Author: Mekha Chandran A M

As a startup founder, one of your most important decisions is dividing up your company’s equity among your founding peers. This decision can be complicated, as there are many factors to consider, such as the experience and contributions of each founder, the amount of funding the company has received, and the company’s future goals. In… Continue reading Founder’s Share Calculator: How much should each founder get?

If you have a good idea to build a new app, then you can develop anything! The best thing needed to develop an app is to have a unique idea. Once you have sorted it out, your next step is to do proper research on the topic. Before you build it you need to understand… Continue reading I Have A Great Idea For A New App. What To Do Next?

The technology industry continues to dominate entrepreneurial opportunities worldwide. From artificial intelligence to virtual reality and advanced analytics, software-driven innovation is shaping the future of business. Many aspiring founders recognize this opportunity and launch tech startups despite not having programming backgrounds. While business expertise, marketing skills, and leadership are valuable strengths, one major challenge remains:… Continue reading How to Avoid Hiring a Bad Programmer for Your Startup?

In the early days of the internet boom, in 1996, when Bill Gross founded Idealabin, the idea of startup incubators was somewhat novel. Research and tech parks are not the same as incubators. Startups are the only focus of incubators. The majority of tech parks don’t provide any services to help businesses. Our economy has… Continue reading What is Wrong with Incubators and Why We Are Starting a New One?

Imagine that you are planning to start a new Startup. You have a fantastic startup idea to build. And you need to ensure your approach is unique and doesn’t exist. You start working on the concept. You are enthusiastic, and you are on to something.  One day your friend finds that your idea is the… Continue reading How to Proceed When Someone Else is Working on your Startup Idea?

Last few weeks I was working on a project. It is a seed funding company for Chicago startups. I am trying to bring a few Chicago Entrepreneurs together to launch this seed funding company for startup companies in the state. I was meeting a few folks about this for the last few weeks. So far… Continue reading A New Kind of Venture Capital