The best essays on starting up by Paul Graham

A reading guide to Paul Graham's best essays on starting up: how to find startup ideas, write simply, and the key lines worth remembering.

Measure what matters

The level of detail in the Zomato DRHP vs DoorDash S-1 filing While...

Meeting an investor

What makes founder meetings actually useful, from investors who spend nearly a third of their time in them.

Learning from our Mistakes

We’ve been investing for quite some time now, and we have seen ups...

10 best practices while reaching out to investors

What actually makes a founder's pitch email stand out, from an investor who reads a lot of them. Ten practical rules for reaching out.

Backing frugal innovation in India

Our primary thesis at Malpani Ventures is to back early stage founders who...

The importance of annual founder performance reviews

One of the best ways to set up a founder, and startup for...

If Jeff Bezos was your mentor

Jeff Bezos’ Letters to Shareholders are nothing short of a goldmine, and can...

What is your competitive moat?

The book, Rethinking Competitive Advantage – New Rules for the Digital Age by...