India is becoming a nation of founders. And I'm here to make sure they win.
This is what I believe about the next decade — and why the work I do exists.
India is being rewritten by founders. Not corporations.
By 2030, India will have over 100,000 startups, $1 trillion in unicorn value, and a million new founders building from Tier-1 metros to Tier-3 towns.
The next decade will mint more Indian wealth than the last fifty combined. And it won't look like anything we've seen before — because it'll be built by people who refused to wait for permission.
But here's what nobody talks about.
Of every 10 startups that fail, nine fail because of finance — not product, not market.
Not for lack of vision. For lack of numbers they could trust. Pricing they didn't test. Models they didn't stress. Margin leaks they didn't see. Cash runways they didn't plan.
Strong founders meet weak finance professionals every day. Bookkeepers who close books instead of building models. Service firms that audit instead of advise. Founders deserve better. The country needs them to have better.
I work with a handful of founders at a time. By design.
Not because it scales — but because it shouldn't. The best finance work is hands-on, in your business, with skin in the game.
I sit in your board meetings. I read your numbers before you do. I tell you when your pricing is wrong, when not to raise, when to walk away from revenue. The kind of partner you wish you had — quietly making decisions that compound for a decade.
If India's next decade gets built right, finance has to step up. I'm doing my part. One founder at a time.
If you're playing this long game too, let's talk.
A 30-minute strategy call. No pitch. If we're aligned, we work together. If not, I'll point you somewhere helpful.