Ideas worth Sharing Podcast- Your Weekly Startup Podcast Pathange Balaji Rao

Often we as entrepreneurs try to pick domains that we are comfortable with and know the ins and outs of the industry. This is where we loose out on a lot of potential startup ideas for the reason that we aren't thinking of those ideas. Let me help you understand it in a better way. Tune in

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We all get to hear so many startup funding news every single day. Funding is so much celebrated that people forget that funding is not a success but a milestone that will help you charge up for the journey ahead. Sharing my experience of things that I learnt out of Sahil's(Gumroad) Minimalist Entrepreneur mindset

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Everyone of us need other inputs. Giving these inputs to folks in your network who are in need of them not only helps you learn about new things but also starts off a relationships with other folks leading to building a network around you.

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We all who are some way or other might have always dreamt about going for an MBA to get the required skills and be a complete business person. I say otherwise. Tune in and learn more about what I mean

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Did you know that even on this date Amazon eCommerce or even Flipkart is not profitable yet. 

There are more things to eCommerce than we usually get to hear about 10's of thousands of crores of sales every festive season.

Let's double down on what it is like to start an eCommerce startup. Why I think eCommerce is not a great startup pick. Even if you would want to what things you have to keep in mind before getting your belt on and start working on it. 



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Correlation doesn't imply causation

If you are wondering what I am saying it's simple- “Many of the funded startups are from top institutes/colleges but not imply that - to get funded the startup must be from these top colleges/institutes”

Let's see why this happens, then let's see the logic behind funding and finally what you can do if you are not from these top institutes.

Why this happens:


Culture - events, exposure causing activities

Alums - network, startup opportunities, experience, mentorship

Access to initial capital and resources

Management and rules: If there's a final year credit given to you running your startup if you run one

Great peer networks - you can find great people to work with


Here’s what you can do if you are not from top institutes


Establish connections with students at top institutes: LinkedIn & other social media, attending summits/conferences - create a personal connection - learn and engage with what they are doing (ex. How I do it)

Learn from YC startup school, IIMA How to start a startup series on Youtube -  both of these are free resources and other online content taught at top institutes


YC Startup school (Free curriculum): https://bit.ly/startupschool-balajirao

How to start a startup by IIMA: https://bit.ly/iima-balajirao


Work on your skills extensively, learn proper communication

Create content to build your brand, your storefront, and visibility - (How I do it)


The logic behind all of this

Great investors invest in people, not the idea or market.

The chances of a great team succeeding are much higher than an Idea succeeding in the market.



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