https://www.tanishqjain.co Essays on building with AI and early-stage operating from Tanishq Jain. en Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/i-built-a-10-agent-cxo-team-on-my-mac-mini/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/i-built-a-10-agent-cxo-team-on-my-mac-mini/ How I turned an idle Mac Mini into a Bollywood-named AI executive team that handles my docs, calendar, email, and outreach. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/desire-doesnt-pay-off/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/desire-doesnt-pay-off/ The real return on desire isn't the goal you achieve—it's the capacity you build. How meaningful pursuits transform you, even when they fail. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/building-a-content-engine-that-runs-while-i-sleep/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/building-a-content-engine-that-runs-while-i-sleep/ A walkthrough of wiring Notion, n8n, Claude, and GitHub into one autonomous content engine, and what broke along the way. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/funding-is-for-scale-not-execution/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/funding-is-for-scale-not-execution/ Funding won't build your product, your team, or your customers. If you need it to survive next month, you're on the wrong train. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/ai-tools-for-deal-sourcing-investors/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/ai-tools-for-deal-sourcing-investors/ A practical breakdown of the AI tools and workflows I use daily for startup sourcing and deal flow at Delhi Angels: Claude, Antigravity, and the automations that cut research time by half. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/how-i-evaluate-early-stage-startups/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/how-i-evaluate-early-stage-startups/ After evaluating over 100 early-stage startups at Delhi Angels, here's the exact framework I use: what I look at first, the questions that reveal the most, and the red flags that end conversations fast. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/inside-delhi-ncr-startup-ecosystem/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/inside-delhi-ncr-startup-ecosystem/ Most ecosystem content is written from press releases. This is written from the rooms: the pitch events, the investor dinners, the founder conversations that happen across Delhi NCR every week. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/rebuilding-suvastika-ransomware-attack/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/rebuilding-suvastika-ransomware-attack/ In May 2026, suvastika.com was hit by a .sorry ransomware attack that encrypted everything. This is the story of how I rebuilt it from zero: without a CS degree, without backups, and with a mentor lesson I won't forget. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/startup-due-diligence-checklist-india/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/startup-due-diligence-checklist-india/ A practical due diligence checklist for evaluating early-stage startups in India: the questions, documents, and red flags that matter most at the pre-seed and seed stage. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/what-angel-investors-look-for-india/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/what-angel-investors-look-for-india/ What do angel investors in India really look for before writing a cheque? After sitting in on hundreds of pitches at Delhi Angels, here are the signals that matter most, and the ones that don't. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/startup-hustle-lessons-tech-trenches/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/startup-hustle-lessons-tech-trenches/ Exploring the chaotic yet rewarding journey of launching a startup: the daily grind, small wins, and how resilience becomes your biggest competitive edge. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/startup-secrets-navigating-tech-maze/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/startup-secrets-navigating-tech-maze/ How early-stage startups can tackle tech challenges head-on: from database failures and team upskilling to future-proofing your systems before they break. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/beyond-the-prompt-building-a-high-fidelity-discovery-engine/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/beyond-the-prompt-building-a-high-fidelity-discovery-engine/ In the current era of 'one-click' AI solutions, there is a growing misconception that complex systems can be prompted into existence. Here's how I built a startup scouting engine that actually works. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/from-503-to-200-ok/ https://www.tanishqjain.co/posts/from-503-to-200-ok/ This morning, I opened the website of my mentor, Mr. Kunwer Sachdev, and found a dreaded 503 error. What followed was a crash course in Linux server management. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT