I have grown significantly on the matter of entrepreneurial mindset, improved my networking and people skills, connected with so many inspiring individuals and their unique stories, failed a lot,...
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Ultimately, a start-up is still a business. It’s still a company, and it still has to make money. Even companies who double as mythical beasts with a single shiny...
Being a successful entrepreneur takes more than vision. It requires continuous efforts, even at times when you don’t want to work or not motivated enough. Productivity is a process...
Sooner or later, as an entrepreneur, you’re going to reach a crossroad. You’re going to reach a point where you choose whether you want to maintain ownership of your...
Earlier this year, I closed my startup. So now I get to reflect on what I’d have done differently. Hindsight is unfair and inaccurate, but I still enjoy its...
I know we all want to do important things. We all want to work on important products, start important companies and accomplish tasks that could change the world and...
During the early days of Crowdfire, someone with prior experience helped, guided and connected me with the right people without expecting anything in return. This inspired me to contribute...
Investor meetings must never be taken lightly. Following certain steps will ensure that the end result of the meeting is feasible. Meeting investors have to be a mutually beneficial...
1. Success isn’t transitive Its easy to understand that the people who get you from A to B, don’t always get you from B to C. But the second...
Entrepreneurship
Don’t You Want To Know The Reasons Behind Why The Investors Are Not Interested In Your Startup?
I will not invest in your startup! Perhaps I have lost the count now of how many times I have heard this. I have tried and tried and tried...
Here are 58 powerful quotes that have kept me focused and moving forward as an entrepreneur since 2001. “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our...
Can an entrepreneur just watch a movie without thinking of start-ups? Probably not. Deadpool is a total laugh riot and its garrulous humour is meant to, and bound to...
The right way to create a killer pitch deck and get funded — from someone who has raised $125M since 2011. Creating a pitch deck is hard, especially when...
A person becomes can only become a successful person when he/she is known by the traits he/she bears. Exceptional business professionals are rare to see, they overcome the challenges...
So, you have come up with a rocking idea that is going to change the world. How exciting!! You are all set to conquer the world well, there is...
Entrepreneurship
For the confused and curious, 10 things to ponder over while quitting job to start business!
We love to craft our own ideas in order to build a niche, and that requires making some hard decisions. Starting a business is more than projecting numbers and...
In the last three weeks, I’ve given three talks to groups of entrepreneurs. It’s really great to get out and meet entrepreneurs at the beginning of their journey and offer...
Over the last 5 years or so, India has seen the emergence of a number of private and government-supported accelerators and incubators. Many of them have run a few...
Do you see yourself as an innovator, a world changer, or an opportunist? Maybe you’re not quite so specialized, and prefer “jack of all trades,” or prefer to keep...
Running your own business is the new cool. With increasing young guns venturing into the mean and competitive space, world is now seeing the new era of business tycoons...
7 things to analyze before you throw in the towel and give up. Building a startup is really hard, especially if you’re a first-time founder. Not only do you...
Being your own boss is great but is also challenging. We’ll now give you a brief explanation of some of the steps we did and you should follow when...
People are pessimists. As a rule we’re all pretty negative, and we get off on thinking about how bad everything is, and how much better it used to be....
“I have idea X, what do I do next?” One of the first steps to launching a successful startup is building yourMinimal Viable Product. In essence, a Minimal Viable...
How to redefine the competitive landscape and win your first 1,000 customers. Marketing where your competitors do is expensive, especially if they’ve raised a bunch of money. You’ll both...
Every business needs these four people to provide your business with direction and energy, momentum and connection, correction and elaboration, reflection and openness. Building a business is rough, launching...
It’s the greatest time in history to be an entrepreneur and the word is out. More people are creators than ever before and for millennials, nothing is cooler than...
How to cut the bulls*it and grow faster by doing fewer things better. Fred Wilson’s now classic post What a CEO Does, argues that a CEO really only needs...
Having an opportunity to sit down with the young entrepreneurs and hear their stories about their challenges and how they overcome their roadblocks was overwhelming. If you are a...
A few things I tell all first-time startup founders to help accelerate revenue. This is a follow up to “things I’d do differently next time around”. I’d recommend reading...
“Being Ambitious” is all about believing in yourself even when no one else in the world does… this famous quote wasn’t just made for the sake of getting good...
The one thing that i’m personally scared of will be to sit down and make a business plan. There is this inner hassle too. What if things don’t match...
When someone identifies themselves as creative, or tells you that their biggest strength is their creativity, you instantly feel a certain level of respect for them. They’re creative! They...
I’m nostalgic of the time where our best minds were using their energy for things that really matter. I’m nostalgic of the time Silicon Valley was focusing on innovations...
While the majority of the world operates on a 9–5 schedule or even earlier, early birds often shake their heads at late-risers, who seem to miss all the important...
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For the Wannapreneurs who think “Grass is Greener on the Other Side” — Resist before you find your greener side!
I am a co-founder of a handful of companies that have now started, now showing good results in their respective segments. But tell you what, startup businesses have their...
The success of any team or organization depends on a number of factors. One of the key factors driving the success of organizations is accountability. Accountability means that every...
Trying To Become Great At What You Do? Here’s What Might Be Blinding You. One of the most common things I see people get caught up in, when exploring...
Shark Tank is an American reality television series that premiered August 9, 2009, on ABC. The show is a franchise of the international format Dragons’ Den, which originated in...
Sometimes you think you are on the right path and everything is going smoothly… then out of nowhere, an unexpected obstacle stares you right in the eye. What do...
When I quit Edelweiss Capital to start my startup business, many people including friends & family were very excited as well as nervous about my new business and how...
We want what we can’t have. And yet it can be argued that your chances of success are greater if you stop looking for VC money and focus your...
Beep, beep, beep!!! Your morning alarm blubbers you out of your dream filled sleep and let you know that it is MONDAY. Those blissful moments of your warm bed...
You can learn these precepts the way most people do — by getting them wrong and setting yourself back. But it doesn’t have to be that way. And the more quickly...
I love reading blogs by founders who try to give back and share what they’ve learned building their companies, so today I’ll try and do the same. When I...