Hey y’all - Most founders make the mistake of starting broad. You’ll hear vague pitches like “We help businesses grow” or “We make life easier with AI.” The problem? Nobody buys “broad.” Customers buy specific solutions to painful problems.

Think of early Stripe: they didn’t try to become a “financial super app” from day one. They nailed one workflow - helping developers accept payments with just a few lines of code. Or Calendly: it didn’t start as a “calendar productivity suite,” it started as “make it painless to schedule one meeting.”

The lesson? Specificity is the seed of scale. When you solve a problem in such a hyper-focused way that your users can’t imagine life without it, you earn the right to expand.

So, instead of casting a net as wide as the ocean, zoom into one pond. Pick a segment. Pick a workflow. Obsessively solve it. That’s how small beginnings quietly snowball into big startups.

Remember: clarity beats cleverness, and focus beats fluff. The startups that look “niche” today often become the category leaders tomorrow.

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🔗 Mohit’s Picks

My favourite finds of the week 

• How Failure Built My Success [Link]

• Baskin-Robbins Marketing Strategy, Target Market & Pricing Strategy Explained [Link]

• A Practical Guide to Getting the First 100 Users for Your Startup [Link]

• He Grew His Small Business to a $25 Million Operation By Following These 5 Principles [Link]

• How Sam Altman Had Launched ChatGPT On X in 2022 [Link]

• Startup Policy Forum launches advisory board to guide deeptech ventures [Link]

• ₹8K Cheque to ₹3.2 Cr! Startup Growth Story of PM Awarded Young CEO! [Link]

• She Entered a $6.3 Billion Industry Dominated By Men Then Started a Business to Help Other Women Do the Same: 'You Have to Prove Yourself' [Link]

• What I learned reinventing myself from wine merchant to a sports CEO [Link]

• Best AI Tools for Face Swap : The Future of Editing [Link]

• Top 10 Richest Persons in Uttar Pradesh: Net Worth and Businesses [Link]

💡Opportunity: “Smart Warranty Wallet” for Consumers

A problem every household faces but nobody talks about: lost warranties and receipts. You buy a washing machine, get a card and a paper bill, tuck them into a drawer and six months later, when the motor breaks, you’re paying thousands because the “proof” is missing. Multiply that by smartphones, laptops, headphones, mixers, and you see the pain.

Enter the “Smart Warranty Wallet.” A mobile-first app that digitizes every receipt and warranty into one place. Snap a photo, upload a PDF, or auto-pull from email invoices the app organizes it all.

The magic lies in reminders and 1-tap claims. Imagine getting a WhatsApp ping: “Your AC warranty expires in 10 days. Tap here to request service.” No paperwork. No lost bills. Just seamless service initiation.

The business model? Sticky upsells. Once users are inside, you can offer extended warranty plans, insurance add-ons, or tie-ups with service centers. Think of it as “CRED for warranties” where trust, design, and convenience drive adoption.

Why it works:

• It saves money by avoiding expired coverage.

• It saves stress by making claims painless.

• It opens recurring monetization through insurance/warranty extensions.

It’s a quietly sticky utility. Once someone uploads 10 warranties, they’re locked in. The switching cost is high, and retention is built-in. That’s a moat hidden in the mundane.

🧠 Framework: “CLEAR” for Early Roadmaps

Startups die not from lack of ambition, but from lack of focus. Early-stage roadmaps often look like wishlists - 15 features, 6 integrations, and a vague hope that “something sticks.” But product velocity is about building what matters first.

The CLEAR framework helps filter roadmap items into what truly drives momentum:

• Critical → Is this feature so important that users might churn without it?

• Low Effort → Can we ship it in days, not months, to test traction?

• Evergreen → Will it remain valuable a year from now, or is it just hype?

• Accretive → Does it increase either retention or revenue?

• Replicable → Can this solution be adapted across customer segments later?

Run every idea through CLEAR. If it doesn’t tick at least three boxes, park it.

This framework forces startups to ship high-leverage features quickly while avoiding shiny-object syndrome. Over time, a CLEAR-driven roadmap compounds into a lean, impactful product that scales without bloat.

In short: stop chasing “cool.” Chase “critical.” That’s how you earn user love early.

🛠️ Tool: Supernormal - AI Meeting Notes That Don’t Miss a Detail

Early teams don’t have the luxury of missed context. A forgotten decision or action item can derail weeks of work. Supernormal solves this by acting as your AI-powered meeting scribe.

It integrates directly with Google Meet, Zoom, and MS Teams. While you talk, it captures not just transcripts, but summarized notes, action items, and decisions.

At the end of the meeting, clean summaries land in Slack, Notion, or your inbox - no manual follow-ups needed.

For lean startups where every conversation matters, Supernormal ensures nothing falls through the cracks. Think of it as a memory extension for your team.

📈 Trend: “Offline Subscriptions Are Exploding”

Subscriptions aren’t just for Netflix anymore. From gyms to salons to car washes to neighborhood grocery stores, offline businesses are rapidly adopting the subscription model.

Why now?

• Consumers crave predictability. Fixed costs feel better than one-off spikes.

• Businesses crave stability. Recurring revenue smooths cash flow.

• Payment infra is frictionless. UPI autopay, cards, and subscription APIs make it easy.

For example, urban salons now offer ₹999/month unlimited grooming packs. Grocery stores in Tier-2 cities are experimenting with weekly delivery boxes. Even car washes are offering monthly “unlimited wash” plans.

This isn’t just a business model shift - it’s a cultural one. Consumers are moving from ownership to access, and businesses are shifting from sales to relationships.

The opportunity Infra tools. Just as Shopify enabled e-commerce, there’s white space for platforms that let offline SMBs set up, track, and grow subscription offerings without heavy tech. Whoever cracks this infra play could become the “Stripe for offline subscriptions.”

💬 Quote: Marc Andreessen

It’s a brutal truth. In big companies, systems and teams create momentum. But in startups, the founder is the engine. No investor writes checks, no users sign up, no hires join - unless the founder pushes it forward.

This is both a burden and a privilege. It means founders must carry the spark until the flywheel catches. But it also means you control the narrative, the urgency, and the direction.

Andreessen’s reminder: don’t wait for external momentum. Create it. Hustle isn’t optional - it’s the early currency of progress.