Sunset brainstorming session at Frugal Scientific headquarters, highlighting the innovative journey from idea to scale against a vibrant cityscape backdrop. The Brutal Reality of Building a Startup Alone in India Bangalore is often called India's Silicon Valley — and for good reason. It has the talent density, the investor networks, and the ecosystem energy. But ask any first-time founder in the city what actually kills startups here, and the pitch-deck answer ("bad market fi