Seed2Scale

Watch Gokul in conversation with @_AnandDaniel, Partner at @AccelIndia, for more insights: youtube.com/watch?v=ZFR5mc… (3/3)

That’s why, he argues, startups should be cautious about importing senior leaders from large firms too early. Instead, it’s often far more effective to promote people from within — operators who understand the product, the customers, & the pace at which startups operate. (2/3)

Just because you worked at a FAANG, doesn't mean that you can succeed at a startup. AI has eroded the value out of credentials, experience and other markers of success, says @gokulr, Founding Partner at @MarathonMP. (1/3)

Watch the conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=jOQkZ6… (3/3)

As @RajanAnandan, Managing Director at @peakxvpartners, and @mukularora, Co-Managing Partner at @ElevCap explain, the right response is not to change course. Rather, return to customers, revalidate the thesis, and come back with tangible progress. (2/3)

A ‘no’ in fundraising is rarely the end of the conversation. In many cases, it is simply a signal that conviction is not fully formed yet. (1/3)

The trajectory is clear in hindsight: the company steadily moved closer to the customer. Watch the conversation with @alokebajpai, MD and Group CEO of Ixigo, to learn from his journey: youtube.com/watch?v=N6qRC_… @chandrarsrikant • @moneycontrolcom

It expanded into railways, using real-time train tracking to drive engagement, & brought bookings, payments, & customer support in-house in 2019. What looks like an obvious progression today was, at each step, a series of calculated calls on where user trust was heading. (2/3)

@ixigo is now a publicly listed company, but in 2007, it was one more entrant in online travel. Ixigo's journey from a desktop-era tool to compare airline fares to a full-stack travel platform was built on deliberate moves. (1/3)

If you're building in a crowded category, this one's worth your time. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/N6qRC_0l06I Download the Ixigo Series B deck: seedtoscale.com/podcast/poweri… @chandrarsrikant | @moneycontrolcom (3/3)

In the episode, Aloke & early investor @shaileshlakhani break down: • The journey from meta-search to becoming an online travel agency • How product depth built long-term trust • What made Shailesh lean in after nearly a decade • And the lessons from the Series B deck (2/3)

In 2007, @ixigo entered online travel, a market already crowded with well-funded incumbents. Now, it’s a publicly listed company. We spoke to MD and Group CEO @alokebajpai on #PitchCraft to break down the 2016 Series B deck that captured their biggest inflection point. 🧵(1/3)

Ixigo pivoted 12 years into its journey. In the upcoming episode of #PitchCraft, we dissect the Series B deck that captured its big shift, from a travel meta-search engine to a full-fledged online travel agency.

For founders, this is a call to elevate the conversation you are having with investors. Fore more insights, watch the full conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=jOQkZ6… (2/2)

What earns the attention of investors like @RajanAnandan, MD at @peakxvpartners and @mukularora, Co-Managing Partner, @ElevCap? Rajan runs a personal test: would I work for this founder? Mukul looks for the moment when a counterintuitive insight reframes the conversation. (1/2)

If you’re preparing to raise, or even refining your narrative internally, download the framework from our website: seedtoscale.com/podcast/a-foun… (3/3)

In a recent #PitchCraft episode, @_pagarwal, Partner at @Accel, unpacked how investors think in this new environment. He unpacked a 12-slide framework that helps founders communicate their ideas in a universally legible way. (2/3)

Early-stage building feels different today. India is producing market-native companies. AI is reshaping categories in real time, and many of the reference points investors once relied on simply don’t exist anymore. (1/3)

Watch the conversation for more insights: youtube.com/watch?v=ZFR5mc… (3/3)

@gokulr, Founding Partner at @MarathonMP, and an early investor in category-defining companies including @figma, shares how great founders approach these inflection points with clarity and conviction. (2/3)

Scaling a company often means confronting an uncomfortable truth: the team that built 0-to-1 may not be the team that builds 1-to-10. The strongest founders understand this. They care deeply about people, but they anchor decisions in what the company requires. (1/2)