Category: Delhi

  • 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…

  • Twelve Years of Indian Startups – Part II

    Twelve Years of Indian Startups – Part II

    After landing in India, I realized the bureaucracy was going to make it really difficult to get started. I won’t bore you with the details but it took me eight months from the day I landed in India to having all of the required papers in place in order to setup a Private Limited company…

  • Twelve Years of Indian Startups – Part I

    Twelve Years of Indian Startups – Part I

    March 11th 2019 marked the twelfth anniversary of the day I landed in New Delhi with my family with the intention of starting a company. It was a complicated, difficult, enlightening, fun journey and I thought it would be nice to share some details of how I decided to move to India, the challenges I…

  • 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.