India Startup Talk

This one is for tips on entering the US markets. Get answers to why do it and how to do it. I have included some examples and as usual, practical actionable advice. FYI...I am also starting a training and mentoring class so feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] for details on how to enroll. You will learn how to make your startup more attractive to investors, get practical guidance on GTM, developing competitive strategies and a above all, finding solutions for taking your startup challenges head on.

It's not just about spectrum wars that will chase subscribers for more revenues. To better understand what new streams of revenues are possible, let's analyze some of India's 5G startups. Their products will give you an idea of how the wireless landscape is about to change dramatically with new possibilities. I grouped the companies into three broad categories. Radio, Core and Applications. Hope you will enjoy it. Leave your thoughts here or email me at [email protected]

Listen to this insightful conversation with Mohamed Kazim, founder of Venus and Mercury Telecom. V&M is creating one of the first "Virtual Private 5G Service" for the Enterprise. This is a great opportunity for Startups to create applications on the Edge Cloud and for Enterprises to create cutting edge mobility applications without having to wait for the large telcos to offer "custom" services in their Public 5G offering. 

A refreshing perspective on GTM from Naganand Doraswamy, founder of Ideaspring Capital, one of the rare VC firms in India who are backing Early Stage Tech Startups. Listen to his thoughts on what it takes to develop a sales strategy in the initial phases of a technology startup. A highly successful past entrepreneur from the US, he feels that rather than creating another startup, why not help start several more as an "hands on" investor. If you are a tech startup, learn more about Ideaspring Capital at https://www.ideaspringcap.com/. You can also reach out to him at [email protected] 

Fourth and final part of the Investability Framework. A simple four area test for any startup's potential for investment attractiveness. The four areas being Product Market Fit test, Scalability Test, Moat Test and the subject of this podcast, the Team Test. Hope you like it. Listeners, do check out my online web calculator that puts this framework into action for you. Go to https://app.calconic.com/calculator/editor/62399af732accc0021eea9f1 and test your early stage startup for investment attractiveness. 

The Investability Framework is a quick, easy and quantifiable method for determining a startup's attractiveness for investment. 

This is a four part podcast series. Earlier, in Part 1, I showed how to test a startups product market fit. Part 2, tested a startups Scalability and this podcast, which is Part 3 shows how to test a startup's competitiveness. 

To make things a bit more fun, I am creating an online calculator based on this framework. You can test your startup's investability using this calculator. Here is the link https://www.calconic.com/calculator-widgets/investability-score-calculator/62399af732accc0021eea9f1?layouts=true

In this second part, I talk about a "Scalability Test" which is the second pillar in the investability framework. 

Recall that "The Investability Framework" is an assessment tool to find out if your startup is attractive to investors. The four pillars being:

1. Product market fit test (Part 1)

2. Scalability test (this episode)

3. Moat Test 

4. Team Test

Watch out for Part 3 and 4. Coming soon!