Gulati: Startups Scaling on Shaky Foundations via Capital Will Fail
Mohit Gulati · Mohit Gulati, ITI Fund on why Hyper-investment is not a sure shot success for startups? · Mar 29, 2020 · at 22:00
Mohit Gulati, head of ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, explains the perils of scaling companies through hyper-funding rather than solid business fundamentals.
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“If you have a shaky foundation and you're just trying to build more layers because you have availability of capital, you will fizzle out. WeWorks is the biggest example of that.”
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