A general rule of thumb for selecting an investor is to look at whether they are investing for the idea, the team and business model (the micros) as opposed to simply fulfilling a fund requirement of having a bet in a certain industry (the macros). Always go for investors who

The only metric that grows in a startup is one that is measured every single day. Choose wisely.

I’ll add a bit of Munger’s wisdom to this: “The trouble with people is that they’re often so confident in their opinions, even when they have no idea what they’re talking about. That kind of overconfidence is what causes most of the disasters in life and business.” Avoid

How to cold email instead: - a tacky but useful subject line: this application is gonna take you 30 seconds to read - 3 bullet points crafted for the job you are asking for - do not use ai - get straight to the business, no bs no hope you are well

5/The discretionary spending inflection point India crossed ~$2,763 GDP per capita in FY25 - the same threshold where China saw 16% CAGR in consumption growth India is at the exact moment where discretionary spending explodes, perfectly timed for e-commerce expansion

Very underrated achievement. Huge companies are built on strong cost control. Profits are cyclical. Sometimes they may rise and sometimes they may fall. But a single rupee saved on cost, is a rupee permanently added to profit.

Despite not a single post about actuallyfair.in being made by anyone from our team, we’ve recorded 9 orders in the last 2 days. Keep in mind, with daily founder-led marketing, and UGC content we were barely hitting our target 10 orders per week just a few weeks ago and

Reading Meesho DRHP, 1 point stood out AOV has been dropping,yet margins are improving enabled by savings in logistics arm,Don't blindly follow "Rules" like AOV shud increase. In Indian market people buy price points rather than products,Lowering AOV can unlock massive scale in a

Every country that is currently building moonshots did it off of the back of successful internet startups. Google pioneered AI, Open AI, Tesla, SpaceX were funded by Musk who made his money in Zip2 and Paypal. Politicians want the outcome, but do not realise the work that goes

Most VCs are really smart people. But validation from them for your idea does not mean that it will work. Most VCs also live in a bubble surrounded by privileged and forward thinking peers. Always look to the customer to seek validation for your ideas / experiments.

We judge the tone of the feedback we receive. This is wrong as it leads to emotions getting mixed with something very practical. We should take feedback for the value it adds to our life.

Only the people who can keep secrets earn the trust of others. If you are known as somebody who gossips a lot, people will not share their intimate details with you. Overtime, this will erode the trust in all your relationships and you will end up less successful than you

Companies should give their employees all the resources they need to maximise their thinking capacity: 1) Supplements: Caffeine, Creatine, L-theanine 2) Mandatory 20-30 min workout before work day starts (clarity, better energy, discipline) 3) Adequate rests between long

Some lessons are so internalised that they can’t even be explained. You just know why certain things will and won’t work. Trust that intuition.

Wealth happens when you take something people are truly motivated by and make it easy to do.

Create a crisis if you don’t have one. Michael Dell told his team that their company was going to die if they didn’t become the best player in the market. The fear is death is what makes you come alive. A lack of a real safety net makes you work the hardest you can.

First time founder vs Second time founder: first time founder: guards idea like state secret second time founder: shares idea freely, knows execution is everything first time founder: hires fast to look like a real company second time founder: stays skeleton crew until