Monil Singhal

Building @Truvahomes | @stanford MBA

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

RT @natashamalpani: thrilled to back the stellar team at truva, alongside @Stellaris_VP, @peercheque + @mukeshbansal06

i knew this was a…

[Aakrit Vaish @aakrit]

Jampad

I have always been fascinated by the idea of an open braistorm session amongst aspiring founders. Ever since I learnt about when Travis Kalanick used to host these, and how Uber actually came out of it.

Today we had our own version of the Jampad. 7 of us with varied professional backgrounds jammed for a few hours on all sorts of ideas. From educational toys to D2C brands, the potential of generic medicines, a new form of wealth tech and even how home buying in India needs to be disrupted.

It was by far one of the best ways to spend a Saturday morning. We are now going to make this a regular affair and aim to have at least 1 every month.

The "-1 to 0" stage of starting up is where you figure out the foundation of the company you will build. The idea of Jampad is to make this a collaborative exercise with a high quality peer group.

Reach out if interested in joining or learning more :)

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Scripting history 🚀🚀

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

A historic moment for India as the rocket Vikram-S, developed by Skyroot Aerospace, took off from Sriharikota today! It is an important milestone in the journey of India’s private space industry. Congrats to @isro & @INSPACeIND for enabling this feat.

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Can’t wait!

[Skyroot Aerospace @SkyrootA]

There it is!
Catch a glimpse of our Vikram-S at the rocket integration facility at Sriharikota, as it gets ready for the momentous day. Weather seems great for the launch on 18 Nov 11:30 AM.
#Prarambh #OpeningSpaceForAll

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Onward and upward @SkyrootA

[Meraki Labs @MerakiLabsIndia]

.@SkyrootA is on the cusp of creating history. The country’s first privately developed rocket, Vikram-S, is poised to create history as it undergoes final launch preparations at the ISRO launchpad in Sriharikota.

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Folks, from where do you get the majority of your groceries?

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

From the learning group for an online course, to fresh coconut from my local vendor and shopping from that new IG brand - increasing business engagements in my life are now on Whatsapp.
Penned down thoughts on the potential of Whatsapp as a 'super distribution channel' for India

[Meraki Labs @MerakiLabsIndia]

What we’re seeing is WA becoming a “super-distribution channel” to build businesses for Bharat — allowing startups to create technology and distribution on top of something they interact with daily.

Read the full post here: https://t.co/wIWB25DC9z

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Beyond the obvious devops/saas/gaming, goes to show strong potential for vertical marketplaces (both b2b, b2c) to create value in India

[Meraki Labs @MerakiLabsIndia]

Following @tanayj’s suite, we analysed the capital efficiency for Indian unicorns & found some interesting patterns.

We’ve captured our insights in a post. You can read it here: https://t.co/KFwEOizxu6

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

“Growth happens when we risk (at least) one of four slow currencies in life: Reputation, wealth, relationships or health”
Saturday morning musings from ELD, by @MerakiLabsIndia

[Meraki Labs @MerakiLabsIndia]

“I was an ‘entrepreneur’ before I knew what the word meant.” We all know Cred but @kunalb11’s journey is lesser known. From selling DVDs to running an internet cafe, he has done it all.

[Meraki Labs @MerakiLabsIndia]

Delighted to see @SkyrootA positioning India as an integral part of the 40,000 small satellites to be launched globally by 2030.

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Every week, a billion users connect with a business on Whatsapp. 

Enterprise spends on Whatsapp Business are growing at >150%. With Whatsapp Cloud APIs opening up yesterday, it's set to power a host of new go-to customer engagement platforms (CRM, Sales…https://t.co/lT3TxVk2r8

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Only 15% of Indian unicorns have at least one female founder.

Seems low, until one notices this is despite only 8.4% of startup funding going to startups with women co-founders since 2014.

Why is this still an issue in 2022?…https://t.co/YiKLG7lXoM https://t.co/xMm3Rzywl0

[Info Edge Ventures @InfoEdgeVC]

A must-read thread from @sbikh on corporate governance👇

Since @Sequoia_India blogged about governance issues, I thought I would add some random thoughts of my own on corporate governance. (1/12)

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Excited for WeTradeApp!

#crypto #india https://t.co/9WlwKAav3I

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

As someone who has worked with the public education system and now backs traditional edtechs, this makes me think deeply about the inequity in India https://t.co/TIVsBshHFI

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

https://t.co/40FIVVx6mH

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

From a six month break, a foot surgery, 2 sets down, to 21. This final was not about tennis, it was about hope and human spirit
#NadalMedvedev #AusOpen #VamosRafa

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Biggest hiring learning - interview processes are equally for the other side to assess fit.
Introduce yourself + offer your references too.

#Hiring

[Prukalpa ✨ @prukalpa]

Interviewers: Start every interview by personally introducing yourself and telling the person on the other side your story. Spend atleast 5 mins on it.

Here’s why 👇

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

As I celebrate #nykaaIPO and #FalguniNayar, excited to also celebrate another female icon of India, #jaswantiben who has built a global business empire generating INR 1800 Cr and employing over 45,000 women!

[President of India @rashtrapatibhvn]

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt. Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat for Trade and Industry. She is one of the founders of Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, a women’s worker cooperative involved in the manufacturing of various fast-moving consumer goods.

[Monil Singhal @monil_singhal]

Can’t imagine a more impactful opportunity than working for The Convergence Foundation and Praveen Khanghta! https://t.co/pXHqF4rMrA