Interviewer: 'At our company, we value honesty and transparency. It's one of our core values.'

Candidate: 'That’s great! What's the salary range for this role?'

Interviewer: 'Sorry, we can only share that after 3 rounds of interviews.'

Interviewer: 'At our company, we value honesty and transparency. It's one of our core values.'

Candidate: 'That’s great! What's the salary range for this role?'

Interviewer: 'Sorry, we can only share that after 3 rounds of interviews.'

Sridhar Vembu bootstrapped Zoho to a billion dollars and does this from a small village….

Now, that's the energy I'm chasing.

Sridhar Vembu bootstrapped Zoho to a billion dollars and does this from a small village….

Now, that's the energy I'm chasing.

Friends from engineering: 'Bhai, coming to Bangalore on the 22nd. Booked a hotel for all of us. Let's party!'

Friends from MBA: 'Hey, I hope you're well. I'm in town on the 22nd. Let's get some coffee. Let me know and I'll send an invite.'

Friends from engineering: 'Bhai, coming to Bangalore on the 22nd. Booked a hotel for all of us. Let's party!'

Friends from MBA: 'Hey, I hope you're well. I'm in town on the 22nd. Let's get some coffee. Let me know and I'll send an invite.'

That big business secret you're looking for is to simply create value, NOT chase valuations.

In a world of constant showmanship, focusing on building a sustainable business is a lost art.

Hot take: 99% of PMs don’t even know what Product Management is.

Amazon vs. Walmart market cap over the years:

2001:
Amazon: $4B
Walmart: $256B

2015:
Amazon: $318B
Walmart: $196B

2018:
Amazon: $737B
Walmart: $270B

It took Amazon 21 years to surpass Walmart in market cap, but only 3 more years to triple it.

Slowly, then suddenly.

“Based on all my experience, I know bootstrapping will take you so far. You need VC money to really create impact.”

> Mohit, 22, Fresh grad from IIM-A at popular VC

Each April, I remember that building a profitable startup in India that pays crores in taxes is useless.

In college, when all you did was talk to people around you and did nothing tangible, you were given a D+ and expelled.

But in real life, when you do the same thing, you're called an Associate at a VC and given a 30 LPA salary.

Thinking of millions of dollars, when you have made ZERO money online is just stupid.

First ask yourself, 'What can I do to get my first customer and earn my first dollar?'

Do that. Then, do that better.

BIG day! After 10 months of work, I'm excited to launch Flexiple's new offering:

- Hire dream full-time engineers, not just contractors!
- 4 handpicked profiles each week, guaranteed
- Sourcing to joining support

Would love your support 💙

Link: flexiple.com/full-time

Launching Flexiple's new offering tomorrow!
Lots of hard work has gone into this.
Super super excited 🎉

Startup Founders in 2021: 'Join us and get a BMW bike, a Macbook of your choice, and a $1,000 home office allowance!'

Startup Founders in 2024: 'Join us and enjoy free Lays and Kurkure in the pantry. And, don't forget to bring your own chair to the office.'

There is a special place in hell for those who claim their parents are sick just to move to a better-paying job.

Just tell the truth man. We all are professionals.

STOP building a product that scales.

Before creating a solution that works.

Then pour fuel and scale it exponentially.

Remember, a non-working solution scaled infinitely is still a solution that sucks.

Alto drivers are the worst.

They are basically bike drivers whose 2-wheeler instincts haven't left them.

P.S. I am an Alto driver 😂

Atlassian, a $50B tech giant with $4B in revenue, bootstrapped for the first 8 yrs without raising a single penny.

They only turned to VCs when acquisitions became necessary for growth.

Bootstrapping should be the default. VC funding should be a deliberate choice, not the norm.