Chanced upon a storm the norm episode with @gvravishankar - some gems from the short discussion 👇

on whether Indian startups are clones of western counterparts

- consumer needs remain largely similar across markets, with a lag...

1/n
- business models proved efficient & effective globally, founders would replicate in India when time is right

- Indian startups “mutate” to uniquely suit Indian needs eg flipkart, COD model

- Now seeing several startups emerging out of India, spreading globally eg byjus 2/n
- also enjoyed the short discussion on “grit” being one of the key ingredients to “succeed” as an entrepreneur

Few thoughts from me:
1/ what are the sectors/ models where consumer needs would emerge globally post India / Asia with lag effect...

3/n
2/ grit is super important, how does one retain flexibility on solutions & grittiness on the consumer problem at the same time...

n/n

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