Many founders never see a real financial return when exiting their own company. It’s rare to see founders become millionaires or even financially comfortable, after or during an exit.

Tech Has Become Easy. Distribution Hasn’t. I’ve been seeing a wave of product pitches lately, beautifully designed apps, packed with features, often built on no-code platforms. The tech is clean, the demo is smooth… but one thing is missing: distribution.

Startups don’t fail because of bad ideas, they fail because they take too long.

Every tool you use today is written by hands from every continent. Your code compiles through compilers built by one country, runs on processors made in another, hosted on servers managed by someone thousands of miles away.

Being "indigenous" doesn't mean safer or better. Sometimes it means more vulnerable to government control. Many talented local developers create superior apps but get destroyed when they compete against government favorites.

Smartness, talent, planning, logic, timing, even a good school — none of it guarantees success. What really does? The courage to never give up

Funny how people remember the bad stories but forget the good chapters you wrote for them.

Across the world, native people are reduced to dance and display, while their true voices are silenced. Culture is celebrated, but rights are ignored.

வன்முறையை சகித்துக்கொள் என்றிருக்கும் அகிம்சையும் வன்முறையே.

நான் செத்துப் போனால் எல்லாம் சரியாகிவிடுமா இல்லையா என்ற நிலைக்கு ஒரு மனிதனையோ ஒரு மனிதியையோ தள்ளாது இருப்பது அதுவே இல்வழுக்குக்கு நீங்கள் புரியும் மாபெரும் கருணை — நேசமித்ரன்

🔥 AI agent infrastructure is heating up! In just 2 days: • Lava raises $5.8M (Lerer Hippeau) for AI agent payments • Tavily raises $25M ($20M Series A, Insight Partners) for web access $30.8M total for the picks & shovels of the agent economy 🤖 #StartupNews #AI #Funding

The most dangerous founder isn’t human. It’s an AI agent.” While tech celebrates speed, founders must now compete with bots that never sleep. Adapt and evolve—our real edge is vision, not velocity. Where does human judgment remain irreplaceable? #AI

Startup innovation is shifting—solving for the 90%, not just the 10%. Think AI services, LegalTech, women-led funding, grassroots farming. The lesson: Real value isn’t hype, it’s impact. Who’s ready to tackle real problems, not vanity metrics? #Startups #Impact

🚀 Sales automation is HOT! Clay just closed a massive $100M Series C at $3.1B valuation - that's 2.5x growth in just 6 months from their $1.25B Series B. CapitalG leading shows big tech's confidence in B2B automation. Total funding now $204M! #StartupNews #Funding #B2BTech

🚨 AI datacenter capex has already surpassed peak dot-com telecom spending and is approaching railroad boom levels. Rising debt financing through private credit could trigger a 2008-style financial crisis. History rhymes. #AI #TechNews #StartupNews

VC reality check: CRV just raised $750M for their 20th fund - down 25% from their $1B fund in 2022. They also returned $275M to investors from their Select fund. Even top-tier VCs are rightsizing in this market. The funding winter continues. #VCNews #StartupFunding #TechNews

🚀 Hot startup week! Google backs Indian gaming platform STAN in $8.5M round. Meanwhile, Indian startups raised $104M across 14 deals (23% decline from last week). Enterprise tech dominates with $73.4M. The funding winter continues but quality deals still happening! #StartupNews

என்னிடம் பரிந்துரை செய்யும் வழிகாட்டிகள் இருக்கின்றனர். நிபுணர்கள், பரிசுத்தமான அறிவுகள் என அனைத்தும் இருக்கின்றன. ஆனால் சில நேரங்களில் நான் என்னையே கேட்கிறேன், “அப்பா இதைப் பார்த்தா என்ன சொல்வாரோ?” அவரின் சாதாரணமான வார்த்தைகளிலும் ஒரு மாயம் இருந்தது.

War sounds patriotic until it’s your son on the border. One terror attack by a few, and we want a war with millions. Revenge isn't strength. Strong nations respond, not react. Are you willing to trade your peace of mind for a few hashtags and a few minutes of fake glory?

"A business mindset doesn’t run a nation. In business, the customer is king. In governance, the citizen is your boss — not your buyer."