Gaurav Bansal
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“दिल में हो आग तो जलती रहनी चाहिए,
तेरा हो चाहे मेरा,
सपना ज़िंदा रहना चाहिए!”
Startups in India aren't built in garages; they are built at kitchen tables amidst family debates, silent sacrifices, and financial anxiety.
In a country like BHARAT, the “Opportunity Cost” isn't just a line on a spreadsheet — it is a weight on a founder’s soul.
For the middle-class dreamer, choosing a startup over a steady paycheck is an act of war against social security.
A startup’s greatest enemy isn't competition — it’s the “Initial Days Vacuum”. We talk about “funding”, but we forget about “foundation”.
Many have the ‘Keeda’ (the itch) and the ‘Himmat’ (the courage), but courage without a compass is just a slow way to get lost.
The ecosystem treats early-stage startups like athletes; in reality, they need to be treated like infants.
If you don't hold the hand that is trying to build, that hand will eventually reach for a corporate cubicle just to survive.
I believe tactical, hands-on support in the first 100 days is more valuable than a seed check in the first 300.
Outliers don’t die because they lack talent — they die because they lack a map.
If we provide the right scaffolding to the aspiring founder, we won't just see more startups — we will unlock an era of unstoppable builders.
It doesn’t matter whose hand holds the torch, as long as the darkness is defeated.
I am not here to just invest; I am here to ensure the fire doesn't go out before the sun rises.
“I lost my startup so that you don't have to lose yours.
My failure was a lesson;
My mission is your success.”
