Category: Bangalore

  • Early-Stage Startup Deal Terms in India 2020

    There was a recent thread on Twitter about how even in 2020 angels and VCs in India continue to put ridiculously onerous terms into early-stage deals. I am tired of devils masquerading as angels & angel networks in the Indian startup ecosystem. These assholes have screwed many founders by normalizing abusive terms. Holding founders hostage…

  • Geeks on a Plane India 2013: Big Opportunities, Optimistic Investors, and a Government that’s Finally Waking Up

    This post originally appeared on the 500 Startups blog Geeks on a Plane is a 10-12 day trip to various parts of the world with 20-25 “Geeks” (entrepreneurs, techies, designers, angels, VCs, mentors). The trips are planned and run by 500 Startups and have been going on for a few years now. The first Geeks…

  • Startup Weekend India – The First Six Months

    The first round of Startup Weekend events in India came to a close in March. Startup Weekend Delhi was held at the American Center from March 4th till March 6th 2011 and Startup Weekend Bangalore was held from March 11th till March 13th 2011 at Microsoft’s Signature building. September 2nd 2011 marked the beginning of…

  • Startup Weekend is Coming to India

    Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event where developers, designers, and entrepreneurs get together and build great new Internet and mobile products. Startup Weekend is coming to India Get your tickets to Startup Weekend Delhi or Startup Weekend Bangalore before the early-bird pricing ends.

  • HungryZone for Foodies?!??!

    I stumbled upon HungryZone which was launched by the same folks who came up with HungryBangalore. I never used HungryBangalore before but when I saw that I can get reviews of restaurants around Delhi, I had to delve into HungryZone (there are a total of 10 cities covered by HungryZone). I was pretty disappointed by…