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Key takeaways from our very own ‘Coimbatore girl’ @anuhariharan of @ycombinator on 'Powering the next billion-dollar businesses from India'
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Find 100 users that LOVE you and not 1 million users that only LIKE you.
Find 100 users that LOVE you and not 1 million users that only LIKE you.
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Entrepreneurship is like getting punched in the face every day. A career is a jungle gym & not a ladder. As long as you know how to jump and climb back up, you will find the path you want.
Entrepreneurship is like getting punched in the face every day. A career is a jungle gym & not a ladder. As long as you know how to jump and climb back up, you will find the path you want.
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10 years from now, I believe that Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Bangalore will become the most important components of the (global) tech ecosystem.
10 years from now, I believe that Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Bangalore will become the most important components of the (global) tech ecosystem.
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Entrepreneurship is like getting punched in the face every day. A career is a jungle gym & not a ladder. As long as you know how to jump and climb back up, you will find the path you want.
Entrepreneurship is like getting punched in the face every day. A career is a jungle gym & not a ladder. As long as you know how to jump and climb back up, you will find the path you want.
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The @Razorpay Founders were willing to iterate, move fast, learn from their mistakes but also paid attention to key factors like users & interacted with global peers.
The @Razorpay Founders were willing to iterate, move fast, learn from their mistakes but also paid attention to key factors like users & interacted with global peers.
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India is the second largest market outside the US – both in terms of applications and number of companies YC has funded
India is the second largest market outside the US – both in terms of applications and number of companies YC has funded
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The number one thing I hear from the YC Indian founders, when they meet these other US founders or scale startups, is the realisation that India’s engineering quality is as good as theirs.
The number one thing I hear from the YC Indian founders, when they meet these other US founders or scale startups, is the realisation that India’s engineering quality is as good as theirs.
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India’s startup ecosystem architecture and ability is way better than it was 10 years ago. I'd say it's on par with US startups, and I think this will really help fuel the engine for Indian startups over the next decade.
India’s startup ecosystem architecture and ability is way better than it was 10 years ago. I'd say it's on par with US startups, and I think this will really help fuel the engine for Indian startups over the next decade.
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By 2024, India is expected to surpass the US and be the number one in terms of its developer population.
By 2024, India is expected to surpass the US and be the number one in terms of its developer population.
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It amazes us that to this day, the number of graduates from engineering colleges looking to start up or join a startup is a really tiny percentage.
It amazes us that to this day, the number of graduates from engineering colleges looking to start up or join a startup is a really tiny percentage.
