Lessons At Startup – Blog

Long before just dial made a name for itself in the online business directory space, I ran an online business directory for a small city (along with my brother) in India by the name of Rudrapuronline.com. Unlike most of my businesses, the business directory business...

Last year I wrote an article with a list of failed startups in the year 2016 and the lessons we learned from these failures. Why I cover a list of failed startups is for the simple reason “There are lessons to be learned from each failure”. Teachings which will help...

10 years is a long time. At least it looks long when you count the white hair on my beard and the big bunch of white hair hiding under my turban. Please add one more advantage of wearing a turban to the list. The religious zealots can update their list 😊 Jokes apart!...

Every failure has learnings for us. We refer to these learnings as “experience”. Experiences or learnings either transform us into better entrepreneurs or they break our confidence and take us away from the path of entrepreneurship. I have been a part of multiple...

A few years back, I was sitting with a VP of a well-established MNC. We worked as a vendor for that company. We had around 15 ongoing projects with them during that time. They were what you call as - “The Client” for us. They contributed to more than 50% of our...

My last blog how banks can help your startups grow missed an important player in the fund-raising section - NBFC. The topmost reason for any startup or new business to approach a bank is to get a loan for a startup business. We, the pauper startup owners just need...

Do you know what is common in between bill gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg? They are all college dropouts who went on to set up the most known companies in the world. And, they have inspired a generation of entrepreneurs who want to change the world like they...