Kavitha has watched dozens of well-funded startups fail in India because they treated it as one market instead of 28 different ones. Her consulting practice focuses on the first 18 months of India entry -- the window where most companies either figure out regional variation or burn through their budget learning it exists. She's particularly focused on the Tier 2 and Tier 3 city opportunity that most Western companies completely miss.
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