I’ve written a lot about the fundraising process. Of late (however), I have begun advising founders to pull the plug on their fundraise. It is an emotionally sensitive topic for founders. It requires you to acknowledge the failure of a mission
Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week. Then, I pick out a few companies that I would have loved to invest in or find founders doing similar things from that list.
I got COVID last week, it felt like a nasty strain of flu, and after 5 days, I was at full strength, back to my normal levels of stamina. Even when we look at numbers globally, the time has come
Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week. Then, I pick out a few companies that I would have loved to invest in or find founders doing similar things from that list.
Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week. Then, I pick out a few companies that I would have loved to invest in or find founders doing similar things from that list. Here
A common observation made by fund managers, limited partners, and (interestingly) journalists on the 2 year-long startup boom is the speed of some of these deal closures – primarily by skimping (or skipping) due diligence on deals before investing. I
Behind every successful fundraise is a strong narrative. That is the honest answer to a question that investors repeatedly ask when they get bewildered by sky-high valuation and moonshot venture ideas. However, the founder’s ability to weave a strong narrative about their venture elevates its valuation from being based on its fundamental value to being based
I believe that founders are super-humans. Founders take an incredible financial, emotional, mental, and (unfortunately) health risk to create the change that they want to see in the world. They must display a great belief in the incredible while consistently staring at the inevitable. They must wear so many faces that they may not even remember
There is an old saying in sales, “The worst salespeople are the best interviewers”. However, this saying is even more applicable for sales managers, especially those with 2-3 decades of selling experience, for different organizations. They can be detrimental to your start-ups’ sales efforts. The best sales managers are too valuable for an
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Propstack Sales Guy (PSG): Hello, is this Anirudh Damani? Me: Yes, who is this? PSG: I am xx calling from Propstack. You had asked us to reach out to you about getting transactional data on real estate transactions. Me: Yes, I did. I am looking
Yesterday, I had an odd conversation with a founding team. They were addressing an important, critical, and an absolutely need-to-solve problem with a lifestyle intervention solution. Lifestyle intervention is an area where I have had a high degree of investment interest. However, the founders' pricing strategy was a significant source of concern for me. They wanted to address the mass market and, therefore, priced their solution at
How quickly we’ve recovered from the impact, COVID had on our life & lifestyles. The fear that life will never be the same again fades with each day as we collectively prevail over a virus that does not care about
There have been many Olympics before, but the 2021 Tokyo Olympics was different for India. Many firsts occurred during these games, starting with Mirabai Chanu igniting the country's hopes with a first-day silver medal. India had sent its biggest ever contingent of athletes (126), competing in 69 disciplines. Therefore, despite the heartbreak in archery & shooting, new heroes were emerging every
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Bhavesh Kothari invited me to join the United Book Lover’s Club (UBLC) with several esteemed members of the literary fraternity. The group consists of leaders (who are readers) and authorpreneurs. The group has A Book A Day wherein a member provides their favorite book and why they loved that book so much. As
There is clear evidence that many of the most recognized technology companies in the world (and in India) started with simple & crude first version products: Amazon began as a bookstore Zappos as shoesite.com Uber began as ubercabs.com Airbnb as airbedandbreakfast.com Oyo as oravel.com EaseMyTrip as a B2B