Rohit Bafna

Founder CrossBorder VC #Deep-tech #AI

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@wh0sumit Hi Sumit, would love to meet you !

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@gabrielchua Happy to meet. Let’s sync @gabrielchua

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Hot take: The best AI founders in India are not chasing apps.

They’re building deep infrastructure.

The categories we’re most excited about right now:

• AI agents for enterprise workflows
• Vertical AI for healthcare & manufacturing
• AI-native cybersecurity
• Robotics + autonomy
• Semiconductor design tools

If you’re building here, we @888vc want to talk.

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Despite volatility, 97% of SIP investments stayed positive, with some delivering XIRR up to 37%.

The lesson isn’t about mutual funds.
It’s about discipline.

Time in the market keeps beating timing the market quietly, consistently, predictably.

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India just overtook Japan and California to become the 4th largest economy globally at $4.18 trillion in GDP.

This didn’t happen overnight.
It happened through compounding.

The real opportunity now is execution, turning scale into productivity, innovation, and global relevance.

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Amazon plans to invest $35B in India by 2030.

This isn’t a short-term market grab.
It’s a long-term infrastructure and demand bet.

Global giants don’t deploy capital at this scale for sentiment. They do it for inevitability.

India isn’t just a market anymore.
It’s a base.

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Your biggest competition isn't someone more talented. It's the version of you that quits when things get uncomfortable.

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Ego doesn't want success. It just can't handle humiliation.

That's why you justify bad decisions instead of learning from them. Admitting you're wrong means facing the fact that you're fallible.

Your ego will destroy your progress before it accepts your imperfection.

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Unpopular truth: You don't need more time. You need more focus.

Successful people have the same 24 hours but zero tolerance for time-wasters.

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Your parents worked for 40 years to build a pension.

You complain about grinding for 4 years to build a business.

Different generation, same entitlement.

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@thejustinwelsh What looks like luck from the outside is usually consistency viewed in hindsight.

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@drgurner Living for approval is the fastest way to abandon yourself.

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@paraschopra Structure gives direction. Without it, freedom often turns inward and becomes confusion.

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@amangoeliitb Hard problems, long horizons, and operational depth create moats that shortcuts never will.

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@Codie_Sanchez The real advantage today is behavioural, not intellectual. Most people quit before effort compounds.

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@thejustinwelsh The real tax on progress isn’t lack of opportunity, it’s the comfort zone quietly compounding against you.

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Every major AI company wants India.

Not for research.
Not for IP.

For scale.

The question is who captures value when a billion users arrive at once.

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Most startup events optimise for:
Crowds, photos, and panels.

Real outcomes come from:

• small rooms,
• specific sectors,
• and people who can actually say “yes.”

Deal flow doesn’t scale.
Trust doesn’t either.

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The best startup hires don’t “have experience.”

They can break messy problems into first principles and rebuild solutions from scratch.

In early-stage companies, clarity beats credentials every time.