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- Startups are challenging and it NEVER gets easier. In hindsight, the stories that we tell are exciting to share.

- Downsides of acquihire is that we may not adopt to the culture to build markets. I want to work and build on their product (i am a user). They want to expand to a market that we are targeting and our domain knowledge attracts their team.

- Currently, I really want a direction: our TG is affected by the slowdown. It is also the TG that will emerge first as soon as the markets open. I am unsure how long the delay is going to last. In next few years, if the acquihire turns out to be right then I'll be in the centre of building markets that I love. In the long run, I want to build a useful venture. It will be the last place where team mates come together to build their careers.

- I never thought of actively looking for buyers because I would not buy my own company today. Although we have customers, I think we have a lot to do before we begin to surprise ourselves.

- Two roles that we could hire: This is an interesting point. I don't have to think of those two roles, it is on my mind. As and when we get a hint of getting a bandwidth for those two roles, we'll roll out the JDs.