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Talwar: Building a truly successful startup takes 18 to 21 years
“A truly successful business will take, ah, 18 to 21 years, ah, to truly find stability and where its potential is.”
Sid Talwar Jan 20, 2020 ▶ 8:59 Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
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Talwar: Foreign startup models cannot serve as blueprints for Indian problems
“Whatever happens in another country might be an interesting thought to look at, but it will not be a blueprint for how to fix an issue on the ground here, as no No thing that, nothing that's happened in, in India will be a blueprint for another country in the …”
Sid Talwar Jan 20, 2020 ▶ 17:28 Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
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Talwar: Solo founders face extreme isolation and struggle relying on employees
“A lot of the Aditi or Ajit, they're single founders. And so, their ability to be able to lean on anyone else is much more difficult because they're more working for them. And I found when I was an entrepreneur, I was a single founder as well, sometimes it's sc…”
Sid Talwar Jan 20, 2020 ▶ 28:24 Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
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Talwar: Pitching what investors want forces founders to build what investors want
“Don't try to think of things that someone else wants to hear, because then you're going to build a business according to what they want and not what you want.”
Sid Talwar Jan 20, 2020 ▶ 39:01 Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
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