start now

The entrepreneurial spirit thrives in youth. StartNow is a revolutionary platform designed to nurture this spirit and empower the next generation of innovators. We're a student-centric venture capital firm that bridges the gap between aspiring entrepreneurs and the capital they need to succeed. Our Mission: To democratize access to funding and support for student startups, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship within educational institutions. How StartNow Works: Pooling Resources: StartNow facilitates the pooling of funds from various sources: Student Investors: Students can invest in their friends' startups, fostering peer-to-peer support and investment. Parental Investments: Parents can directly invest in their children's entrepreneurial ventures, providing crucial early-stage support. College-Wide Participation: StartNow actively engages with colleges and universities, forming partnerships to encourage student investment and participation. Stra...

PROBLEMS: 1. High unemployment rates among graduates 2. paid and fake promising mentors  3. no correct guidance  4. fake and paid investor connections  5. Difficulty in securing funding for startups. 6. no investors connections     7. no knowledge of govt startup support schemes   SOLUTION: 1. SKILL DEVELOPMENT  programs to get a job  from college level 2. innovation programs with the entrepreneurs for better ideas and motivation to habituate startup culture     3. providing the right mentors for guidance to build startups in the college level 4. providing the investments to develop a product  5. investors connection for further steps to launch startups 6. educating with the govt startup schemes. WHAT AND WHY STARTNOW:    startnow is the student led venture capitalist which uses seed spark scheme to bring the change in young entrepreneurs funds are pooled from the students RS 20,000 from each student in the group...

  AI’s $600B Question The AI bubble is reaching a tipping point. Navigating what comes next will be essential. In September 2023, I published AI’s $200B Question. The goal of the piece was to ask the question: “Where is all the revenue?”  At that time, I noticed a big gap between the revenue expectations implied by the AI infrastructure build-out, and actual revenue growth in the AI ecosystem, which is also a proxy for end-user value. I described this as a “$125B hole that needs to be filled for each year of CapEx at today’s levels.”  This week, Nvidia completed its ascent to become the most valuable company in the world. In the weeks leading up to this, I’ve received numerous requests for the updated math behind my analysis. Has AI’s $200B question been solved, or exacerbated? If you run this analysis again today, here are the results you get: AI’s $200B question is now AI’s $600B question.    Note: It’s easy to calculate this metric directly. All you have to d...

 The landscape of higher education, especially in engineering,degree is undergoing a significant transformation. While  degrees promise a bright future, the reality is far from rosy. With millions of graduates entering the job market annually, the competition is fierce, and job security remains a major concern. Many aspiring entrepreneurs, brimming with innovative ideas, often face hurdles in securing the initial funding to turn their dreams into reality. To address this pressing issue, I, Vijay, the founder of start now , propose a novel initiative inspired by the success of self-help groups for women's empowerment. This scheme aims to empower young students by providing them with the necessary financial and strategic support to kickstart their entrepreneurial ventures. **How it Works:** 1. **Collaboration with Colleges:** We will partner with colleges to identify groups of 20 students with diverse skill sets and complementary ideas. 2. **Collective Investment:** Each student...