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27/05/2025

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽? 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗗𝗼 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

I’ve been sharing real, practical advice for Indian startup founders through my WhatsApp Channel. No fluff. No theory dumps. Just what you need when you’re building from scratch.

Recently, I’ve started a brand-new series:
"𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝘁 – 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀"

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼:
1. Get your first customers without spending on ads
2. Build a strong brand for ₹0 (well, almost).
3. Grow your startup using barters, communities, and smart hacks
And stay sane while doing all of it!

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱:
1. How to manage founder loneliness
2. How to handle startup money wisely
3. How to stay frugal without slowing growth
4. What to track, where to save, and when to spend

This is for the doers. The builders. The small-team, starting with no-funding, big-vision kind of founders.
If that’s you, or someone you know—this is where you should be:

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAMQQZ60eBbIRGwyO1m

𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

05/05/2025

If you're building a startup, you need to personally hire your first 25–30 team members.
Why? Because those early hires shape your culture, set the quality bar, and align ex*****on from Day 1.
In this article, I’ve shared why founders should treat hiring as a core responsibility—not an outsourced task—and how it sets the foundation for long-term success.
Also why every senior leader you hire should build their own teams, not rely only on HR.
Read the full article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/founders-hire-your-first-2530-team-members-yourself-heres-pratik-deo-je72f

Building a startup isn’t just about developing a product or raising funds – it’s equally about building the right team. In the early stages, every new hire has an outsized impact on your company’s culture and ex*****on.