Real lessons from building four ventures, mentoring hundreds of founders, and learning — the expensive way — what it actually takes to build something that lasts.
It's rarely the idea. After mentoring hundreds of founders, here's the pattern I keep seeing in the ones who don't make it past year two.
The person you bring in first sets the standard for everyone who follows. What I learned from getting this wrong before I got it right.
The talent is here. The ambition is here. What Kerala's next generation of founders needs is not funding — it's a framework for thinking like an entrepreneur.
Starting with almost nothing forces clarity. Here's what I learned in the years between borrowing money from my mother and running four ventures.
Two years, a full product, and zero customers. I've watched this story unfold too many times. Here's how to avoid it.
Capital can be found. A person who has already made the mistakes you're about to make, and will tell you honestly — that's rare. Here's what good mentorship actually looks like.