The Frugal Entrepreneur

The Frugal Entrepreneur is a handbook for Indian entrepreneurs by Indian entrepreneurs.

“Silicon Valley literature hardly helps the Indian founders. We need to develop homegrown solutions to our problems”

-Dr Aniruddha Malpani

Contents

Section 1: Starting up

Cold feet – to be or not to be a founder

Fear of failure, burden of responsibilities

Section 2: Building

There is never enough money to start a business

Launching - How to launch for less?

Purpose over perks

Top Priorities of a Founder

Mentoring - what role should my mentor play?

Competition- Does it matter in the long run?

Section 3: Scaling

Grit or quit

Hiring well

Pivots

Rejection

Section 4: Personal life

Sleepless nights

Imposter syndrome – Am I the right person for this job

Family and work-life imbalance

Section 5: Solutions

Being mindful

We will update the book from time to time to add, modify, edit, or delete certain items

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