Pratyush Agarwal

Was on a VC fund website today. Their “thesis” (and I am not kidding): “We invest seed stage in post-PMF startups.” Seedha bolo bhai- “We don’t invest. We have no intention to. We just like calling ourselves VCs so we can look important on LinkedIn.” Like seriously, 1. Post-PMF and seed stage? You can count them on your fingers. 2. And if one does exist, they’re not waiting for your cheque. Sequoia, Accel, and 20 angels are already camping outside their office with term sheets.

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🚀 Lost Everything. Built Again. Now Chasing $10M—Lessons from Mr. Sachin Jaiswal | The AIBROS Show I had the privilege of sitting down with Sachin Jaiswal, Co-Founder of Kim.cc, on The AIBROS Show to talk about AI, startups, failures, and the future of innovation. From building Nikki AI, losing it all, and now scaling Kim, his journey is a masterclass in resilience, risk-taking, and reinventing success. Here are the biggest takeaways from the conversation: 🔥 1. The Best Decisions Come Without a Safety Net Imagine this—you have a stable job at Oracle. A co-founder pitches you an idea. No clear guarantees, no proven market. Would you leap? Sachin did. And that risk-taking mindset has shaped his entire entrepreneurial journey. 💡 2. Failing Is Brutal. But Acceptance is Power. When Nikki AI shut down, he didn’t want to accept it. He spent months searching for a buyer, hoping for an outcome. But here’s the truth: The sooner you accept reality, the faster you can rebuild. Meditation, self-reflection, and brutal honesty helped him move forward. 🤖 3. AI Won’t Steal Jobs—It’ll Make Us Superhuman Everyone feared AI would wipe out customer service jobs first. Turns out, AI excels at creative work more than repetitive tasks. The future isn’t AI vs. humans. It’s AI with humans. And companies that embrace this will win big. 💰 4. VC Money Won’t Make You Rich—It’ll Make You Responsible We’ve all seen the headlines: “20-year-old raises $10M for AI startup” But here’s what no one tells you—raising money means pressure to grow faster than you can. Sachin put it simply: "If you raise money, more often than not, you’ll be on a lower salary. You get poorer, not richer." 🎯 5. The Only Growth Strategy That Matters? Listen. Forget virality. Forget growth hacks. Sachin’s best advice? Talk to your customers. Build what they want. Iterate. 💬 “If you do that, you’re home.” 🌍 6. Should You Chase Silicon Valley? The energy in San Francisco is electric. One meetup can change your perspective on AI. But do you need to be there? Not really. What matters most is execution, not location. 🚀 7. Thinking of Starting an AI Company? Now’s the Time. AI is in its gold rush era. Whether it’s healthcare, finance, or education, industries are waiting for disruption. The biggest mistake? Waiting for the “perfect” time. 👉 Start. Build. Adapt. Repeat. 📺 Catch the full podcast on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/dK7eCm-V 🌐 Let’s connect: 🔹 LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/dfqtWrEt 🔹 Instagram: https://lnkd.in/d69acDXM 🔹 Website: https://aipoool.com/ What’s your biggest takeaway from this? Let’s discuss! ⬇️ #AI #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #SachinJaiswal #TheAIBROSShow

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🚀 A Bengaluru startup just made history. Lyzr AI raised $8 million in Series A but here’s the twist: The entire round was managed by an AI agent named Sam. 🤯 Sam handled everything investor outreach, due diligence, and even Q&A. No missed details. No human fatigue. Just precision. Founded by Siva Surendira, Anirudh Narayan, and Jithin George, Lyzr AI is building what they call Organizational General Intelligence (OGI) AI agents that can autonomously run HR, Finance, Ops, and Customer Success. What began as an internal experiment soon turned into a full-blown fundraise completed in just 3 months. This isn’t your typical funding story. It’s a glimpse into the future where AI doesn’t just assist founders, it represents them. #AI #Automation #LyzrAI

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The Great GCC Paradox: We’re Hiring, but Losing India’s GCCs are expected to cross $100B by 2030. But here’s what no one’s openly talking about: We’re leaking talent at the top, and hiring at the bottom. 1. A new study by Mercer shows mid-career attrition in tech has doubled since 2022. 2. CXO-level hiring cycles in GCCs have stretched beyond 6 months (Zinnov, 2024). 3. Returnee talent with global exposure is still asked: Q) “Why do you want to come back?” Q) “Are you too senior for this role?” We’ve mastered delivery. But we’re stuck in a talent loop: - Entry-level upskilling is celebrated - Strategic leadership hiring is feared - Internal mobility is sluggish - Culture fit outweighs culture transformation The result? India’s most capable talent is being interviewed by Singapore, Berlin, and Dubai, while local GCCs are still refining JD drafts. What if the real growth limiter isn’t infrastructure or policy… …but our inability to bet on catalytic leadership? You can’t build a $100B ecosystem with a $1M mindset. Let’s talk: What one mindset shift would unlock India’s next-gen GCC play? #GCC #LeadershipHiring #IndiaTalentCrisis #DigitalTransformation #ReturneeTalent #LeadershipGap #CXOHiring #Mercer #Zinnov #StrategicIndia #FutureOfWork #TalentFlight #HyderabadTech #GCCReset Zinnov Achyut Menon "AK" LinkedIn News India Reshab Shaw Vishwanadh Raju Viswanathan K S GCC Pulse™ Korn Ferry KPMG India

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🚀 Introducing traversaal.ai's newest jewel Mantra-14B: A bilingual Hindi-English LLM that punches well above its weight — outperforming models twice its size. Mantra-14B is designed to bridge the language gap in real-world applications across South Asia and beyond. The model comes with 3% improvement in mean benchmark scores for both English and Hindi benchmarks for models twice the size. 🔍 Why Mantra Matters: - Outperforms larger models like Aya-32B, Krutrim-12B, and Nemotron-Hindi-4B - Excels in code generation, reasoning, and Hindi comprehension - Demonstrates lower bias in multiple-choice tasks - Strong domain adaptability and localized knowledge Released under the Apache 2.0 license Mantra sets a new bar for culturally aligned, multilingual LLMs that are efficient, powerful, and truly inclusive. Whether you're building for Bharat, training custom agents, or deploying open-source AI—Mantra gives you the foundation to go further. 🧪 Model Card: https://lnkd.in/d9yZKzs9 🚀 Colab Demo: https://lnkd.in/dauvyBJF 🌐 HF Space: https://lnkd.in/dbMDhzsk 📄 Paper: https://lnkd.in/dvEUNZeX Congratulations to traversaal.ai's entire team on such an amazing lauch!

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