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The Starting Yard gate
An Operator's Guide to the Startup World

THE STARTING YARD

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Practical. Indian. Implementable.

You don't start from zero.
You start from strength.

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The Reframe

Every gate has been walked through
by someone before.

Everything you need to go from idea to action, in one book.

Who Should Read This Book
The Working Professional
Has an idea, but doesn't know where or how to start.
The Outsider Founder
No MBA network, no VC uncle, no co-founder from college.
The Unheard
Never had access to the right room, the right people, or the right playbook.
The Operator-in-Waiting
Years of experience, no clear map for what comes next.
The Journey

18 chapters, mapped to every stage of building a startup.

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"This is not another startup book. It is a career intervention, written for the professional who has experience, an idea, and no clear path from one to the other."

Navin Prajapati
CA, MBA IIM Calcutta, 10+ years as a founder and operator across D2C, B2B, SaaS
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