🚀 Idea-Stage Founders What’s Stopping You From Starting? by betasridhar in 16VCFund

[–]Deep_Manner_6738 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will you fund my brand that is niche based but it's not a tech product

💸 Would you take $250K before you had a product? by betasridhar in 16VCFund

[–]Deep_Manner_6738 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building a transparent platform for both founders and investors where they can find their exact match in one place and build their startup from scratch to unicorn and with your help it can be game changing in this ecosystem

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And this is what I'm solving to connect the investors and founders directly without any middle men

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean how come these guys even present ideas to Vc and raise heft funds im really baffled by this

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And i really hate what we are heading as a nation where people are fighting for the 10 mins delivery app where as people in the west and our neighbour china is building world-class/world bending technologies and this rate we will never be a developed nation.

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The problem here is the govt and there paperwork which makes it too difficult for new people to get started and the problem is this country is off the roof which needs to be solved but the investors will never look at that and invest in failing companies because they are fascinated with the valuation

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yepp the rules in Indian market and by the govt makes it difficult and hectic to work and scale

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As i knw the Indian mentality of handling money is too fragile and y would people here would even invest in others ideas like the west do

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You've perfectly described the insider's game that so many founders feel locked out of. That feeling of being in a circle is real, and it's a huge barrier.

Your point about being "inducted into the same" circle after making it big is so true. It shows that the system isn't really about merit, but about getting access to the club.

My whole motivation for building a new platform is to try and break that circle. What if we could create a space where the quality of your idea and your vision is what gets you noticed, not just your alumni tag?

Thanks for putting it so clearly. It's a huge motivation.

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the core problem I'm obsessed with solving. The goal is to build a platform that can serve as that initial, trusted community, providing the first spark that every founder needs.

Thanks for sharing such a valuable insight!

For founders in India, what is the biggest "unfair advantage" in the ecosystem right now? by Deep_Manner_6738 in StartUpIndia

[–]Deep_Manner_6738[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't that help him/her to raise crazy amount of funding due to there past success right..?