10 Tenets For Indian Startups On Republic Day Amid An Unprecedented Downturn

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When viewed through this lens, this year’s Republic Day is a pivotal moment for Indian startups, after the initial years of ‘freedom’. Amid an unprecedented slowdown, we could even say that perhaps Indian startups adopt a few tenets of their own for 2023 and beyond. With this, on India’s 74th Republic Day we bring you these 10 commandments for startups to navigate the downturn and funding winter in 2023 and emerge stronger. Early-stage startups need to balance out the build vs buy equation and learn from the mistakes that some larger companies have made. “In this volatile market, startups need to make their policies flexible in order to stay up to date and ensure that they are aligned with current laws and regulations.
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