Krishna Lakamsani

537 posts

Krishna Lakamsani

@lakamsanik

Serial Entrepreneur | Investor | Building A Foundery, a Profit-led Venture Studio | Harvard Business School Alumnus

lakamsani.me Joined April 2009
537Posts
Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

Most "unicorns" are just well-funded mediocrity with great timing. The founders you worship built decent products during a money-drunk era. Take away the easy capital and 80% wouldn't survive Series A today.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

Successful pivots keep the same customer, just solve a different problem for them. Failed pivots chase new customers with new problems. Your existing users already trust you—leverage that instead of starting over.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

SaaS companies charging monthly fees for AI features they built once are about to get obliterated by open-source models that cost pennies per query.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

Most productivity advice assumes you have one job. Entrepreneurs juggle CEO, salesperson, product manager, and therapist to their team — all while pretending they know what they're doing. You don't need better systems. You need to hire faster.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

I've watched people get the promotion, the house, the relationship they wanted. Then within months they're restless again. The happiest people I know aren't chasing anything. They're deeply engaged with whatever they're doing right now. Whether that's raising kids or running a corner store. Maybe the craving isn't change. Maybe it's just our inability to sit still with what we have.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

Reading people. Really reading them. I've done hundreds of funding meetings. The best deals came from watching micro-expressions, hearing what wasn't said, feeling the energy when a founder talked about their problem. AI can process data faster than me, but it can't tell when someone's lying about their burn rate or genuinely passionate about solving something real. The human stuff still matters most in business.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

If your entire business depends on one platform, one client, or one revenue stream - you don't have a business. You have a concentrated risk.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

Been there both ways across 6 exits. Solo gives you speed and control, but co-founder brings complementary skills you lack. The real question: can you bootstrap to cashflow positive faster with or without them? That's what matters. Most partnerships fail over equity splits anyway.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

Been there couple of times. Launch is just day zero. The real work starts when the notifications stop and you realize you need customers, not cheerleaders. Focus on one channel, get 10 paying users, then scale what works. Marketing isn't about going viral, it's about sustainable customer acquisition that pays for itself.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

The market doesn't care about your feelings, your effort, or your intentions. It rewards results. That's not harsh. Those are just the rules.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

Hot take: Most thought leaders on X just learned to format opinions better than everyone else. The real thinkers are quietly building.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 5 months ago

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Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 4 years ago

We can’t control the past. Wasting time to worry about it is lost time, Use it for something important .It may bring result what you are expecting . Saying is easy but implementing is important. I think keeping this in mind is important as a tool to use it when it is required.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 4 years ago

2/2 Often human mind chooses easy path and postpone the pain by taking it easy and not being disciplined but the pain is invitable either way. Those people who chose the pain early by being disciplined are the ones who can control their life. It is so true isn’t it.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 4 years ago

1/2 Every one must choose one of the two pains. Pain of discipline or pain of regret . It is not easy to be disciplined it is tough and painful. If not disciplined then one will end up with regret sooner or later.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 4 years ago

Failure is a Tution fee you pay for your future success . What do you think ?

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 4 years ago

What is right or wrong ?. In my view what is right could be wrong in your view. Then who decides what is right and what is wrong ? Me or some one else ? What do you think ?

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 4 years ago

Every thing will pass either it is win or loss. Don’t get carried away with either one. Be present to embrace win or loss because present moment will pass. Win will give us a chance to reflect and loss will teach us a lesson.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 4 years ago

Golden Hour shot by me at Jashua Tree https://t.co/9C3x3bevr3

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

This is nice for people of Hyderabad and especially for real estate and startup eco system in Hyderabad.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

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Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

Failure is the Tuition you pay for the success. #success #startupfunding #founders #entrepreneurs #startups #founderstories #entrepreneurship #krishnalakamsani #mylifelessons #entrepeneurship #entrepreneur https://t.co/VSyCDNNIYt

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

If you don't build your own dream,Some one else will hire you to help them build theirs. https://t.co/7SQPRWKeKG

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

Fixed mindset people say I know this already. Curious Mindset people say what can I learn from this.

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

All you need is a dream , hope , laptop , WiFi and zeal to start today - Krishna Lakamsani https://t.co/JQ5wumPPCk

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

#weekendreads #weekendreading #weekendvibes #krishnalakamsani #sundayfunday Partnership is the New Leadership by TY Bennett https://t.co/kONdYyvIei

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

You will never be ready , Just start https://t.co/7k8WmCuvvB

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

Some times you win and some times you learn https://t.co/w6H57w0Sr3

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 6 years ago

Did you loose your job recently / Looking for change then this 2 mins video may help you land in great job. https://t.co/nAxXeCiDwD

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 7 years ago

World’s Best Natural Mineral Bottled Water ZARO’S . Coming soon to India. ZARO’S . Every drop captured in Bottle takes 4 years from melting snow to reaching bottle with out Human touch… https://t.co/IGnuYoGBxV

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 9 years ago

2/2 We are proud of our partner in Indonesia and Proud to be part of the journey. KIOSON congratulations on successfully completing three months today as publicly traded company on IDX. https://t.co/QkGKNqX7VI #retailtech #retailinnovation #kioson

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 9 years ago

Made in India Hyderabad #RetailTech not only helping 21,800+ small retailers in India but also 28,800+ small retailers in Indonesia .@Ipaytechindia proud of that. We are going places to help more in other countries #RetailInnovation #LeanInventory #RetailAI #EasytoUseRetailerApps

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 9 years ago

Dukanline Acquired Rural Retail chain with 117+ Supers Markets spread in India Live TV coverage https://t.co/UdvnxGfBll and Print Media https://t.co/rfJ5tp1x2U ,https://t.co/LV0M0o5Zvl https://t.co/ymFyvHNBnn

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 11 years ago

"A Journey of Building 100cr company in 14 months with out External Funding " by @lakamsanik on @LinkedIn https://t.co/kjYZIflJrw

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 11 years ago

Great people of Coimbatore at #ciiconnect2015 . Happy to share my insights on Ecommerce

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 11 years ago

One more feather on our cap. Jio #ETStartupawards shortlisted us. https://t.co/7V9Byt6LHc

Krishna Lakamsani @lakamsanik · 11 years ago

We are in News today once again. When I was telling what would be our business model when we started in 2013 . Many…https://t.co/tQrvxYa2xF