Hyperverge: does AI based KYC amongst many other things

And how's that a real large problem? Talk about some US weapons making company or healthcare industry, feeding poison only to feed medicine, totally life-changing.

Used to think that about the company. Good set of people but disappointed with their interactions and decisions in the last year.

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Product Manager

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Software Engineer

I am new to GV, so I have no idea if we can say stuff and move on, I am so excited to talk to you in DM but these grapes.... hope your job stays permanent, best of luck.

These would be the companies that has a great team attacking a real large problem with a vision or roadmap to also grow profitably as a business + great culture (and not necessarily chasing the val...

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These would be the companies that has a great team attacking a real large problem with a vision or roadmap to also grow profitably as a business + great culture (and not necessarily chasing the valuation game and dressing up the company for investors or for eventually dumping it to common folks in IPO). Place where problem+product+people+profit have a much higher focus.

What are some startups / companies that are relatively not well known but have great potential

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What are some startups / companies that are relatively not well known but have great potential- Grapevine

There is so much negativity around startups right now due to the market cycle since 1.5 years and because of a few bad names but I think overall startups have created massive opportunities in terms of wealth creation, up skilling and giving major breaks to people to learn faster. I think this is largely a founder driven issue as they simply want to be cool and startup for the sake of it but I’ve also seen founders that are committed and passionate however is getting difficult to recognize them and find companies actually building a good product that is solving good problem statement AND not get toxic culture. Can people share some examples in the last 5 years of such founders/startups so we can discuss them more and get some positivity on this platform?

Any positive startup stories?

Is it a choice or a force? 

I somewhere heard PocketFM leadership was forced to exit. Is this accurate? I am curious, why so many leadership exit in start ups(Upstox, Swiggy, Zomato, PocketFm etc). Good leaders are made to exit and bad to worse leaders are continuing eg: Cars24, TimelyAi, Dukaan, Apana, Slice etc

Top level executives exit?

Lawyer

Which startup, currently valued > $100mn, has the best growth potential in next 3 yrs in your opinion? Why? No self promotion please.

Startup with best growth potential?

Director of Engineering

I want to join a startup which is trying to solve an interesting and high impact problem statement. Some domains that would interest me:
1. SaaS product startup - solving a business process / problem using product eg. Collaboration and documentation tool
2. Any other domain apart from the crowded and boring ecommerce, edtech, foodtech sectors

Please suggest some startup names or cool domains which have opportunities for product based solutions.

Best startup to work for?

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I'd never heard this name earlier, somehow. So I looked up more. They run Varun Beverages. Again, a name I somehow hadn't heard of (maybe I'm not a very avid stock investor). 

Varun Beverages (named after his son) apparently is one of the largest bottlers for PepsiCo outside of the US
Devyani Foods (named after his daughter) handles outlets for KFC, Pizza Hut etc. 

It's super crazy how some of the most successful businesses are just things we see around us, but don't care about as much. 

I'm extremely pro startups - hyper scaling tech companies need to exist. But I think a lot of us are missing out on creating legendary businesses that are profitable on day one, just because it's a longer, not as 'glamorized' path. 

More of us need to think about this!

A friend just brought up if I know Ravi Jaipuria. They apparently made $3Bn this year, and have a networth of $12Bn.

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Don't like the VC influenced unsustainable growth and hustle culture. Want to consider moving to a place with a respectful environment, no mindless, focus on growth, and a profitable business. Do share names.

Drop some names of profitable, bootstrapped startups

Hi All, I am thinking of starting up in a space that in very passionate about and feel I have a unique insight. I also have a cofounder who I know from a long time from college when we studied comp science

What are some common pitfalls to avoid at the early stage of an startup?

Startup pitfalls to avoid

Business Development Manager

Kya dikat hai bhai, udane do paisa. Tumhare thodi hai. 

Good firms genuinely perform well and return money. The ecosystem is not forgiving -- you don't survive very long if you don't create any big wins. It's an extremely high stress job with very little WLB. You do make money but it comes at a cost.

Layoffs are sad but at least those jobs existed in the first place? They wouldn't without VC money. India's VC scene is extremely young and it'll take time before we produce a Google. Entrepreneurs are not always right, they are not always nice either; but they definitely are courageous.

Unpopular Opinion: VCs get a lot of crap for no reason

VCs kill many startups with unrealistic targets that the main problem. Not every business is designed to give ultra quick returns VCs want . They ruin well potential startups

I'll go first.

1. even healthcare
2. Hike/Rush
3. Spartan Poker
4. Ultrahuman
5. Invideo

Mention the reason too if possible.
Let's discover some hidden ones. Brownie points if you mention startups that only a few have heard of.

If you know a less-known Indian startup that is doing some crazy shit (not so obvious ones), do mention.

Your turn.

What are some cool startups (Indian) you would love to work with?

As an ex-Ultrahuman employee, I can confirm that you don’t want to work there. 
  
 The culture is cut throat. I was there for an year and I got a total of 3 weekends where I didn’t touch my laptop. 
  
 Credit where its due, founders and people are amazing, it’s just that the expectations are so high that you are constantly overworked.

Marketing Associate

What is the probability of generating significant wealth (1-5Cr) by working at startups(Both US headquartered and India headquartered) in India? 
Is Generating wealth through ESOPS normal thing in India or very few lucky ones make such money? 
Do you know guys who have made significant money by working at startups? 
If yes, what parameters one should look for while identifying such startups?

Wealth Creation through ESOPS

Seeking a product leadership position in a startup that's at series A+ level, where I can directly work with passionate founders. I'm keen on joining teams that are genuinely adding value and scaling sustainably. Any recommendations for standout startups or exceptional founders to connect with?

Reason for Series A+, I also need a decent pay.

Which Startup is a Must-Join?

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Whats your thought about tech boom is over? I personally think tech promised a lot much things and it failed. I may be wrong but people who are calling chat gpt is the future was the ones who supported web3 and crypto mania. So what will keep moving the tech industry? One of which is I think is digital automation, rest please enlighten us, so that we can research, read and learn about it.

Tech boom

What an absolute shit show
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/fraud-threats-sexual-harassment-zilingos-ankiti-bose-files-fir-against-co-founder-ex-coo-12706929.html

Zilingo CEO files FIR against COO & CTO

Zilingo is already defunct. A once billion dollar startup that is now literally 0. 
One of the major startup scams. Investors just kept lapping up the GMV growth.

And now when everything is over, co-founders filing FIRs against themselves.
Disappointing.

My only appeal to everyone: please call out if you're at a startup that's doing similar stuff. A lot of careers can get saved...

Corporate Strategist

Which are some innovative mission driven CEOs/founder of startups or even established companies, who are solving a big problem very innovatively.

Also who are some globally such companies currently

New age CEO

Looking to move on and apply for jobs but kinda worried I'll join an organization with shit culture. Please name a few, you know, have good culture. Would really appreciate:)

List of Startups/Companies with great culture

Let's ignore what's wrong with startups, keep this an optimistic thread. Which startups make you excited about their future? 
The ones that have cracked product, GTM, model, or something else.

Name the best Indian startups :)

One for the believers: Which startups in India do you feel are going to make it really big? 🚀

I am noticing a lot of fancy "tech" startups going to IPOs with a gigantic valuation but with minimal profits getting a lot of attention in mainstream media.

What are those companies pulling in huge bucks and are not that famous?

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