Early Stage Startup

Dear Startup Community, I am currently employed at ICICI Bank, where I am a member of the Treasury team. In this role, I am responsible for managing the foreign exchange requirements of large corporate and multinational clients. I hold a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specializations in finance and strategy. Throughout my career, I have maintained a strong interest in entrepreneurship. While my current position at ICICI Bank offers a comfortable salary and benefits, I find it lacking in terms of challenge and personal fulfillment. As a result, I am eager to transition into the dynamic and exciting world of startups. I believe that I can bring valuable skills and experience to a startup environment. I am a skilled problem solver with a knack for learning new things. I also have a deep passion for entrepreneurship and a profound respect for the risks and rewards that come with starting a new business. Additionally, I have firsthand experience with the challenges of entrepreneurship, having previously founded and operated my own startup. I am open to exploring opportunities with a primary focus is on finding an enriching experience where I can create real value and make a positive impact. I kindly request the assistance of the startup community in connecting me with potential opportunities or providing guidance on how I can identify and pursue such opportunities. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Suggest some great early stage startups with quality of technology work and good culture in Gurugram/Noida.

I have seen VCs usually don’t reply to cold emails and they have a clear rule before investing in any startup. Any VCs out here who can respond to this query. What’s your take over it fellow VC grapeviners ?

So, I am an analytics guy with almost 5.5 YoE under my belt. My latest transition was to Phonepe that I made this year (feeling shitty here already, given the kind of work creating almost no impact) I saw a post on LinkedIn where the CEO of this startup recently raised some pre-seed funding (~1.5mn). Since I was following them for almost 6-7 months before this, I reached out to the founder on LinkedIn. We first had a virtual call where we got to know each other and after that discussion, he called me over to his place where we further talked about the idea, the scope and the future while also discussing what I could bring to the table. Post that, we met again, and this time with the other co-founder who deep-dived a slight bit into the tech stack that I had worked on. It seems that all is going well, but the founder, in the first face to face meeting told me that for the time being (for almost the next 3-4 months), he'll be able to pay me a monthly amount which is less than half of my current in hand pay, post which it'll be reviewed and adjusted accordingly. How do I negotiate this now? Also, since the team size is super small (only 5 full time folks and one customer support part timer), how do I negotiate on what equity I take (looking for a benchmark number here)?

Hi everyone, I am looking for job opportunities and have received a callback from a startup that has around 20 people in the company. 2-3 are US based, others are developers based in India. I have 1 yoe and I wanted to get opinions about pros and cons of working in such a company. I know learning will be good but I don't want to be burdened with work all the time. Working at such an early stage startups scares me mostly for this reason. All opinions are welcome!!

Hi everyone, I am looking for job opportunities and have received a callback from a startup that has around 20 people in the company. 2-3 are US based, others are developers based in India. I have 1 yoe and I wanted to get opinions about pros and cons of working in such a company. I know learning will be good but I don't want to be burdened with work all the time. Working at such an early stage startups scares me mostly for this reason. All opinions are welcome!!

0 to 1 startups give you a lot of horizontal growth but often not much in terms of in depth learning. Does this affect your next job search or does it not make a difference

Hey folks, 2023 graduate here; been working in a startup for around 1.5 years now (including 6 months full time internship) At the moment, I am currently looking for something challenging to solve and be a part of small early stage startup. Is someone here aware of any reputed early stage startup (team with enthusiastic folks and pays well) hiring for SDE full time roles. Thanks!

I am thinking to move from my current role (operations, a combo of things) to more niche. I am evaluating taking this switch, honing my skills specifically to B2B marketing. (I feel B2C marketing is getting overcrowded) I have an experience of about 10 years across different startups, and I know a fair essence of organic marketing and brand building. What would be a logical salary if I move into a head of marketing role, in B2B startups?