India is currently nurturing more than 68K startups (a number that continues to rise by the day) and boasts 111 unicorns with an additional 100-plus soonicorns. Yet, comprehending the sheer scale and potential of the world’s third-largest startup economy is a daunting task.
The reason for this is the rapidly expanding indigenous startup ecosystem that shows no signs of slowing down. It has already attracted over $142 Bn in funding since 2014 when the country’s funded startup count barely exceeded 340 ventures.
However, as the Indian startup ecosystem advances toward maturity, it presents both opportunities and lurking challenges for many first-time founders and aspiring entrepreneurs, who may find themselves questioning the viability of their ideas and the prospects for securing funds.
Well, their concerns hold prominence, especially when 95% of startups fail and even those with top-tier degrees and ample funding don’t always end up making it big.
While there is no surefire way to achieve entrepreneurial success, what could separate the wheat from the chaff is having the right mindset and knowing that entrepreneurship is a skill that can be honed and nurtured with the right guidance.
In our decade-long experience of covering India’s tech & startup ecosystem, we’ve interacted with thousands of founders and seen the highs and lows of building startups.
With that in mind, we have endeavoured to bring unicorn founders, serial entrepreneurs and top VCs to help you develop a founder mindset and gather skills imperative to build successful ventures of tomorrow.
To help the upcoming founder in their entrepreneurial journey two months back we announced FounderX — an eight-week immersive fellowship programme, designed to equip new and aspiring entrepreneurs with the right skills, network and mindset necessary to flourish as startup founders in today’s dynamic environment.
Starting September 16, FounderX will bring India’s top 1% founders, operators and investors to teach everything about building a sustainable startup.
Introducing FounderX Speaker Lineup
FounderX offers you a unique chance to engage with and receive mentorship from the top brass of the Indian startup community.
The programme will feature successful first-time and serial entrepreneurs, so whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or someone looking to start up again, you can learn from their experiences and gain actionable insights into building successful ventures of tomorrow.
At FounderX, get the opportunity to interact with the likes of Vishesh Khurana, cofounder of unicorn Shiprocket; Droom’s founder and CEO Sandeep Aggarwal; Simpl’s founder Nitya Sharma; Swati Bhargava, cofounder of CashKaro & EarnKaro; Dineout’s founder and CEO Ankit Mehrotra; and KukuFM’s cofounder and CEO Lal Chand Bisu, among many other imminent names that are running the great Indian startup show.
To give you deeper insights into how VCs view startups, we are also inviting Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani; Gopal Srinivasan, chairman and MD, TVS Capital Funds; Anup Jain of Orios Venture Partners; Gaurav Ranjan, vice-president, Prime Venture Partners, et al.
Unlock The Secrets Of Building Successful Startups At FounderX
We firmly believe in the power of peer-based learning, which often helps in crossing real-world obstacles with ease. At FounderX, participants will get the chance to work together in teams and gain proficiency in handling financial risks, validating concepts with actual customers, refining actionable plans, and even embarking on their initial fundraising aspirations — all while balancing their full-time jobs.
We’ve strategically crafted the curriculum and mapped the speaker sessions over a course of eight weeks to foster your startup dream and help you take off seamlessly.
Why Should You Join?
The eight-week immersive fellowship programme will help you unlock a world of entrepreneurial wisdom with live classes and an in-depth curriculum designed to take you on a comprehensive journey that begins with the inception of an idea and guides you through successful validation.
The programme ‘by founders, for founders’ approach will help learn from real-world case studies and first-hand experiences. It will also offer you an opportunity to take a step in the right direction and immerse yourself into the vibrant startup ecosystem through curated tours to startup and VC offices and pitching sessions with marquee founders and investors.
Not only this, but you will have a chance to become part of a curated community of like-minded individuals who share your dream and will be your very own cheerleaders!
With that said, we encourage you to embrace your inner entrepreneur and become a part of Inc42’s fellowship programme, FounderX, thoughtfully designed for aspiring founders just like you!
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