Companies who can raise money in recession have my respect!

I see so many folks complaining about status quo around where they work. Very curious to understand what are your expectations from a startup and the founders. This may help us get what we want from startup founders here. In the comment, highlight what you want and what you're willing to give.

willl try my best to be honest, ask me anything

I am building a D2C fashion brand and need to raise money (20 Lakhs) to get things off the ground. I am from Tier-I IIT and a single founder. I have been trying to approach investors through multiple mediums. Cold mailing / LinkedIn. But things haven't worked. College alumni also don't seem to respond, let alone give any warm intro. How should I go about the fund raising process?

Am I missing any trend or do they have FOMO?

Cred is truly a topic of surprise for me. Yes, I understand it has created a community of top spenders/credit worthy people in India. I also understand that they can use the information on such people for creating value for themselves. Being a cred user, I only use it to pay the bills. I really wonder if they have built any b2b business or alternative source of income beyond what's seen to the end user. What's the game plan for the cred? I also applaud the fact that cred hasn't laid off people having paid them better than most companies. I really wonder if the business is really that strong or the conviction is. Would you join cred if given a chance to work there?

Which one is better for someone without an idea but highly interested in starting up?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nishantmittaltt_yesterday-i-posted-an-analysis-on-apna-activity-7136198472654897153-hMwv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios Damn. This is serious.

Go for it :)