In evolving startup ecosystems, access to mentors that can add value to a startups journey is extremely limited. Even more so in the early stages of a startup. When a startup does get access to a mentors time, one has to ensure the best value. Value maybe just validation of
Great to see the steadily increasing startups traction in the city. More startups. Well experienced/enabled founders. Better curated ideas. Good market connect. Clear revenue focus. This year we will see many of these hit the knee if the growth curve. But.. So few startups that have a product coming
The very first step of starting up is zeroing in on the idea. Very important that the idea should connect with the founder, Resonate strongly, Inspire, and Excite. But we all know that clear observation of markets and effective pivots is key to a startup success. And this starts right
We all know what is a product. But what is viable. And what is minimum-viable? The primary purpose of a product in a startup is to help the target userbase. Bring to bear the value proposition of the product. The utility and usefulness promised. Now, how does one go about
While clearly an important caveat if and when a startup needs money, assuming there is a compelling case for investment, when is a startup ready for an investment. What are the parameters that investors look for, and that startups should prepare for? The most significant readiness factor is if the
Great news this week about a 3-year old startup from Hyderabad, Tuplejump, being acquired by Apple. They were in the big data space building a product that allowed use of nosql databases. Deep tech mumbo jumbo. But, think about it. When starting up, how does one pick the idea to