Every business has it’s soul that makes it tick.One thing that is it’s unique USP. It can be their unique product offerings or how they put customers above rest. Your organization’s soul gets emitted outward, and every team member has it embedded in them by default. We have online ghost kitchens and food delivery apps. …
Category Archives: startups
tribe
A successful founder creates a tribe and leaves a legacy.The real wealth benefits everybody, not just founders.We have numerous books dedicated to building successful startups. Very few founders talk about treating humans above the stock price.And even less on values and radical openness. A company is built by it’s people. Building a successful enterprise requires …
itch
Most innovation happens out of the itch. Be it Archimedes or Newton. It all happened out of their curiosity. There was no Twitt3er orVCs pay them the incentive or price for it. They were curious and went on to change the world. Our modern-day world has changed our outlook toward everything. We are more dependent …
Growth
Building a product requires pain and people that willing to pay for it. With time we grew and added more features with customer insights. All we had were customers, developers, and I did support calls. We got lucky to be working with customers and getting insights. Our growth happened with customers connecting us to more …
Creation
Creation requires absolute dedication and sincerity. We cannot just outsource it to someone. As visionaries, many founders were hands-on, like Steve Jobs. They went through the fine-grained details. It is like the vision getting molded like Van Gogh’s Potato Eaters or Michelangelo’s David. The patience needs to be there. In the era of copycats, we …
founders
Building a startup and raising a child has similarity. You have to nurture both till the end. In the last few years’ crazy funding rounds, we rewrote all the definitions. A founder ended up becoming a celebrity rather than a builder. The incentives ended up being on Forbes or at some conferences. As a result, …
CCC
In my limited learning, building an organization has three levers. Company: The first and foremost is the company itself. It is the founders, team, and principles with which the company exists. This lever defines or provides oxygen to the company. In most occasions, the company make or break because of it. Customers: Build your company …
community
We think about achieving something in life. Success depends on many factors apart from our hard work. Community is core. It’s the people around us in our lives who inspire us, open doors for us. We need to be a giver and open doors for others too. That is how we grow the tribe. It …
Long game
Building a startup is like raising a child if your fundamentals are to leave a legacy. Building a company requires an honest culture and a people-first approach. As a founder, this should be the most important virtue. Things take time, and building slow and steady cement utmost love, care, and pain. It is towards solving …
goal
Running a startup is painful. Although some founders have turned it into get rich quick scheme. With funding winter, these companies and founders are coming into the lights of scrutiny. I am sure this is just the beginning, and we will see many more names coming out. India’s growth story. The youngest English-speaking population has …