2 time ex-founder / 6+ years of entrepreneurial experience
Have been an entrepreneur since college days. Went full time on same idea and worked on it for a good 4 years full time before starting something new, raising some money, later pivoting (fucked up here) and eventually shutting shop last year.
Life has been tough since then since there is no clarity on what to spend next 2-5 years on - acquisition offer falling apart, tried looking for jobs but didn't finalise and later did a bit of consulting (good pay but didn't really work out).
I now have a few good conversations going on right now - leading product & EIR/Founders Office. What do you suggest would be an ideal thing to do?
Profile - Solid Generalist. Non tech. Money ain't really an issue right now but can't stay dependent on savings for so long - its stupid.
PS - If you or someone you know is hiring, please reach out. Happy exploring ideas as well.
Do you know you must have the worst value proposition? Would you agree? I am exploring a few ideas and looking for development of one before May 2024. Share more about yourself and your journey. How big was your team? Some achievements that will be helpful in the next adventure. Who were your co-founders and how were you managing?
Would love to know why you feel that way because if we get into specifics then yes I might have the worst value proposition but generally speaking - no, I would disagree :)
The one thing that has surely not worked out for me is the fact that I've been a solo founder both the times. Would've probably achieved 10x of what I did if there was at least one person (that I could TRUST trust) to share the load with and probably startup again as well :D
As for the other questions - should I write to you personally? Maybe mail/telegram.
Look, I didn't mean to be rude but let's look at an Indian startup ecosystem. Investors don't invest in ideas, vision and mission. And founders either copy the value prop from others, or create something with no market or competitive market. No one is creating for blue ocean market. Nobody is ready to look and understand the problems. No one is innovating, or at least creating 100X value than the fee for the service. This all is 99.95% of Indian startups. The chance that you might be one is probably 99% high. Sadly, that's the fact. Anyway, let's chat and learn more about you at @thousand4sunny on telegram or larp.web4.@gmail.com
Best of luck on your journey. Starting up is always hard. It’s great that you took a stab at the problem statement.