Author Archives: Kartik Varma

Money Saving Tips for Entrepreneurs (Cash is King)

By Kartik Varma 19 Comments

Contrary to popular opinion in Bollywood, I think that Cash is King. Singh is just bling. This post looks at ways in which start-ups in India can conserve their cash and find ways to save money – highly relevant in … Read More »

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“Why should I marry you?” and other questions to ask VCs (during fund raising process)

By Kartik Varma 1 Comment

The decision to have a VC invest in your venture should not be taken any less seriously than the decision of choosing a spouse. After all, your life and how you spend your time will be hugely influenced by the … Read More »

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Boring Stuff Thats Critical To Your Startup’s Existence

By Kartik Varma 9 Comments

Apologies for the long gap since the last post on startup financing…been busy at work. This post is full of some of the most boring activities that any of your entrepreneurs will be doing in your start-up. But, if you … Read More »

 

Startup Financing (Part 3): Understanding Term Sheets, Government Regulations..and more

By Kartik Varma 5 Comments

..contd from the earlier post on Startup Financing. This post deals with understanding term sheet, technical terms, government regulations etc; and completes the full circle in the process required to raise fund. Term Sheet A term sheet is a document … Read More »

 

Startup Financing (Part 2): How to Value your Startup?

By Kartik Varma 6 Comments

..contd from the earlier post on how much money should a startup raise What is the Valuation of My Business? Valuation is an art. Now that this cliché is out of the way, lets get on with it. If someone … Read More »

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Startup Financing (Part 1): How Much Money Should a Startup Raise?

By Kartik Varma 13 Comments

Apart from your passion, money is going to be the fuel that will keep your start-up’s engine running. If you have reached a stage that a VC begins talking to you regarding funding, you will need to address some important … Read More »

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Entrepreneurship in India : Understanding the VC world

By Kartik Varma 7 Comments

A short pitch may not be good length delivery in cricket, but it sure is in VC world. Today we are going to talk practical things associated with pitching (or is it bowling over) to VCs such as: Am I … Read More »

 

Startup School: Activities to do in the early stage of your venture

By Kartik Varma 16 Comments

Don’t know whether you guys got DVT (i.e. deep vein thrombosis) while you were sitting reading the last post, but I certainly was diagnosed with carpal tunnel by the time I finished typing 4,873 words. This week, the length is … Read More »

 

Entrepreneurship in India – Part I (Developing your idea)

By Kartik Varma 16 Comments

[This post is to help first-time entrepreneurs on how to develop their idea and how to think about the business case around it. For those of you who are new to this series, please read what these posts are about … Read More »