Ishan Sharma plans to transition from bootstrapping to venture-backed products
Ishan Sharma · How He Earns 3Cr/Year At The Age of 20? Ft. Ishan Sharma, Co-Founder of MarkitUp · Jun 27, 2022 · at 44:35
Ishan Sharma, founder of MarkitUp and creator, speaks with Siddharth Ahluwalia about transitioning from content and services to building tech products.
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“So that's why I'm getting into per product, right? I love just this idea of like building something with a team and then launching that, trying to get more users, trying to get it to the next level by raising funding and all that. That game is fascinating to me. So I want to play that game as well. So I have been doing the bootstrap model. I have been doing a distribution game as well. Now I want to get into this thing as well.”
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