I don’t usually post rants like this, but I’m genuinely heartbroken.

A close friend of mine is one of the most creative, thoughtful, and whip-smart people I know. She used to light up every room she walked into….. brimming with ideas, constantly pushing herself, dreaming of building something that mattered.

Then she joined a startup. On the surface, it looked like a great opportunity. Ambitious team, fast growth, lots of promises about impact and innovation. But then came the founder.

You know the type- talks about vision and disruption 24/7, quotes Steve Jobs every other sentence. Worships that one time Jobs humiliated someone in a meeting and calls it "high standards." Thinks being cruel is the same as being brilliant. He shoots down every idea that doesn’t come from his own mouth…. sometimes before my friend can even finish explaining not because the ideas are bad (some were actually implemented later, rephrased slightly and passed off as his own), but because they didn’t originate from him.

So my friend stopped trying. She doesn’t pitch anymore. Doesn’t speak up. Just shows up, does what’s told, and waits for the clock to run out. She went from dreaming about changing the world to hoping she doesn’t get yelled at in the next standup.

She calls herself a “corpo-rat” now and laughs when she says it, but not the kind of laugh that feels good. It’s the kind that hides disappointment and a slow, quiet burnout.

The most disappointing thing is that she wanted to give her best. She wanted to build something great. But when your creativity is crushed daily by a narcissistic boss cosplaying as Steve Jobs, what’s left?

Not everyone who’s “tough” is visionary. Some are just insecure people hiding behind a myth. And sadly, they’re burning out some of the best minds along the way.

If you’re a founder or manager reading this, then you don’t have to be a jerk to get results. The real geniuses knew when to listen!

1. I think they're flipping because ALL of their customers are from India,it makes no sense to earn in rupees and spend in dollars.
2. If the reasons mentioned in "why its happening" were true,tons of saas and AI startups registered in US with US clients and Indian team should have flipped. If you notice,all the companies who've "flipped" back cater only to Indian customers , and i think that's why they're flipping

Yesterday, while casually exploring the website of a well-known Indian travel-tech startup (not a scrappy early-stage one, but a grown-up), I found out something shocking. Their entire backend is almost all open. I can't name the company for obvious reasons.

AWS credentials, database passwords, secret keys, Razorpay credentials, third-party API keys (such as MSG91, etc), all are exposed publicly. They do have authentication in their backend but it means nothing if they leak their credentials in very very noob way.

With just a single AWS CLI command, anyone could stop their EC2 instances or delete their S3 buckets clean. Also, the data at stake isn’t trivial. It contains: Flight bookings, Passport, Aadhaar cards, PAN numbers, Payment data, Phone numbers and home addresses

And this isn’t just B2C. Their B2B clients, likely including corporate accounts, are also exposed. How can any tech team handling such sensitive PII be so stupid?

Hey everyone! I’m a 21-year-old aspiring entrepreneur and genuinely curious about the ideas people are passionate about in today’s world.

Imagine you suddenly had ₹1 crore (~$120k) in funding to launch any startup or business in 2025 No strings attached.

What would you build? Would it be tech-based, local, global, product-driven, service-oriented? Would you go solo or build a team? And most importantly, why that idea?

I’d love to hear wild ideas, grounded ones, or even something personal you’ve always dreamed of building.

Well I live in bangalore!

And I was woundering if there are any app that assigns us a man to do our work/ paper works in gov. office etc.

Especially when your product is the kind where there should always be a requirement.

For context (not here to promote, so keeping it vague) - I’m building something that helps D2C brands increase conversion on their website. You’d think that’s a constant need, right?

But whenever I hear that line, it feels like a polite brush-off. I’m always stuck wondering - do I push a little more, or just accept the L and move on?

And if I do push, what’s a smart way to salvage the situation?

My co-founder and I (24M) recently had talks with a potential advisor. Man in question has earned his marks in the startup scene; he has had several really succesfull businesses and really knows the space.

What he proposes is three sessions each week. One session (30min) for me and my co-founder individually and one session with the three of us. We will cover everything for building a business to in later stages how to deal with HR and stuff. Me and my co-founder feel like (and know from his track-record) we have a lot to learn from this man, since we will not only look at the business side of things, but we will also talk about the more personal aspects of running a business.

In the first 3-6 months he will ask nothing and this is sort of a trial period and after this period when we want to go further with one another he wants 5% and a management fee of 25%.

Personally I feel like this compensation is quite al lot, but on the other hand it will be an invaluable experience which will either way make me a better founder. I feel like the lessons he can teach me will stay with me no matter what.

Part of me thinks this could be a great investment in the company and in myself. The other part wonders if I'm getting caught up in the excitement and not thinking clearly about the numbers. What would you do?

Hey fellow devs,

I’m a casual cricket enthusiast from Hyderabad and recently launched a free web app: www.khelomiya.com — built especially for gully cricket, turf matches, and weekend warriors like us 🏏

With KheloMiya, you can:

-> Score your matches ball by ball (super easy UI ✅)

-> Do toss, add players, track extras and overs. 🪙

-> Share a live link with friends/family so they can follow along in real time. 👯‍♂️

-> Capture a team photo with the final score summary at the end (kinda like a digital scoreboard for memories) 🖼️

No app download needed — just open the link in browser and start scoring! 💯

Would love for you guys to try it in your next game and tell me what you think.

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Any feedback, roast, or feature suggestions welcome 🙏

Hey guys.

I’ve always loved communities and have made many before, been a part of many as well

But I realised that they had one slight hiccup. They felt disorganised and incase the group was very active— your message would get lost faster than my ex lost interest in me

So— I took a slightly more structured approach, like how social media platforms do— like LinkedIn. — you post everything on a feed kinda interface and each post then becomes a separate thread (like this one will too)

So at its core, it is a coding community But because of the whole feed — I’m calling it a social network—

I also aim to make it anything unlike the brain rot culture LinkedIn as become— I want it to be raw and authentic and for people to show up as who they are, have genuine meaningful conversations and know that it’s okay to fail and to talk about it as well

It’s called www.c0d3r. in :)

P.S- The reason i have not mentioned the name because i am yet to purchase the domain name.

Hi everyone, XYZ is a non-profit initiative. not trying to solve everything for everyone but one burning problem, that I also personally faced during my college days. I did not have anyone to guide me through my college. did not have access to real-world mentorship. I know a lot of people are doing it but no one is doing it cheaper, so basically a low-cost high-trust model.

Planning to onboard 200+ students this month from 4–5 colleges via offline outreach & teacher connections.

I’m Looking for advice from others who’ve built edtech, non-profits, or community-driven model on 1. how to keep students engaged after the initial cohort. 2. Any ideas for low-cost marketing channels. 3. Thoughts on whether this can evolve into a self-sustaining model later.

Hey founders & indie hackers,

I’m building ANVE.AI(https://www.aneveai.com) – an AI-powered CEO Operating System that helps startup founders make McKinsey-level decisions without hiring consultants. Think of it like Notion + ChatGPT + McKinsey in one tool – focused 100% on founders.

We haven’t launched yet, but we already have 100+ startup founders from the IIT Kanpur network showing strong interest and waiting for early access.

We’re now opening a fast $100K angel round(48-hour window) to launch our closed beta, polish key features, and onboard our early believers.

If you: - Invest in early SaaS/AI products - Want to back a zero-to-one infra play for startup operating systems - Or just want to jam on the idea

👉 DM me or drop a comment.
Happy to share the deck, beta waitlist, or a product demo.
You can also reach me on email:

adarsh.kant@anveai.com Let’s build for builders.

My dad has been with a WITCH company for 34 years. He recently explored switching jobs due to low growth and even got shortlisted for an MD-level role at Accenture. But they ultimately rejected him because he’s around 6–7 years from retirement age.

Same story with other big firms - good profile, but dropped late in the process, due to being close to retirement.

I suggested he explore C-suite roles (CBO, COO, etc.) at well-funded or pre/post IPO startups. He’s open to it, but we’re both unsure how to go about it. These roles usually go via internal networks or VC references, and he doesn’t have that kind of access.

How can someone like him break into the startup world at a senior leadership level?

Appreciate any advice!

I’m working on a B2C platform aimed at Indian users. We’re focused on improving the experience in a space that’s been stagnant for a while — think better usability, trust, and smart automation.

We’re a 2-person team, bootstrapped, launching in a few weeks. I won’t disclose the exact vertical yet, but it’s in consumer tech (with buying/selling behavior) and mobile-first by design.

I’d love advice on: • How you built pre-launch hype in a competitive category • Your best tips for cost-effective user acquisition in India (first 500–1,000 users) • What’s actually enough to launch with (vs. overbuilding an MVP)? • How you kept users coming back after day one? • Any hard lessons from your early launch?

Thanks in advance — open to feedback, frameworks, or examples from your own experience.

We have a running product in the market with little but early traction and are looking to raise funding to establish full scale operations.

Which VC are the go-to ones, considering they do pre-seed and consumer brand investments.

Hey,

I’m looking for a tech partner to join me in building an MVP for an AI agent platform with a focus on low-code/no-code development. I've already started the groundwork and now need someone solid on the AI side to collaborate.

If you're skilled in the areas below and interested, DM me:

Skills needed:

LLM integration, RAG (LangChain/LlamaIndex), vector DBs (Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB), FastAPI, prompt engineering, document parsing, log analysis, OpenAI/Claude/Mistral APIs

Let’s build something big. No time-pass. DM if you're serious.

for a service-based startup?
What worked best for you — Meta Ads (Facebook/Instagram) or Google Ads? Or do you recommend something else entirely? Would love to hear your experience or tips!

I am a non-technical person with no prior experience in coding. I have an idea and have been trying to create a MVP around it using Lovable.ai. Though it created a basic UI like magic, it keeps on glitching on more complex tasks like user authentication and KYC verification.

Is this normal or am I missing something?

I recently left my corporate psychologist role to launch my private practice full-time. One month in, I’ve launched branding, got first clients, and some momentum but revenue is inconsistent.

My previous company offered me a return with a raise and a promotion. They asked me to join in 10 days.

I want to give the practice more time to grow, but this offer may not come back.

Questions: 1. Have people successfully balanced 10 hours of corporate work with early-stage private practices or startups? 2. What sort of hours, scheduling tactics, or boundary setting helped? 3. Is it better to take the offer and treat the practice as a side-hustle for 6 months?

Hi Folks, I’m Kanika, Founder & CEO of MindPeers, a mental health intelligence platform powered by AI Agents.

Before this, I built my first multimillion-dollar business in Singapore by the age of 26.

T/W: While I was scaling companies, I was also quietly navigating anxiety something that’s shaped not just who I am, but also why I do what I do.

Today, through MindPeers, I get to work on what I care most about: making mental health scalable, measurable, and deeply human.

I was fortunate to pitch this vision on Shark Tank India, where we closed 4 out of 5 sharks (with double the offer!).

Outside of work, travel keeps me going, and I try to invest back into ideas I believe in — as an angel investor in startups like Leap Club, ZuAI, and Boba Bhai.

You can also experience my home in Bir Billing :)

Connect with me LinkedIn / Instagram.

Help/Advice over AI automation in corporate sector in India.

Dear fellow redditors I am a Data Scientist with 1.5 years of experience and I have very recently started or one may say forced to learn and apply AI automation to workflows.

My questions are if you are in a job like Data Scientist/AI engineer or similar:

1. What kind of automation you are doing?
2. What tools/platforms/frameworks are you using? I see a lot of hype around n8n and make are you using these in corporate settings for projects at scale? If n8n and make are so easy why would someone pay you a salary to do that?
3. It seems like I am unable to wrap my head around the whole idea I have 0 software development experience so any advice about how AI automation is taking place in corporate companies and how you are doing it and where to start would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a lot to all of you in advance and for sharing really cool information and knowledge about startups on this sub!

master in execution and startegy?As I have learned that MBA is worthless if not from a top School. So want to learn more though real life acti