Jungle Lakes

Jungle Lakes is an integrated startup ecosystem which invests, nurtures and builds startups- the first of its kind in India on a mission to democratise opportunities and make it available to people across geographies.
We are the growth partners of early stage ventures working hand in glove with the founders in their journey to the top.

Co-Founder & CEO

Aaryaa Holdings

Aaryaa Holdings builds companies and holds shares in companies engaged in building beautiful future in tune with Aaryaa's vision and principles of sustainable development. 
We are a startup studio working with the aim to simplify the world.

Founder

Startup Cruise

Startup Cruise is a community dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation in our country. We connect you with the right investors, mentors from industry experts and all the other service providers necessary for the startup journey.

Founder & CEO

Why do some families remain poor for generations?

Being poor is expensive coz when you are poor, everything is costly:-

- You can’t buy in bulk, so you pay higher unit prices.

- You can’t access good credit, so you pay higher interest.

- You can’t take risks, so you stay stuck in low-paying paths and fear.

- You can’t afford nutrition, so your health deteriorates.

- You can’t afford events or conferences, so you don’t get exposed to high-value network or opportunities.

- One emergency can wipe out whatever little you have.


Perhaps this explains it's extremely difficult to break out of the poverty trap and why some families remain poor for generations. However it's also these same reasons why it's paramount to break out of it. This should be the biggest motivation why you shouldn't coast around instead do whatever it takes to get rich Coz doing nothing will not only lead to your poverty but can trap an entire generation in it.
#poverty #poor #povertycurse #mondaymotivation #generationalpoverty #generationalcurse

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Parallel Entrepreneur & explorer building the world's largest open startup community

Those looking to make a career in the VC or Angel fund industry this is for you:-
VC and Angel fund industry is highly glamourised and the classic proverb of all that glitters is not gold.
From on the outside it looks like a fairy tale- those networking dinners, cocktail parties at star hotels, travelling the world, directing founders and most importantly many bright minds lining up to meet you for your knowledge.

But financially it is the least rewarding asset class frought with high risks. To make any substantial gains you need to wait for 7-10 years (typical fund cycle). And if your fund doesn't succeed the chances of you raising another fund is highly improbable.
If you are working at an entry or mid level and your GP underperforms chances are your fund might close sooner leaving you jobless.
An average fund size is around $50-$100 million. A single Private Equity transactions on average is worth more than that. So you can imagine the rewards in VC visavis PE.
And most importantly its a niche industry with very few openings which mostly get filled within a close knit circle. So entry barriers are high and rewards low.

However, the biggest upside to it is:-
You get to meet awesome founders across the planet working on brilliant stuffs and the chances of you joining the next unicorn or decacorn at a CXO level is high.
#VC #angelfund #privateequity #startupecosystem #assetclass #prosandcons #glamour #harshtruth

I saw this on twitter today:-
Heard the most insane story at the Munich tech conference last week

American VC flew in to close a deal with a promising German startup-€50 million Series B, all ready to sign.
VC took a red eye flight from California and arrived at their offices at 12:30 pm on a Friday. The office was completely empty.
Called one of the founders - "Where is everyone? Did I mess up my dates?"
"It's Friday?"
"???"
"Nobody works past 12 pm on Fridays, it's almost weekend"
"Can we at least review the term sheet?"
"Not without Klaus from legal, but he's on paternity leave until 2026"
"Oh come on, let's run through details over lunch"

That was enough of this yankee disrespect. The founder reported him to the German compliance office for disrupting a mandatory 45-minute lunch break. The VC was escorted out by security. The company received a €300k EU grant instead, smart money.
This is why we don't need American money poisoning European sustainable innovation culture.

Offering my 2 cents:- I am not getting into the morality of who is right- the Germans' emphasis on work life balance or the Americans' hustle culture but as entrepreneurs especially international ones the most challenging part is understanding the local culture of different regions. That's one major drawback of international business.
#europe #worklifebalance #europeanculture #internationalbusiness #law #hustle

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says building 1 GW of ai data centre costs $80 bn and 100 of it will cost $8 trillion. To generate a return on it just to pay interest the companies would need to earn $800 bn annually and there's no way that's possible.

#ai #ibm #ceo #roi #return #datacentre #trilliondollar

To have a high paying or even a decent paying career you need to ensure that your industry is either of the 2:-
1. High margins and low volume.
2. Low margins but high volume.

Helping startups raise funds (acting as a middleman between startups and funders) fits neither of the above 2 making it an extremely unattractive or least rewarding career path. 
So those looking to enter this field choose wisely.
#fundraising #startup #capital #angelinvesting #unattractive #badindustry #funding

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