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Anirudh A Damani
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Sep 4

Angel Networks in India Are Dead

Angel networks have played an important role in developing a robust investment ecosystem for start-ups in India. While the initial networks were small, they were composed of individuals who had known each other for a while, so there was a web of trust that continued to hold the members together…

Angel Investors

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Angel Networks in India Are Dead
Angel Networks in India Are Dead
Angel Investors

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Apr 8

Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best

The number of bankers reaching out with bridge rounds for startups that have raised ₹100+ crores but have run out of money astonishes me. How does a company (since these are no longer startups) run ‘out of money’ after having such a large cash pile? …

Financial Planning

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Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best
Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best
Financial Planning

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Feb 3, 2022

Pulling the plug on your fundraise

Pulling the plug on your fundraise I’ve written a lot about the fundraising process. Of late (however), I have begun advising founders to pull the plug on their fundraise. It is an emotionally sensitive topic for founders. It requires you to acknowledge the failure of a mission that you have put your heart & soul into…

Fundraise

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Pulling the plug on your fundraise
Pulling the plug on your fundraise
Fundraise

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Feb 2, 2022

My Funding Picks For Last Week (W4)

My Funding Picks For Last Week (W4) Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week. Then, I pick out a few companies that I would have loved to invest in or find founders doing similar things from that list. Here is my rationale behind this weekly exercise. I am…

Funding News

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My Funding Picks For Last Week (W4)
My Funding Picks For Last Week (W4)
Funding News

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Jan 27, 2022

The 5 things I wish for from next week’s budget

The 5 things I wish for from next week’s budget I got COVID last week, it felt like a nasty strain of flu, and after 5 days, I was at full strength, back to my normal levels of stamina. Even when we look at numbers globally, the time has come for all of us to look beyond COVID. Therefore, the…

Budget 2022

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The 5 things I wish for from next week’s budget
The 5 things I wish for from next week’s budget
Budget 2022

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Jan 25, 2022

My Funding Picks For Last Week (W2 & W3)

My Funding Picks For Last Week (W2 & W3) Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week. Then, I pick out a few companies that I would have loved to invest in or find founders doing similar things from that list. Here is my rationale behind this weekly exercise. After a…

Three Dots

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My Funding Picks For Last Week (W2 & W3)
My Funding Picks For Last Week (W2 & W3)
Three Dots

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Jan 11, 2022

My Funding Picks For Last Week (W1)

My Funding Picks For Last Week (W1) Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week. Then, I pick out a few companies that I would have loved to invest in or find founders doing similar things from that list. Here is my rationale behind this weekly exercise. I am…

Myfundingpicks

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My Funding Picks For Last Week (W1)
My Funding Picks For Last Week (W1)
Myfundingpicks

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Jan 7, 2022

Book Review: The Billion Dollar Whale

Book Review: The Billion Dollar Whale A common observation made by fund managers, limited partners, and (interestingly) journalists on the 2 year-long startup boom is the speed of some of these deal closures — primarily by skimping (or skipping) due diligence on deals before investing. …

Book Review

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Book Review: The Billion Dollar Whale
Book Review: The Billion Dollar Whale
Book Review

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Dec 7, 2021

Narrowing the founder focus

I believe that founders are super-humans. Founders take an incredible financial, emotional, mental, and (unfortunately) health risk to create the change that they want to see in the world. They must display a great belief in the incredible while consistently staring at the inevitable. …

Business

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Narrowing the founder focus
Narrowing the founder focus
Business

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Oct 22, 2021

Hiring ‘experienced’ sales managers can ruin your startup

There is an old saying in sales, “The worst salespeople are the best interviewers”. However, this saying is even more applicable for sales managers, especially those with 2–3 decades of selling experience, for different organizations. They can be detrimental to your start-ups’ sales efforts. The best sales managers are too…

Startup

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Hiring ‘experienced’ sales managers can ruin your startup
Hiring ‘experienced’ sales managers can ruin your startup
Startup

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Anirudh A Damani

Anirudh A Damani

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85x Startups invested in, 44x ScubaDives, 3x Founder, 1x VC Fund Manager. A 6-foot man with a 30,000 ft goal🏔️ AMA: showmedamani.com/ama

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