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🚀 Importance of Having an Exit Strategy 🛑 No matter if you're starting a business, investing in one, or embarking on a new job, having an exit strategy is a must. Here's why: 👉 Launching a Startup: As a startup founder, planning for the future is key. An exit strategy outlines your long-term goals, guiding decisions and attracting investors. Whether it's selling the company or going public, knowing your exit options sets the direction for success. 💼 Investing in Startups: For investors, an exit strategy manages risk and boosts returns. Knowing how and when you'll exit an investment aligns with financial goals. Whether through acquisition or IPO, a clear exit plan ensures fruitful investing. 👔 Starting a New Job: Even in traditional employment, an exit strategy matters. It maps out your career path, identifying growth opportunities. Whether moving up within the company or transitioning roles, having an exit strategy navigates career paths with purpose. In short, having an exit strategy is vital for all involved in startups or pursuing new careers. It brings clarity, guides decisions, and prepares for the future. So, whether you're a founder, investor, or job seeker, an exit strategy is a smart move! 🌟 🚪 #ExitStrategy #Startup #Investment #founders #investors #CareerPlanning #job

Exciting Announcement: Embarking on a Journey with an Old Friend to Revolutionize Financial Services! I am thrilled to announce a new chapter in my professional journey as I team up with a dear old friend Amit Goyal to launch a cutting-edge financial services company! Dream Big Wealth Managers After years of friendship and mutual admiration, we've decided to combine our expertise, passion, and shared vision to create something truly remarkable in the financial industry. Our collective experience in finance, coupled with a shared commitment to innovation and client-centric solutions, positions us perfectly to disrupt the status quo and deliver unparalleled value to our clients. I have been trying to influence him to join the firm since 2015 but he was content with the role of picking multi-bagger as full-time investor. It requires 9 years of persuasion to get YESSS from him. A man can get a girlfriend much faster with less effort. With the landscape of financial services rapidly evolving, there's never been a better time to shake things up and introduce fresh perspectives. Together, we're committed to leveraging the latest technologies, implementing sustainable practices, and prioritizing transparency to redefine the way people interact with their finances and have collective experience of around 4 decades. Our journey is just beginning, but we're already fueled by the excitement of what lies ahead. We invite you to join us on this exhilarating ride as we embark on a mission to empower individuals, businesses, and communities to achieve their financial goals and turn their SME companies into public company. I am really thrilled to announce that my friend portfolio turns 4X in less than three months after we decided to start venture. His major and only portfolio stock RS Software turned multibagger. Hope to be a good researcher going forward, lot of wealth creations, and lot of IPO. Stay tuned for updates as we unveil more about our venture and the innovative solutions we'll be bringing to the table. Together, let's shape the future of finance! #FinancialServices #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Collaboration #Empowerment #Finance #NewVenture #StayTuned #startup #madeinindia #angel #funding #sme #startup

Inspired by Roberto Croci's post on what VCs look for in a founder, I thought it’s time to flip the conversation – what should founders look for in an investor? Strategy is deciding what not to focus on. Hence, three years ago, we made the deliberate choice to forgo the massively time-consuming VC funding activities to focus on our customers and product. But I’m not fundamentally against VC funding. For me, that means they need to demonstrate at least these three things: 1. Know what we do – deeply In HR, everyone thinks they are an expert. Early on, I met VCs whose junior team members - people with maybe three years of experience in relatively small organizations - felt qualified to tell me more about enterprise HR than I knew after a Master’s degree and two decades in the trenches. Let’s just say, they didn’t make the cut. 2. Commit to the long haul We are building an entirely new category. If the established HR Tech players had solved this problem, I wouldn’t have left a fantastic corporate career to start from scratch. Some VCs loved the concept, admired our energy, but gave us the “not now” line. Others wanted us to follow their “playbook” to grow faster - even if it meant heading in the opposite direction of our vision. Well, now most of them can’t get on our cap table, even if they offer 5x the valuation we discussed initially. If your future spouse tells you they’ll decide whether they love you after checking your paycheck in a few months, that’s not a long-term relationship - it’s a transaction. 3. Look beyond TAM Scalability matters, but the TAM, SAM, SOM slide isn’t the whole story. When you are creating a category, you are not competing for a 1% market share in a crowded space - you are defining the market with the intent to own it. And no, I wouldn’t back someone pitching rain jackets in Riyadh, but that’s common sense, not TAM analysis. Sure, there are startups that need heavy upfront capital and must rely on VCs. But can you create a self-funded business model? That’s the ultimate proof the world needs your product. And don’t forget: the best source of capital is revenue. #startuplife #venturecapital #funding #founderlife #hrtech

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 Evaluate This Year’s Campaigns: Identify what worked and what didn’t. Allocate Budgets: Create a region-specific budget to target metros and Tier 2/3 cities differently. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 Track Revenue and Expenses: Reconcile accounts, ensure compliance with Indian tax regulations, and evaluate if your burn rate aligns with your growth. Plan Fundraising: If needed, strategize timelines for reaching out to VCs or angel investors early next year. Make sure your financial metrics are pitch-ready. 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 Define Key Metrics: Set realistic targets for revenue, customer acquisition, or retention, aligned with your growth stage. Prepare an Execution Roadmap: Break goals into actionable quarterly plans with ownership assigned to team leads. #60plusindia #tnwomen #2025 #startup #founder #planahead #newyear

Investor repellant sectors. There are a few out there for sure! Having seen the boom in B2B vertical marketplaces (Zilingo, ReshaMandi, Fashinza, Arzoo, Nestaway etc), there are quite a few sectors that have seen a considerable amount of funding going in with nothing coming out. Conventional wisdom would think there's something inherently wrong with these spaces, leading most investors today to shy away from the sectors. Having seen the textile vertical first hand, this didn't instill a fear of the sector overall in me. Instead, I started diving into the reasons these rather ripe-for-disruption sectors didn't find a footing! My key takeaways from investing and operating in the space: - Sectoral expertise is needed: There have been loads of 'qualified' founders (read MBB + great colleges) tackle this space. What's been missing is a core understanding of problems to solve - Patience: For anyone expecting some tech forward business, trying to intercede in a 50+ year old industry, these aren't SaaS businesses. I've met (and invested in) a lot of amazing founders here like Pratik Gadia, Aman Mehra and Ramya Iyer (Fantail). This needs investors and capital that are open to mid-market returns (sub 2000 crore) with deep understanding of traditional sectors - Real value add: It's taken me a while to appreciate having family businesses as our primary LPs as opposed to global institutions, though when I evaluate the doors we can open for early stage companies within Asia, it's awesome. Want to build in Saas? We've got some of the OG founders of India. Similarly for deep tech, manufacturing, real estate etc Fund size: I cannot emphasize this enough, check yourselves on valuation, because the funds that can write you massive checks need to return a minimum of 3x their fund size to LPs. So a return that's great for a micro VC will be laughable for a 'big fund'. Sometimes, these outcomes are better for both founders and investors I can go on and on, suffice to say if you're building in 'non sexy' sectors, I'd love to chat! #venturecapital #founders #investors #lp #funding

Often, when we hear 'investment,' we think of money. But it encompasses much more: time, energy, decisions, power, vested interests etc. Voting is an investment too. Exercise your right. Exciting news! We are planning an event to enlighten new investors on startup investment. Stay tuned for updates! Also, as an organization, we ensure that our employees exercise their right. Kudos Manasa Sai Sekar #employee #investment #investinnwomen #investinleaders #investinIndia #investinstartups

🚀 **Is betting on cultural events the new frontier for investors?** Investors are flocking to Kalshi, a groundbreaking startup that has triggered a wave of excitement in the financial world! With tens of millions in loans already secured and eyes set on a $50M+ funding round, Kalshi is revolutionizing the way we think about betting. This innovative exchange allows individuals to officially trade commodity contracts on outcomes such as election results or pop culture phenomena—who would have predicted you could place bets on how long Taylor Swift’s latest album dominates the charts? As our society becomes more intertwined with real-time cultural events, investments like these raise intriguing questions: Are we ready to embrace this new era of speculative trading? How do these developments reflect changing attitudes toward risk and investment strategies? Intrigued by the potential for profit—and perhaps some fun—this surge in venture capital reflects not only investor confidence but also an appetite for something refreshingly unconventional. As investors throw money behind this 'betting-as-trading' model, will it lead to sustainable growth or merely temporary hype? 🌟 Connect with startups to drive your corporate innovation 🚀 Book a meeting! https://lnkd.in/dFYwmbHq #Kalshi #StartupInvesting #ElectionBetting #CulturalEvents #VentureCapital #InnovativeTrading #PopCultureFinance #FinancialInnovation #SpeculativeTrading #InvestmentTrends Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dVcdrxBy

🚀 **Is betting on cultural events the new frontier for investors?** Investors are flocking to Kalshi, a groundbreaking startup that has triggered a wave of excitement in the financial world! With tens of millions in loans already secured and eyes set on a $50M+ funding round, Kalshi is revolutionizing the way we think about betting. This innovative exchange allows individuals to officially trade commodity contracts on outcomes such as election results or pop culture phenomena—who would have predicted you could place bets on how long Taylor Swift’s latest album dominates the charts? As our society becomes more intertwined with real-time cultural events, investments like these raise intriguing questions: Are we ready to embrace this new era of speculative trading? How do these developments reflect changing attitudes toward risk and investment strategies? Intrigued by the potential for profit—and perhaps some fun—this surge in venture capital reflects not only investor confidence but also an appetite for something refreshingly unconventional. As investors throw money behind this 'betting-as-trading' model, will it lead to sustainable growth or merely temporary hype? 🌟 Connect with startups to drive your corporate innovation 🚀 Book a meeting! https://lnkd.in/dFYwmbHq #Kalshi #StartupInvesting #ElectionBetting #CulturalEvents #VentureCapital #InnovativeTrading #PopCultureFinance #FinancialInnovation #SpeculativeTrading #InvestmentTrends Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dVcdrxBy

🚀 **Is betting on cultural events the new frontier for investors?** Investors are flocking to Kalshi, a groundbreaking startup that has triggered a wave of excitement in the financial world! With tens of millions in loans already secured and eyes set on a $50M+ funding round, Kalshi is revolutionizing the way we think about betting. This innovative exchange allows individuals to officially trade commodity contracts on outcomes such as election results or pop culture phenomena—who would have predicted you could place bets on how long Taylor Swift’s latest album dominates the charts? As our society becomes more intertwined with real-time cultural events, investments like these raise intriguing questions: Are we ready to embrace this new era of speculative trading? How do these developments reflect changing attitudes toward risk and investment strategies? Intrigued by the potential for profit—and perhaps some fun—this surge in venture capital reflects not only investor confidence but also an appetite for something refreshingly unconventional. As investors throw money behind this 'betting-as-trading' model, will it lead to sustainable growth or merely temporary hype? 🌟 Connect with startups to drive your corporate innovation 🚀 Book a meeting! https://lnkd.in/dFYwmbHq #Kalshi #StartupInvesting #ElectionBetting #CulturalEvents #VentureCapital #InnovativeTrading #PopCultureFinance #FinancialInnovation #SpeculativeTrading #InvestmentTrends Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dVcdrxBy

🚀 **Is betting on cultural events the new frontier for investors?** Investors are flocking to Kalshi, a groundbreaking startup that has triggered a wave of excitement in the financial world! With tens of millions in loans already secured and eyes set on a $50M+ funding round, Kalshi is revolutionizing the way we think about betting. This innovative exchange allows individuals to officially trade commodity contracts on outcomes such as election results or pop culture phenomena—who would have predicted you could place bets on how long Taylor Swift’s latest album dominates the charts? As our society becomes more intertwined with real-time cultural events, investments like these raise intriguing questions: Are we ready to embrace this new era of speculative trading? How do these developments reflect changing attitudes toward risk and investment strategies? Intrigued by the potential for profit—and perhaps some fun—this surge in venture capital reflects not only investor confidence but also an appetite for something refreshingly unconventional. As investors throw money behind this 'betting-as-trading' model, will it lead to sustainable growth or merely temporary hype? 🌟 Connect with startups to drive your corporate innovation 🚀 Book a meeting! https://lnkd.in/dFYwmbHq #Kalshi #StartupInvesting #ElectionBetting #CulturalEvents #VentureCapital #InnovativeTrading #PopCultureFinance #FinancialInnovation #SpeculativeTrading #InvestmentTrends Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dVcdrxBy