Focus means saying No

THIS IS A GOOGLE TRANSLATE VERSION OF A BLOG IN CHINESE BY Kai Fu Lee

I only know of him as a thought leader and …

Building A National InterOperable Payments BRAND for India!

“GooglePay or Cash” was something a Taxi Driver told me in Mumbai yesterday. A small merchant says “PhonePe or Cash”. And a number of them …

Making a Lasting First Impression!

How to have a high-quality first meeting with a VC!

I meet new entrepreneurs daily. Unfortunately most meetings are terrible — poorly structured, poorly managed …

Little Things DO Matter!

As entrepreneurs, we are always balancing the dual responsibility of living in the present and survival, while also planning the future 3-5 years out. Your …

Show me your KISS Demo?

This was a question I was asked in by a senior candidate I was interviewing when I started off in my career nearly 25 years …

Why I'm an anti-anti-portfolio VC!

VCs are often asked the question about their “anti-portfolio” i.e. companies they passed up the opportunity to invest in when they had an opportunity to …