Startups ki Saanp Seedhi - Introduction Pitch Sid Park

Inspiration to IPO: All about Incubators, Accelerators & Funding

Key points covered

We covered Pre-Seed, Seed, Pre-Series A, Series A, Series B, Series C onwards

We covered the stages of Application Process for an Accelerator & the stages of Equity dilution. We talked about the thumb rules of fund-raising, the processes, help, documentation & the Questions that get asked.

We talked about Y-Combinator, TechStars, 100X.VC, Antler, Sequoia Surge & VCats - their products, portfolio, offerings, programs & cohort structures etc.

My curated list of Incubators & Accelerators:

Incubators in India: https://www.indianweb2.com/p/complete-list-of-startup-incubators-in.html
Incubators in US: https://www.gaebler.com/small-business-incubators.htm
Accelerator India: https://www.indianweb2.com/2016/08/15-best-startup-accelerators-in-india.html
Accelerator World: https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/best-startup-accelerators/

We covered these topics tonight:
Perception of a PM role - is it related to Project, Portfolio? Whether PM is the CEO of the product?   
Who is a PM and how to become one?    
FAQs on PM, What is APM and RPM?
How to apply for APM/RPM and what are the application processes & preparation required?    
What does the PM JD and CV look like at FAANG?   
Principles, Journey & Growth in PM.   
Tech basics of PM like Software stack, Analytics, Metrics, Scrum.
Communities like Product Stack, Product School, Product Folks...    
Interview Questions & day in the life of a PM   and many many more....

Startups ki Saanp Seedhi - The Genius of Brands and Story Telling - Sid Park June 2021

CH - @sidpark

Discussed much more than the mantras below, additional interesting bits include the Cognitive Biases and Pitfalls.

6 Mantras for Product Development

1. Don't make cheaper make it better

2. Start with a target market

3. Always be hands on

4. Be fast as possible with first product

5. Prioritize progress over process

6. Everything is a prototype

Product & the Team is all that matters.

For continued disruption with world-class products, its probably the team that matters more.

This section talks about the Key Takeaways from the Surrender experiment