How to raise startup funding with no product

How to always think independently.

Frameworks, including mistakes made, which I hope are useful for early-stage founders with big ambitions but limited resources to attract top talent. As well as for managers in any organization. For I’ve learnt over the years that the #1 question in an organization often isn’t “What is to be done?” Rather it is “Who is doing it?” The models below may be your guide to build an A-Team who’ll always “do it” right!

Learnings from Karan Bajaj on Startup Scaling - 3 surprising tools that work

5 Success advice for wanderers

How much time does it take to go from idea to startup? When to scale 10x? What is the best time to raise funding?

Here are 3 mental models to help you decide whether you should startup or continue in your job, which I used in my own deliberations-hope they’re of some use to budding entrepreneurs

10% of StartUps will deliver 80%+ of a fund’s returns. Does your deck immediately demonstrate that you’ll be in the 10%? A top Venture Capitalist(VC) accepts 1 among 150 pitches made to them¹. Can you be The One? Fortunately, I learnt how to write better pitch decks in subsequent funding rounds. Here I share my best learnings on how to write a successful startup pitch, which I hope is of some use to budding entrepreneurs to get their “1-in-150” idea funded!

How do you determine a founder’s salary at a startup, especially if you’re a mid-career founder who’s likely at 10x typical early-stage startup market salary?