Byju's 22 billion se zero ho gaya, kya Indian startup dream asal me khatam hai?
Yaad hai jab BYJU'S Indian startup ka chehra tha? 22 billion dollar valuation. FIFA World Cup ka sponsor. Shah Rukh Khan brand ambassador. Har billboard par aur har YouTube ad par. Aur ab? Company ki keemat kuch bhi nahi hai. Investors ne apni hissedari zero par nishaan laga diya. Founder ko employees ko salary dene ke liye apna ghar girvi rakhna pada. Ye itni jaldi kaise hua? Aur sirf BYJU'S nahi. 2024 me akele Indian startup sector me 35,000 se zyada employees ne naukri khoyi. Kam se kam 12 startup poori tarah band ho gaye. Unacademy, PhysicsWallah, aur darjanon edtech companies ne hazaron log nikale. Quick commerce aur fintech me bhi badi chhatri hui. Sarkar Startup India ko badhawa deti rehti hai aur ek ke baad ek unicorn manati hai. Lekin jo wo nahi batate wo ye hai ki inme se zyadatar unicorn bina munafe ke paisa duba rahe hain. Unhone phooli hui valuation par arbon uthaye, discount aur ads par paisa jalaya taaki user mile, aur ab jab funding sookh gayi hai toh ji nahi sakte. Business model ke baare me sochiye. Ek food delivery startup 200 rupaye ke khane deliver karne par 100 rupaye jalata hai. Ek quick commerce startup har order par nuksan karta hai lekin volume se cover karta hai. Ye business nahi hai, ye extra steps wala Ponzi scheme hai. Jo founders patrikaon ke cover par aate the wo ab salary dene me sangharsh kar rahe hain. Kuch desh chhodkar bhag gaye. Dusre investors ke saath kanuni ladaiyan lad rahe hain. Aur sabse zyada dukhi wo log hain jo employees the. Jo yuva sthir corporate naukri chhodkar startup me gaye the wo wapas shuruwat par hain. Unhone stock options ke liye pay cut li jo ab kuch bhi nahi hain. Unhone aisi companies ke liye 70 ghante kaam kiya jo ab maujood hi nahi hain. Unke resume me gaps hain aur bachat khatam ho gayi. Sarkar Startup India ki baat karti hai lekin asal me kya kiya hai? Nitiyan zyadatar tax chhoot aur aasan registration ke baare me hain. Fail hue startup ya unke employees ke liye koi asli support nahi hai. America jaisa bankruptcy protection nahi jahan founder phir se shuru kar sake. India me agar aapka startup fail hota hai toh aap zindagi bhar ke liye fail branded ho jate ho. Aur investors? Wo agle hype cycle par chale gaye. AI naya buzzword hai. Wahi pattern dohraya jayega. Paagal amount fund karenge, paisa jalayenge, valuation hype karenge, aur jab bubble phootega toh employees ko naukri chhodkar chale jayenge. Startup ecosystem ko asli regulation chahiye, sirf cheerleading nahi. Founders ko jawabdedari chahiye ki wo investor ka paisa kaise kharch karte hain. Employees ko suraksha chahiye jab companies raaton-raat band hon. Kya India ka startup dream asal me khatam hai ya sabse bure reality check me hai?