San Francisco

“And remember, I was a small check rider, you know, part of that round. So, ah, I think that vision and that the gumption and the passion to go out and make a difference. I think we backed that as much as just the idea itself, because all of us know that ideas …”

“The life of an Indian in Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore is exactly like the life of a San Francisco or a London guy. But the options we get on our supermarket shelf are stuck in the eighties.”

“Today, when I tap into my friends in Valley, San Francisco, I'll tell you, Bangalore is at least, 50 times to 75 times ahead in the race, in terms of understanding the spec, the framework, the other things are happening around the protocols and other things, r…”

“And the other thing we're seeing is at least one founder who is involved in go to market at some point in time, early in the company cycle, Has to spend time either in New York or in San Francisco. There is no alternative for that.”

“Part of the reason that we decided to stop doing local demo days in each of the sites and just do one big demo day in SF was that the reach to investors is huge, but it also exposes companies to customers that they might otherwise not reach.”

“At least in the West, I really do think it's San Francisco and London.”

“While sitting in San Francisco you know, you might have felt like, oh my God, this is a sweatshop for that person. It was upward social mobility. And as much as they may not be happy with that existence, it meant that their life was improving.”

“I don't think most investors in the U S are like interested in India at the moment, given that the opportunity cost is high, not investing in AI and almost all AI companies are in SF, right? And anyone who starts here ends up moving there.”