Every startup founder I now meet wants to start with a $2m fundraise that they call a pre-seed. They feel this is the right amt to be able to get to
- hire good engineers
- build an initial product & iterate
- achieve PMF
- have 18-24 month runway.
WRONG!
Continue to be seriously impressed by the combination of intelligence + technical brilliance + hustle & hunger of BITSian entrepreneurs. There is an edge to them that is incredibly unique & yet, amazingly pervasive.
Been a joy partnering w/ a number of them - they are so special
@TheSwamy@netflix Even Amazon @PrimeVideo@PrimeVideoIN seems to consider adding linear tv https://t.co/qvDco8IQEx
Btw, @VidgyorInc enables ad-monetisation of Linear TV channels on OTT by providing auto ad-break splicing technology using AI/ML
@TheSwamy Airtel launched "Xstream". Tatasky launched "Binge +" :
Both Google powered Android TV OS STB boxes to provide seamless TV & OTT apps experience with Chromecast & Google Assistant.
Cable Operators: Move to Andriod TV STB (Google controlled) or Linux STB with custom OTT or die