The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Social Media and Its Evolution.

“Consumers are ready for physical media to be completely obliterated. ” – Inspired by Brad Duea, President, Napster When I was barely a teenager, my computer instructor taught me a golden rule. Whenever you come across something interesting, complex and mythical that blows away your mind, rest assured that the following cycles will follow: In [...]

Let’s Build a Business That Doesnt Make Money.

This was a conversation I was hearing from an entrepreneur who was joined by a few others who quickly chimed in the same tune. This is a recollection of those dialogues. Entrepreneur: I read the book “Search” a few days ago, and for six years google did not know how to make money. Entrepreneur #2: [...]

Let’s Build a Business That Doesnt Make Money.

This was a conversation I was hearing from an entrepreneur who was joined by a few others who quickly chimed in the same tune. This is a recollection of those dialogues. Entrepreneur: I read the book “Search” a few days ago, and for six years google did not know how to make money. Entrepreneur #2: [...]

Pre-VC Funds for Indian Startups.

 I am lately meeting a lot of early stage startup founders looking for access to capital, and not much that would involve a typical VC Firm. Most of the time, the need is to build the prototype, ramp up the team and figure out the business model – which is quite early to turn to [...]