Archive - The Pitchroom

First Pitch: 2/12: How much should you raise?

Part 2 of 12 — Start with the milestone, not the amount.

Aug 25 • Shanti Mohan

The First Raise: 1/12: For Founders

Series of 12 posts for First time founders looking to fundraise

Aug 21

Four Years, Four Lessons

What starting something small — and staying with it — what MyPragati actually taught me

Aug 9 • Shanti Mohan

July 2026

Of Mountains and Momentum: Notes from Srinagar

Startups, Mountains and Investors.

Jul 30 • Shanti Mohan

Angel Diaries #1: Operator Investors: Anand Chandrasekar — Founder NPS Is The Only Brand That Matters

Lessons, frameworks, and stories from India's operator angel investors

Jul 7 • Shanti Mohan

45:10

Founder Letter #5: AI Cannot Tell You What To Believe

Why conviction, not speed, remains a founder's greatest advantage.

Jul 4 • Shanti Mohan

May 2026

Know me to Pitch to me

For founders looking to connect to me, this is a simple framework

May 30 • Shanti Mohan

Founder Letter #4: The Most Overrated Conversation in Startups

What a room full of 350 founders reminded me about capital, validation and the real work of building a business.

May 30 • Shanti Mohan

Startup Investing Is Not Random. There Is Math Behind It

How do we run numbers before we decide to invest, As founders, how do we understand investor decisions.

May 5 • Shanti Mohan

April 2026

Founder Letter #3: Finding a Co-founder: What Matters More Than Skills

Complementary, process and outcomes

Apr 25 • Shanti Mohan

Founder Letter #2: You Don’t Always Start Where You Think: How I Found the Right Problem

Finding the problem

Apr 22 • Shanti Mohan

Founder Letter #1: Starting a Startup: What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Founder

This is the first of a few notes I have been writing to founders. So lets talk about starting up.

Apr 19 • Shanti Mohan

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