’t have compounding yet - many challenges get in the way, e.g. high expectations (and a high issue price), widening gap with peers, relying on uncertain M&A/ new businesses/ channels to deliver earnings guidance, limited operating leverage. One overall takeaway for founders trying to decide on an IPO? Please test your recipe for compounding before you go public.
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Manas Ranjan Hota
DrinkPrime • ١٠ ألف متابع
𝗜𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱? Lately, I’ve had a lot of D2C founders asking about building subscription-based models for their products. From meal prep and coffee to fashion, there are tons of successful subscription examples in the US. But when these models are brought to India, many of them just don’t click. In my experience building a subscription business for India, most of the customers generally don’t like being locked into subscriptions unless there’s a very clear value attached. In our case, we saw that most people either paid a hefty amount upfront to buy a water purifier, and they paid a good chunk of the device cost again every year just for maintenance. So even though they “owned” the device, they kept spending like they didn’t. Also, when we decided to launch a water purifier subscription, we were trying to mimic their existing behavior, of water cans. I feel subscription won’t work for every product, especially in a price-sensitive and evolving market like India. If your product doesn’t have strong repeat usage or real customer demand, don’t treat subscriptions as a shortcut to predictable cash flow. It’ll only lead to frustration on both ends.
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Kunal Kishore
Karekeba Ventures • ٩ آلاف متابع
Pleased to announce that Karekeba Ventures, among others, has invested in Stylework SaaS-based co-working/managed workspace aggregator Stylework on Wednesday announced the closure of Rs 30-crore Pre-Series B funding, which is planned to be deployed towards technology enhancement, domestic and international market expansion, and hiring key leadership personnel. Of the total funding, the company had achieved the first close of Rs 10-crore led by Equentis Angel Fund last month, with participation from Karekeba ventures /Cogniphy AIF Fund alongside continued subscriptions from Lets Venture Fund, MoneyVyapaar, HNIs and other strategic investors, Stylework said. Karekeba Ventures Kshitiz Anand Vishal Nikumbh
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Nishant Chandla
GooseFX • ٢ ألف متابع
Baby Products in 60 Minutes? This Stealth Startup Just Raised $3.2M to Take on Zepto & Blinkit In a time when quick commerce feels dominated by groceries and kitchen staples, a new player is quietly rewriting the rules. Peeko, a babycare-focused quick commerce startup founded by former Leap Finance and OYO executives, has emerged from stealth with a $3.2M (INR 28 Cr) seed round led by Stellaris Venture Partners. Here are the key insights every founder should note: 1. Quick Commerce Is Evolving Peeko proves that quick commerce isn’t just about groceries. Parents of infants and toddlers (0-6 years) need diapers, toys, baby food, and personal care items on demand and Peeko promises to deliver all of it in under 60 minutes. 2. Strategic Fundraising The round saw participation from top angels: Maninder G., Abhishek Goyal, Nitin Gupta, Arjun Vaidya, Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal. This isn’t just money it’s domain expertise in scaling marketplaces, logistics, and consumer brands. 3. Cautious but Smart Expansion Currently in beta with a single dark store covering 10 Bengaluru pincodes, Peeko is validating demand before scaling. The team plans to set up two more dark stores in the next 3-6 months and expand its SKU base to 15,000-20,000 products. Its ‘try and buy’ feature + instant returns directly address trust and emotional needs in babycare something mass-market platforms often overlook. The takeaway? Quick commerce isn’t just about being fast it’s about being relevant. Peeko shows how vertical plays can survive and even thrive alongside giants like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto. What niche verticals do you think are ripe for disruption in quick commerce?
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Rushabh Shah
Bolstart • ١١ ألف متابع
Last week, a VC friend called me frustrated. He told me: “We just lost a deal to an angel who wrote a ₹15 lakh check three months ago. Now the startup's raising their Series A at 10x the valuation. We would've written ₹5 crores today, but the founder told us the angel gets first right of refusal on the entire round." I wasn't surprised. Because here's what most people don't understand about startup investing: the best returns don't go to whoever writes the biggest check. They go to whoever writes the FIRST check. And that's where angels consistently beat VCs. According to IP Ventures 2024 data, angel investors are seeing IRRs of 30-36% across their portfolios. Meanwhile, 66% of all VC funds yield less than 10% returns. Wait, how is that possible? VCs have bigger funds, better networks, more resources. They should be crushing it, right? Wrong. Because VCs are playing a completely different game. They're managing $100 million funds and need to write $3-5 million checks to move the needle. By the time a startup is "VC-ready" the valuation already reflects most of that upside. Angels? They're writing ₹10-25 lakh checks when the company is still figuring out product-market fit. They're buying at ₹2 crore valuations, not ₹20 crore. That 10x difference in entry price is the entire game. Here's something I've learned after backing 12 startups over the last three years: founders never forget who believed in them when no one else would. Look at the data: In 2025, 41.5% of AngelList deals went to AI/ML startups. Angels drove momentum in high-tech fundraising before VCs even woke up to the opportunity. The best angel investors I know source 70% of their deals through proprietary networks they've built over years. The platform deals are just bonus diversification. But I need to be honest as well. First check investing is high risk. You're writing checks before they have proven business models. You're trusting founders who might burn through your capital in 6 months and go back to their corporate jobs. But here's why it still works: The top 10% of your investments will return 85-90% of your total portfolio value. You don't need every bet to work. You need 2-3 companies out of 20 to go 50-100x. For fellow angels and early-stage investors: What's been your experience with first check advantage? Have you seen the founder loyalty I'm talking about? Follow me (Rushabh Shah) for more insights on startup funding and investment trends. #angelinvesting #StartupIndia #venturecapital #AngelvsVC #fundingstartups
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CA Harshita Kushwah
Entrepreneurly Global • ١٤ ألف متابع
Excited to share this News, 888vc, Our Early-stage venture capital firm based in Bangalore, India has launched platfrom Gro8 backed by ₹175 crore (US$ 20M) fund to back startups focused on AI, deep tech, Enterprise SAAS and sustainability over the next three years. 💡 Key Focus Areas: 🔹 Average ticket size of ₹2–4 crores 🔹 Sector Agnostic Angel fund 🔹 Focus on globally scalable solutions 🔹 Launch of GRO8 angel platform for cross-border funding, mentorship & market access 📌 If you’re building in AI, deep-tech, or sustainability with ambitions to grow globally, let’s talk. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gtUcYkrx #888vc #gro8 #venturecapital #angelinvestments #startups
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Saurabh Agrawal
DAIOM • ٢٤ ألف متابع
Most brands are considering to launch an app But few know if it’s 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. In our latest "Dilse Omni talks" podcast, I asked Abhijeet Singh ( cofounder Appbrew : Why do companies hesitate to build apps? “They aren’t skeptical - but dont know how to measure success.” And that’s where most go wrong. At top D2C brands with App benchmarks 👇 • Apps drive 50%+ of total D2C sales • Deliver 2-3x better conversion rates • Give 30-40% higher AOV • Achieve 2x higher retention • And boost LTV by 2-3x Yet many brands still don’t track these numbers. Because having an app is easy. But having a successful app needs measurement. Check out the full episode link in comments 👇 & learn how to make your app your biggest growth driver.
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Priten Bangdiwala
Founders Ashram • ١١ ألف متابع
$700M Just Landed Nexus Ventures closed its eighth fund. $700M for India and US startups. Seed to Series A. AI, enterprise software, consumer, fintech. Their portfolio: Zepto, Delhivery, Rapido, @Apollo If you're building in these spaces, the capital is there. The question is whether your traction is. #VentureFunds #Investments #Startups #Capital #Build
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Kaustubh Kailas Jadhav
project x1 • ٧ آلاف متابع
GTM for India’s consumer tech market is a different beast. And the sooner we accept that, the fewer mistakes we make. Everyone loves neat ICP slides. But the truth is, India refuses to behave like a homogenous market. It never has. And every founder who has built here eventually runs into the same realisation: India is not one ICP. It is a grid: X-axis = Age Y-axis = Tier And each cell behaves like a completely different market. If you look at any adoption data from India: 1. Tier 1 has ~60–70 percent digital payment penetration; Tier 3 still hovers around 20–30 percent. 2. Gen Z spends 2.5x more time on mobile gaming compared to 35+ audiences. 3. Average order value and trust in online purchases drop by almost 40 percent between Tier 1 and Tier 2, and by 60 percent when you hit Tier 3. 4. A Tier 1 user adopts new tech 2–3x faster than a Tier 3 user, even when exposed to the same product story. Same age. Same product. Same country. Completely different behaviours. And this is where Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm becomes painfully real in India. In most countries, innovators and early adopters come from a predictable socio-economic band. In India, early adopters are scattered across age and tier but concentrated in very specific grid cells. 1. A 22-year-old in Tier 1 behaves like a global early adopter. 2. A 22-year-old in Tier 2 behaves like early majority. 3. A 40-year-old in Tier 3 might still be in the “late majority” even for mainstream tech. So the “adoption curve” is not one curve in India. It's multiple curves stitched together across the grid. And your GTM either respects this or burns money trying to force everyone to behave the same way. Some practical learnings from the trenches: 1. Age determines aspiration. Tier determines access. 2. You cannot sell high-AOV tech with the same confidence story across all tiers. Content format shifts by grid cell. 3. Tier 1-Gen Z discovers through Instagram Reels. 4. Tier 2-Millennials through YouTube explainers. 5. Tier 3-Gen Z through influencer trust, not product specs. CAC multipliers vary dramatically. 6. A CAC that works in Tier 1 becomes 1.7x in Tier 2 and 2–2.5x in Tier 3. Language, humour, even UI-UX expectations change by cell. You can’t localize India with just Hinglish. You don’t scale India with one GTM engine; you scale with sequencing. 1. Pick your beachhead (age x tier) like Moore suggests. 2. Nail product-market fit for that cell. 3. Then expand cell by cell not state by state. The biggest learning? India doesn’t reward generic GTMs. It rewards precision GTMs that understand culture, geography, aspiration, and adoption psychology. Your real ICP isn’t a persona. It is a grid and every square in that grid represents a new market to win. If this challenge excites you, we’re hiring a Marketing Lead. Fill out the form and let’s talk. Form: https://lnkd.in/d9wqtS_S
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Soumitra Sharma
Operators Studio • ١٦ ألف متابع
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧-𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 Indus Khaitan, Founder of Redblock, shares his experience of working with design partners across 3 venture-backed startups, on An Operator's Blog. (Full episode link in comments)
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Clive Butkow
Ozow • ٣٤ ألف متابع
Entrepreneur lessons from a venture capitalist- a revenue model that is gaining popularity : Usage Based Pricing What is usage-based pricing? Usage-based pricing is a popular alternative to subscription-based pricing wherein customers are free to modulate their usage and companies measure usage and bill accordingly. It’s designed to capture more value, based on the assumption that the functionality customers are paying for is measurably improving their own bottom line, so they’ll be happy to pay. For example, if they’re using more API calls, that means they’re delivering more orders. Advantages of usage-based pricing 1. It’s appealing to users The straightforwardness of usage-based pricing appeals to many customers. It’s simple: Pay for what you use and nothing more. Much like a mini fridge in a hotel, you’re free to consume whatever you wish and you’ll get charged accordingly. Similarly, if you don’t touch anything, you won’t incur a charge. 2. Low barrier to entry Usage-based pricing and product-led growth tend to go hand-in-hand. Since customers don’t have to sign an upfront contract or hand over a substantial budget to get started, they can begin with a small amount of usage, and quickly scale up as they receive more value from your product. Customers only pay more as they benefit from increased usage and you get to share in your customer’s success as you scale with them. This approach may even widen your addressable market by making your product accessible to smaller companies. 3. Potential for quick spikes in revenue When customer usage surges, it means you’ll capture a large amount of revenue in a short period of time. Of course, the flipside of this is when usage plummets, you may run into a cash flow problem. 4. Higher net dollar retention Companies that leverage usage-based pricing far outperform their peers in terms of net dollar retention. Downsides of usage-based pricing zjd hoe to mitigate them 1. Low switching costs While an annual contract locks customers in, usage-based pricing lacks the same upfront commitment. This allows users to switch software providers on a whim. One bad experience is all it takes to lose them instantly. Usage-based pricing may prompt users to constantly consider and reconsider whether the value of your product is worth it How to mitigate: Invest in a stellar customer experience, even for lower-paying customers. Give support and service reps authority to discount to win back disgruntled customers. 2. Creates revenue (and cash flow) insecurity Since customers are free to modulate their usage at-will, you can’t guarantee a steady flow of revenue. It also becomes harder to forecast future revenue since customers can turn down their spend anytime. How to mitigate: Recognize that usage decreases from some customers will often be by increases from other customers. Invest heavily in data science and personnel to forecast, accounting for unknowns and complex factors like seasonality.
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Avnish Bajaj
Z47 • ٤٦ ألف متابع
India is entering its most exciting years of consumption yet! And it's giving me FOMO, even after 18 years of investing! We are seeing deep shifts: premiumization beyond metros, full-stack brands owning supply chains, microtransactions redefining monetization, and AI unlocking consumer personalization at scale. Founders, your ‘why now’ may be hiding in plain sight. So, the question is: where will you build? Chandrasekhar Venugopal (CV), Kishan Kashyap, and I decode these consumer shifts, and the playbooks they enable, on the latest Zero to Infinity. Worth a watch if you're building for India's new consumer. Episode link is in the comment.
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