Mahesh Guruswamy

And you have limited time on this planet, so you have to make it count.

That's right. That's right. That's right. Most people, and it's kind of interesting to observe it, most people will not Google their product idea to see if there are competitors in the market. That's the very first thing I do when somebody reaches out to me for advice or venture capital funding. I will Google their product, their ideas, if there are other competitors.

That's right. That's right. That's right. Most people, and it's kind of interesting to observe it, most people will not Google their product idea to see if there are competitors in the market. That's the very first thing I do when somebody reaches out to me for advice or venture capital funding. I will Google their product, their ideas, if there are other competitors.

That's right. That's right. That's right. Most people, and it's kind of interesting to observe it, most people will not Google their product idea to see if there are competitors in the market. That's the very first thing I do when somebody reaches out to me for advice or venture capital funding. I will Google their product, their ideas, if there are other competitors.

And their pitch deck doesn't have a competitor slide. I'm like, wait, you haven't thought through this fully. Yeah.

And their pitch deck doesn't have a competitor slide. I'm like, wait, you haven't thought through this fully. Yeah.

And their pitch deck doesn't have a competitor slide. I'm like, wait, you haven't thought through this fully. Yeah.

That's right. And going back to Amazon, like that was drilled into my head. So if I ever presented or anybody presented an idea with the competitive aspect of it like left out, you would get skewered because the question would be, well, we know Google is doing this. We know Microsoft is doing this. Why is this not in this proposal?

That's right. And going back to Amazon, like that was drilled into my head. So if I ever presented or anybody presented an idea with the competitive aspect of it like left out, you would get skewered because the question would be, well, we know Google is doing this. We know Microsoft is doing this. Why is this not in this proposal?

That's right. And going back to Amazon, like that was drilled into my head. So if I ever presented or anybody presented an idea with the competitive aspect of it like left out, you would get skewered because the question would be, well, we know Google is doing this. We know Microsoft is doing this. Why is this not in this proposal?

Like, what are you doing against, you know, to compete against these competitors?

Like, what are you doing against, you know, to compete against these competitors?

Like, what are you doing against, you know, to compete against these competitors?

Yeah, exactly. I think it's not copying it. One, it shows that having a competitor is actually a good sign that the market is healthy. There's space for you to compete. That's number one. Number two, it shows that you have done your research. And I think you mentioned that phrase when we were talking. What is the blue ocean here? If it is a competitive market.

Yeah, exactly. I think it's not copying it. One, it shows that having a competitor is actually a good sign that the market is healthy. There's space for you to compete. That's number one. Number two, it shows that you have done your research. And I think you mentioned that phrase when we were talking. What is the blue ocean here? If it is a competitive market.

Yeah, exactly. I think it's not copying it. One, it shows that having a competitor is actually a good sign that the market is healthy. There's space for you to compete. That's number one. Number two, it shows that you have done your research. And I think you mentioned that phrase when we were talking. What is the blue ocean here? If it is a competitive market.

what are you doing to like navigate this this path to find like a blue ocean in this in this you know in this like sort of ocean you're in so i think it's just like i think it's common sense i think like most entrepreneurs not most but many entrepreneurs they feel like their idea is so cool and so awesome that there's nobody else doing it but chances are somebody is doing it somewhere

what are you doing to like navigate this this path to find like a blue ocean in this in this you know in this like sort of ocean you're in so i think it's just like i think it's common sense i think like most entrepreneurs not most but many entrepreneurs they feel like their idea is so cool and so awesome that there's nobody else doing it but chances are somebody is doing it somewhere

what are you doing to like navigate this this path to find like a blue ocean in this in this you know in this like sort of ocean you're in so i think it's just like i think it's common sense i think like most entrepreneurs not most but many entrepreneurs they feel like their idea is so cool and so awesome that there's nobody else doing it but chances are somebody is doing it somewhere

Well, A, they don't start with a no. So I think that's the first thing you want to look for. And B, you don't need to hire a super senior experienced person as your first tech hire. I think if you're hiring your first engineer, you want to look for kind of cultural match. Does this person like match your speed? And that's what you're looking for. And do they believe in AI, like speeding them up?