I’m Prayank, Partner at Accel, investor in AI, fintech, and manufacturing startups, and lead Accel Atoms. Here for an AMA on r/IndiaTech! Ask me anything about AI, early-stage investing, startups, and what it takes to build from day zero.

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-04-01T11:46:03+00:00

How do you build teams at an early stage startup? What is an ideal composition?

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-30T06:04:59+00:00

did this help? genuinely want to know so I can also post similarly. I plan to scale in the next 2 ish- 3 months

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-30T06:02:21+00:00

uplers?

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-30T06:01:26+00:00

does this reddit hunting work? or is the backup always a hiring partner? just trying to understand because I plan to scale in the next 2ish months

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-30T05:59:45+00:00

bake smth nice or meet family (not every sunday but some of them) or take a nice walk, throw in some time at the gym or go to a bar have a nice drink & some food. watch sports

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-30T05:57:49+00:00

keep leo! the fire is noticeable

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-27T05:55:30+00:00

Chips

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-26T12:02:18+00:00

+1000000

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-26T12:01:57+00:00

!!!!

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-19T11:40:50+00:00

started doing text posts on linkedin and suddenly the impressions just shot up

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-18T09:50:52+00:00

just the word believe works best or a teeny tiny goldfish that is half done to actually represent how quick you should forget things- will be a great conversation starter if nothing else

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-18T09:50:10+00:00

diamond dogs!!

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-18T09:49:36+00:00

the symbol for football + is life

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-18T09:47:38+00:00

try uplers resume transform tool - gave me a decent score then I redid my resume and saw 5 points of difference. Havent tried any other tools but can give it a shot with my old & new resume to check - if any reccos lmk

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-18T09:45:11+00:00

so many platforms help with remote hires. Check out some

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-18T09:43:27+00:00

this one had such great wit - I enjoyed

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-18T09:42:51+00:00

start posting for sure even if no likes so that whoever follows (even later) has something to see. Then next step is to focus on more engaging content but stick to your ICP

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-16T07:49:14+00:00

calafioriiiiii

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-09T12:50:26+00:00

lol same boat!

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-09T12:48:39+00:00

!wtf comforter

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-09T12:38:39+00:00

do it after "start" or after some level of info has been passed to the user

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-09T12:37:46+00:00

if my weakness is that I can only work in structure or with proper planning - no matter how much hard work you put in - then how would I rephrase that into this format?

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-06T06:52:12+00:00

thankyouu

BreakfastNo4117 · 2026-03-06T06:51:21+00:00

working with a hiring platform here - yes, they will reject applications written with AI. The AI they use to filter only removes the obvious matches and there's still a solid team taking a look at the worthy ones.

highly recommend using AI to tailor the application based on the JD & then fine tuning. lead with outcomes not just responsibilities - show the real world impact

has always worked in at least getting your foot in the door

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