Nikhil Kapur

India FOSS 2.0

Shaping the open-source future from India

Our latest investment into Bytebeam

And the company’s mission to make every device smart

Open-source Licensing

And what license to go with for your commercial offering

Building a ₹10,000 Cr B2B marketplace in India

What animal are you chasing?

ESOP deconstructed

10 things you need to be mindful of as you construct your ESOP scheme

Five ways to jumpstart the Community-led Growth engine in your Company

My previous post on Community-led Growth (CLG) was one of the most read posts on the blog 🙏. Many founders and growth marketeers reached…

DevTools Go-to-Market from 0 to 1

And how rockstar devtools companies such as Hasura built their early GTM engines

Move over Content, it’s time for Community-led Growth

And how companies are leveraging Communities in their business growth during unprecedented times

10 best Asian Podcasts to keep you company during the lockdown

And my feedback on each one for your convenience

10 actions for your business to tackle the impact of Coronavirus

Not just another “conserve your cash because of virus apocalypse” pods

State of Open-Source in India

And why it matters

2019 — The Year that was

And how I fared on my predictions from last year

Dear founders, 6 months is the new Year

And why you should plan this ?

The importance of Frugality

And 10 areas of spend you should optimise on till you are 100 people

5 Reasons to join SKALA #2 — the Indonesian pre-Seed program

And some fun times from SKALA #1

Our investment in ClassPlus

and our SME-led distribution thesis

Our updated VC stack

And what’s to come in 2020

2019: The Year that will be

Measuring the ecosystems in Indonesia, India, and Singapore

2018: The Year That Was

And how I fared on my predictions from last year

How do you DD a VC who issues a term sheet?

6 must-do steps before you raise your round

How this Equity round is not screwing you up.

And a breakdown of SKALA’s term-sheet

Indonesia is suffering from early stage fatigue

And the reason we launched SKALA

What you’re doing wrong when approaching a VC

And an example of a mail you should never write as a founder

Finish Your Homework

And what founders teach you every day

10 simple numbers explaining our latest deal in India

And the thesis behind it