Author: Abhishek

2014 : Economic Crisis at the Gate

The year 2014 onwards, one is bound to see India facing its worst economic crisis, irrespective of the fact whether Mr. Modi becomes PM or not. Since it is the first time India will face an economic crisis without any luck or local stimulant as Manmohan Singh’s actions (or rather lack of them) have exhausted […]

We All are Hitler, We All are Buddha

We all are Hitler, we all are Buddha,
It is not they are some other,
It is just we, who vacillate between one and the other,
Is it a moral choice to choose one,

An Entrepreneur’s Diary… Thoughts on a Long Road to Building that Next Big Company!!!

Came across this piece by Diana Nyad who swam from Florida to Cuba (full 53 miles) at the young age of 64.

I think nothing captures the struggle of an entrepreneur more beautifully than this note by her where she captured the ordeal of swimming for 15 hours. I think every entrepreneur will recognize this pattern where he struggles

अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ! – The Startup Anthem

वृक्ष हों भले खड़े, हों घने, हों बड़े

एक पत्र छाँह भी,

मांग मत! मांग मत! मांग मत!

अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ!

Apple iPhone 5C: Return of the Ordinary

Steve Jobs is gone and is gone forever. Nothing more can reinforce the fact in our subconscious than the release of Apple iPhone 5C by Apple Inc. (AAPL) on 10th September 2013. Apple, to most of us, is almost the final word when it comes to product design, seamless consumer experience, imagination, and yes, perfection. All […]

Why has India Failed to Produce Tech Giants like Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.?

This was a question asked at Quora about the failure of India in producing tech giants. While there have been many answers with the focus on obvious villains like the Indian education system, lack of vibrant technology market, risk-averse VCs, and Blah! Blah! Blah! I think the root cause is much deeper and fundamental. First, […]

Startup Pitch: An Insider’s Guide on What Do VCs Want?

As a VC, we suffer death by PPT (on a cue from Alexei Kapterev) almost every day. Every month, we see 100s of PPTs and attend many events where again one is drowned by pitches and more pitches… all vying for a time which is equally captured by e-mails / social chatter and other noises. […]

So You Want USD 5 Mn Series A Valuation for Your Startup: Some Key Metrics?

Venture Capital: What metrics does a VC look for in a consumer internet startup, e.g., a social networking site to fund a typical Series A valuation ($4m – $5m)?I would like to know about the metrics such as: A) How much revenue?B) How many users?C) What is the rate of growth?D) How viral? Also, please […]

इतिहास गान

बहुत हुआ इतिहास गान, अब तो करो कुछ कार्य संधान

कब तक यू गाते रहोगे, अपने को भरमाते रहोगे

ये तो इतिहास है इतिहास ही रहेंगे

India, the curse of its elites & the need for administrative reforms

Why does India with high growth not look like the fancy, rosy picture of a prosperous civilisation, but rather like the ugly picture of poorly designed houses, equally messy roads and chaotic hospitals? As Covid19 ravaged India during the second wave, messages asking for oxygen cylinders, hospitals beds / ICUs and life-saving medicines started pouring […]