258: Started with ₹8 Lakhs and built a Billion Dollar Company | Abhishek Bansal, Shadowfax
What happens if you fail with everyone's money?
Abhishek Bansal never let himself ask and he thinks that's the only reason Shadowfax exists.
He's the first public-company CEO on Unstarted: a middle-class kid from Meerut who quit his job without telling his parents, asked a VC for $5 million with zero orders, and was the only one still standing after the year every competitor died.
In this conversation with Avnish Bajaj, they attempt to answer:
1. Should you have a co-founder and how do you actually pick one?
2. What should founders look for in a VC when there are multiple offers? 3. How do…
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