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It’s festive season!
Don’t negotiate with hawkers & street vendors. They are not VC funded & can’t offer deep discounts.
Also they had toughest two years. Won’t pinch you much to shell extra, but will make their festive season worth it.
#Dussehra
#festivities
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You can be a Founder and run a company without being active on social media.
You can be a VC Investor without being active on social media.
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Bangalore is all cool with the blooming Bougainvillaeas but Mumbai has this all around the year ❤️
#Mumbai
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Did you know? Elon Musk had applied for Job at Twitter as Product Manager & he was rejected.
Today he bought Twitter after getting inspired reading motivational tweets.
If he can do it, so can you. 🚀 🚀
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10 minute delivery is good but absolutely willing to fund a startup that can help me cross from Andheri East to Andheri West in 30 minutes 😓😓
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iPhone reminded me my last August look at 95kg.
95kg (Aug 2020) VS 65 kg (Nov 2020)
Factors: Improved Diet, Workout, Cycling, Haircut + Some nice Red Wine
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Elon Musk is the real Uday Shetty ❤️
@Tesla
,
@SpaceX
,
@PayPal
,
@neuralink
,
@solarcity
, Tesla Energy,
@OpenAI
, Zip2,
@DeepMind
,
@boringcompany
,
@Twitter
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Family wants to do Angel investing over FD & Real estate.
Startups are mainstream now !
#startups
#investing
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@ZLaTaNp1KacHu10
Here you can Rajmata on one dias during the what looks like an event related to Ram Janmabhoomi movement. This is such a valuable picture !! All legends in one picture 🙂
#JyotiradityaMScindia
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As the funding cycle is peaking, so is Ego & Arrogance peaking across ecosystem. Please remember what goes up can also come down. Stay humble. Focus on work. Let your work speak.
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Tata brand evokes a strong sense of Trust. India puts their Trust in
@TataCompanies
brand & so do we as
@bigbasket_com
Board. We are thrilled to announce that we just closed the largest investment by an Indian Conglomerate, in an Indian startup
@harimenon_bb
@Vipul1000
#Grocery
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Founder's personal lives are becoming messier day by day. Strained relations (friends, family), anxiety, divorces, loneliness; but they appear strong externally.
It's the cost of entrepreneurship. It's a private & sensitive matter. Doesn't need discussion, needs acknowledgement.
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Trump & supporters should learn something from Rahul baba on how to accept defeat gracefully (since 2014....)
Check out the smile 😊 Chin to Chin
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@OfficeofUT
@AUThackeray
@MumbaiPolice
@CPMumbaiPolice
I have got reports that
@bigbasket_com
operations in city are being affected as cops on street are not letting delivery boys go out. In lockdown, Online Grocery is very critical. Please have someone look into this urgently !
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Why all Indian Fintechs should also consider RuPay👇🏻
BREAKING: Visa and Mastercard suspending their network services in Russia
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We started with clean slate 2 years back & today have deployed over $200M. To further our commitment to Indian startup ecosystem, I am pleased to announce the launch of our India dedicated early stage fund.
#investing
#startups
#VentureCapital
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China’s loss is India’s gain.
You will see a sizeable chunk of global capital allocation moving to India.
India should seize this opportunity & make itself more attractive. Unleash a set of reforms to attract more capital. Make doing business in India even more easy. Long India
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16 December: Dulhan ke bidaai ka waqt aa gaya hai.
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If the last decade was for E-commerce, the next decade is for Fintech & SaaS.
Some of the best minds I know are working in these two sectors.
#Fintech
#SaaS
#LongIndia
#India
#startups
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The guy next to me is sitting and doing Japa Mala and putting faith in God. ❤️
Cricket is totally unique in India 🙏🏻
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Trend: Some founders only want to engage with Partners & not with Analyst/Associates
Let's flip it: What if your customer's say we will only speak to CEO & not your BD/Sales reps? Not possible right?
Analysts/Associates = Partners
BTW they do more ground/real work vs Partners.
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Agarwal, Agrawal, Aggarwal, Aggrawal, Agarrwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, etc
Can we have a consensus on ONE spelling? Will make saving contacts, emails easier.
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Feed me Rasam, Sambhar & Rice and I will be your friend forever.
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If you are a working/business professional, skilled at something - spare 5-10% of your time to teach 1 subject (4-5 sessions) you are extremely passionate about in grad/undergrad school.
Indian education system misses working professionals spending time in academia as teachers.
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सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीम्
सुखदां वरदां मातरम्।।
This till date remains one of my favourite songs sung by her. Om Shanti
#LataMangeshkar
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Shayad meri shaadi ka khayal, dil mein aaya hai,
Isiliye Sima Aunty ne chai pe bulaya hai.
#IndianMatchmaking
😂
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Today we will see a startup become an Institution that will outlive the Founders. Consumers will now be able to own a piece of a brand that they consume. This is how you create Legacy.
@deepigoyal
&
@zomato
team has created a nice playbook for future entrepreneurs. Nicely done !
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Someone called me & asked
“If you place a food order on
@zomato
and buy the stock, you are financing the company stock. The increase in stock price will finance your food. Right?”
#ZomatoIPO
#Zomato
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UPI penetration in India is fascinating. No inertia from shopkeepers or even local users. The key factor has been TRUST. This is from a remote area in Jharkhand where I stopped for my evening Chai :)
#IndiaTrip
#UPI
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Literally from 0 to this extensive portfolio in last 3 years !!
@miraeasset
😎
#PortfolioDay
#investing
#VentureCapital
#India
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All those people who spent their energy, time, money making TikTok videos think what are you now? How Platform dependent your lives are? Same applies to Twitter, Insta & FB. Real life is more important than social media life. Work to create a platform independent profile/presence
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Traditions, rituals & culture is why India has survived for 5000 years when all other civilisations have vanished. This Diwali carry out your civilisational duties. Remember a 1000’s generations live in you & another 1000 will come from you.
Wishing all Shubh Deepawali 🪔
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Did you even care about
#PadmaAwards
before 2014? Did you see the ceremony on TV? It was just considered as an elitist event. A lot changed post 2014. People are happy that deserving folks are receiving the awards.
Padma Awards are serving it’s purpose - Inspiring Citizens.
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Glad to partner with
@BeingPractical
for
@RaiseTheBarHQ
& offer exceptional products to help our users save, borrow & invest smartly. Thrilled to have
@kunalb11
@_Kalyan_K
@amrishrau
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@mrgirish
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When anyone says Mumbaikars are resilient, my answer is:
We are resilient by FORCE, not by CHOICE.
Betrayed by our authorities time & again, denied basics. Commuters aren’t asking much - just a seat in local train, not in luxury planes.
#Mumbai
#Watch
: Door blocker menace continues on suburban trains.
Visuals from
#AndheriStation
shows the apathy that the commuters face each day
#MumbaiLocal
@WesternRly
#Mumbai
#MumbaiLocalLifeline
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Without any BMW bikes, iPhones, AirPods, vacation promises
@BeingPractical
&
@RaiseTheBarHQ
hired over 75+ team of engineers, PM’s, Growth, built office from scratch. Launching product soon 🚀 🚀
Take a bow & keep shining team! Exciting days ahead. Come join us!
#RaiseTheBar
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Wow !! This is how one should engage with nincompoops from the Left and so-called Secular brigade
@jsaideepak
I welcomed you to my country Because my religion teaches me Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam!
You can follow any religion in my country but Please do not finger my faith, my place of worship or my beliefs! Because a place of worship is a religious place, not SECULAR! Wow👇
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When I tell people I like literature, they often say "Shakespeare?".
I have to humbly say "No, it is also Kalidas, Tulsidas, Dinkar, Mahadevi Verma, Bacchan, Vyasa, Vishakhadutta & many more". Literature is not one author, language; It's far more wider/broader.
#HindiDivas
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Money is extremely important. Anyone who claims money isn't important is lying (or virtue signalling).
Money is measure of power.
It is power commoditised.
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Wrapped up a 25 day trip meeting over 100+ LP's. Summary: Folks are extremely pessimistic on China but nervously bullish on India. They are still cautious to invest in India because they want to see more discipline in GP's, Corp Gov issues & discomfort due to high valuations.
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One little bit that folks don't know - I found
@beingPractical
via
@joinclubhouse
, would listen to entrepreneurs he hosted on there, reached out to him offline & invested in
@RaiseTheBarHQ
.
@rohanseth
&
@pdavison
your platform helped me source a deal ✌🏻
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We are looking to expand our team and hire 2 Analysts & 1 Associate member, please go through the application & apply with your CV, Cover Letter.
Please read & apply via LinkedIn. No DM’s
#hiring
#venturecapital
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At this point,
Founders are fighting for talent & market share.
Investors are fighting for allocation share.
Bahut fight hai !
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Expect these tweets to come soon.
“If you had bought Zomato stock worth X versus ordering food on Zomato worth X, you would have made XYX money”
Aisi bakwaas mat suniye, Keep ordering food from
@zomato
❤️
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This is exceptional !!
Though it’s intuitive, economic impact of Indian festivals is hugely understudied/under-communicated. Every time someone bans/curbs our festivals, they are causing an economic disruption; they are anti capitalist & anti economic growth.
#Diwali
#economy
Festive sales generate
#business
worth Rs 1.25 trillion, breaking the past 10 year’s sale record on
#Diwali
.
@CAITIndia
says the incredible
#Diwali2021
sale ended the economic slowdown that had persisted for the last two years.
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I have realised, you need to have one or more of these words in your Bio to be cool & socially accepted.
“Wanderlust, TEDx speaker, Coffee Addict, Grammar Nazi, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Vlogger, 50+ Stamps on Passport, Saiposexual, Fitness Freak, 420 friendly,
#BTC
”
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A sad truth:
A good majority of us will never recover emotionally or financially from this Pandemic.
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We are building our team, across business verticals – Financing, Insurance, Investing, Payments & Wealth who shall set the foundation of
@RaiseTheBarHQ
with
@BeingPractical
Check below link for our culture code & open positions.
#hiring
#tech
#startups
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I don’t know if it’s me, but everytime I come here, I can smell money in the air :) this place has a special vibe & aura
@BSEIndia
#StockMarket
#Trader
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I had one of the best investor update from a portfolio company Founder. He told me he just proposed his long term fiancée (and she said yes !!) & he sent me their photos ♥️
Your startup is important, but your personal life is equally (or more) important.
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Ironic take from Growth VC
Growth investors remain available till growth is visible. The day growth stops, most disappear.
Early stage investors have better track record here & hence don’t jump over them to get a growth investor on your cap table. Early stage VC are critical.
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Every board meeting these days when Founders ask if they should fund raise now or later ?
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Just as I leave my village, dad told me ‘Never forget your roots. Keep visiting your village.’
This part of land will always reside in my heart & I will keep visiting.
Pic: Sarneshwar Mahadev Temple, Sirohi
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Advantages of working in Korean firm.
You never run out of Soju even in India !! 🍻
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USA did not lose to Taliban, USA lost to China in Afghanistan.
USA got played by China.
Pretty embarrassing for ‘Super Powaaa’.
This is what happens when you embrace Wokeism.
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Fund Raising Tip 🚀
Create a fake ID as baba bangali or yogi from Himalaya & build a rapport with VC over emails, keep liking his tweets & lengthy LinkedIn posts. After some years make him invest in your company. This needs a long term builder approach & patience.
#Sarcasm
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Congratulations
@mrgirish
& entire
@FreshworksInc
team
@skirani
@mobhat
#SaaS
#Freshworks
!!
This moment gives so much hope to many young Indians to startup and build long term sustainable & global institutions !
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Something new founders should focus on
1) Build relation/rapport with Govt authorities (Local+State+Center)
2) Respect Old economy founders. Sit & listen to them. They have built business which generate profits.
3) Get out Twitter/Bangalore bubble. India is not Twitter/Koramangla
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My first in person meeting after 2 months! Blown away by the product
@RaiseTheBarHQ
team &
@beingpractical
are putting in place. My first glimpse of a working product, managing money is about to get super simplified!!
#CantWait
#Rocketship
🚀 🚀
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Almost everyone in the India VC industry is busy reading a 9 page PDF today. I got some 8 forwards of same file 😂
#IYKYK
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De-stigmatise "Free Time".
It's totally perfect to have enough free time. Free time helps you think & plan more effectively. In absence of it, you will end up taking erratic decisions due to cognitive load. Being busy always is harmful for your mind, company & people around.
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Dear Indians,
When the Olympics end, don’t forget your love for these sports heroes. Don’t disappear until next Olympics. Keep this love & support flowing. They just need that from you.
XOXO
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This beautiful Chola style Nataraja statue is such a pleasant sight when you arrive at Chennai airport.
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