The Indian Startup Challenge
 

1. Your perspective on the startup ecosystem...

 

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1. My current position is best described as

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2. At which stage of entrepreneurship are you?

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3. Is your startup funded?

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4. How have you funded or plan to fund your company?

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5. What are and have been the biggest issues and challenges in your journey?

 Its not an IssueI face it sometimes, but i manage.It is a definte cause of worryIts a critical concern for my startup
Getting others excited about my idea
Assembling a Team/Finding the Right Talent
Sourcing the Funds to get started
Finding the right Mentors/Advisors
Putting together a credible Business Plan
The legal hassles involved with forming a company and adhering to all the norms
Finding the first few customers
Selling & Marketing the Product/Service
Finding the next round of funding
Growing the company

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6. What are the changes that you would like to see in the StartUp Ecosystem in India ?

 This isn't important There are other things that are more important.I can manage with what's available.Yes, this needs to be improved significantly
Access to the right kind of mentoring and continuing education for entrepreneurs
Access to hassle free Seed Funding through Banks and Govt. Institutions
Proactive Govt. Policies that encourage Entrepreneurship
Transparency & Rationalization of expectations and demands that Angels/VCs make on Entrepreneurs
Cess in Power,Internet and Telephone Billing for Entrepreneurs
Attractive Tax benefits for Entrepreneurs
Partnering & Collaboration between different Entrepreneur/StartUp Networks
A framework for Trust and Transparency in the ecosystem

7. What role would you like platforms like proto.in to play in helping the startup community?

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