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Founder-category fit
Why you, why this category, why now.
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Should I build in a category I'm genuinely obsessed with, or chase the one with the biggest market opportunity?
Pick the intersection, not one or the other - a huge market you're lukewarm about will grind you down through the inevitable 18 rough months, and a...
I don't have a rich network, savings, or industry contacts - does that rule me out of building a D2C brand in a category I care about?
No - Arjun Vaidya rebuilt Dr. Vaidya's on roughly ₹1 lakh of personal savings and a family legacy rather than outside capital, and plenty of Indian...
What are the actual warning signs that I'm the wrong founder for this category, even if the underlying idea is genuinely good?
The clearest sign is that you find yourself avoiding the unglamorous parts - talking to angry customers, chasing suppliers, learning GST or packagi...
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