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Meet the Founders Behind Ahmedabad’s Breakout Startups

Happened on May 24, Saturday, 2025
6:00pm — 08:00pm (GMT+05:30)
iHub Gujarat
100 slots booked.
Agenda:

eChai Ventures and iHub are co-hosting this special meetup to spotlight growth-stage founders building standout ventures from Ahmedabad.


Join us for an evening of candid conversations, real lessons, and honest insights into what it takes to scale — from early traction to breakout growth.


Whether you’re a founder, enabler, or future collaborator, this is your chance to plug into Ahmedabad’s startup scene.

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QnA



  1. What’s one decision you made too late — and wish you had made 6 months earlier?

  2. Which internal metric do you track religiously — but rarely share publicly?

  3. What’s a startup principle that sounded smart, but didn’t work for you?

  4. When did a single customer insight force you to change your roadmap?

  5. Which hire changed the game for your startup — and why?

  6. What do you still bootstrap, even after raising money?

  7. When did you last say no to growth — and were you right?

  8. What’s one thing you wish you understood before entering your industry?

  9. What’s the hardest truth you’ve had to admit about your product?

  10. What would your users actually miss if your startup disappeared tomorrow?

  11. What’s something your competitors worry about — that you’ve chosen to ignore?

  12. When has your fear impacted a business decision?

  13. What’s your most contrarian belief as a founder?

  14. What’s one founder ritual you never skip, no matter how chaotic things get?

  15. What’s the last major assumption you had to unlearn?



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