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Venthan, the founder of a fintech startup, disclosed that his landlord, who currently works at Intel as a Solutions Architect, became an informal advisor on his fintech startup.
Bengaluru’s startup collaboration at its peak. (Representative Image)
Bengaluru, widely known as the Silicon Valley of India, is a kind of place where tech culture predominantly exists. As a city that buzzes with startup activity, innovation is not limited to offices but takes over coffee shop conversations and residential neighbourhoods. Young entrepreneurs can find mentors and collaborators in the most unexpected places – from a shared taxi ride to a random gym talk, or, as per the recent instance, from the landlords.
In a real-life anecdote that is symbolic of the Bengaluru tradition of entrepreneurship, Vetri Venthan, a local entrepreneur, posted a story on social media that became popular in no time. Venthan, the founder of a fintech startup, disclosed that his landlord, who currently works at Intel as a Solutions Architect, became an informal advisor on his fintech startup. “Bengaluru is the only city where your landlord also becomes a tech advisor for your startup,” Venthan quipped in his post.
What we have here is not just a simple case of the tenant and landlord. Venthan mentioned that his landlord has become highly engaged in his startup and has helped him, especially in the identification of the optimal product architecture as well as in connecting him to important corporate partners. “My landlord (Solutions Architect at Intel) loved our product & is giving us intros to corporates/advising us on our architecture while meeting us at cafes,” Venthan added.
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) alumnus also posted snapshots of his WhatsApp conversations with the landlord, in which the latter enquired about his availability for a meeting to discuss the product.
Bengaluru is the only city where your landlord also becomes Tech Advisor for your startupMy landlord (Solutions Architect at Intel) loved our product & is giving us intros to corporates/advising us on our architecture while meeting us at cafes
My contribution to @peakbengaluru pic.twitter.com/WQG8tgsPtH
— Vetri Venthan (@vetrijedi) November 23, 2024
Venthan’s post evoked several responses from the tech community in Bengaluru and other users online. Some praised the landlord’s active position, and others narrated their own serendipitous meetings within the city’s ecosystem.
A person commented, “A great ecosystem leads to more collaboration and innovation. Come to Bengaluru!”
A great eco system leads to more collaboration and innovation. Come to Bangaluru!— Chander Gadhvi (@chandergadhvi) November 24, 2024
Another user said, “I think he is an investor for you with a vision.”
I think he is an investor for you with a vision Someone went on to suggest, “Ask him to waive the 11-month deposit, call it an investment, give him sweat equity” to which OP replied saying, “Lol that’s going to be my next ask in the next catchup.”
Lol thats going to be my next ask in the next catchup
— Vetri Venthan (@vetrijedi) November 23, 2024
The post has over 13,000 views on the social media platform.
