1/ Managing a portfolio of 100+ companies can be a daunting task. At Bharat Founders Fund, we faced the challenge of collecting regular updates from our portfolio companies to evaluate our investments effectively.

Recently, we asked founders to email us their pitch decks & we'd share honest feedback. Below, I summarise the common observations, most important feedback points & suggestions. 1/n

1/ Founders solving big problems often delay smaller tasks like sending in business updates. Even the most diligent founders need a gentle nudge sometimes. Our approach? An automated email follow-up system that creates urgency without overwhelming our team.

.Rohit Sharma Taking A Page Out Of My Playbook! WOOOOO!

Always find a way ;-)

For whoever says investing is easy, here's some good maths!

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Sometimes when I'm sad, I just look at this for hours

Now you all know how the magic happens..

Intermediaries are truly at the centre of businesses in India, and we thrive on them. ⏩A VC firm that focuses on intermediary-led startups is: Good Capital - Primarily do seed investments and prefer to be the 1st investor in companies - Different approach: Firm believer that

Leveraging the consumer platforms in India gives you no differentiation on CAC; over time, all traditional digital channels will become saturated and expensive. Winners need to find unique, untapped GTM channels EARLY.

A beautiful Olympics moment. In 1992, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400m but continued limping onwards. His father ran out on the track and carried him to the finish line as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

VCs receive a lot of flak for changing their stance on the business strategy - in the few years as an analyst, I've seen it go from growth at any cost (and high valuations) to sustainability is important (and reasonable valuations) - let's understand why they do that (1/n)

Living in the era of fake news, fake pictures, fake clips, and so on is taxing. One of the ways we will combat this is with ai filters for everything we consume. This should lead to a hyper fact based era. perplexity.ai/search/is-the-…

I’ve done it. I’ve reached the end of the internet. There is nothing else to see.

🚨🚨Meesho's impact on independent logistics players The share of 3PL delivery platforms has come down from 50% to 44% : Ecom Express DRHP Captives like Meesho's Valmo are gaining share We recently wrote about it too thearcweb.com/article/meesho…

dilli wale doston, we're doing our monthly Oasis next Friday, 30th. if you're a founder/operator or just curious about startups, come join us! small group. great conversations. meaningful relationships. fun times :) link to register 👇

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