The Edugild Blog
Short essays, long reads, founder case studies and event recaps — from Edugild founders, mentors and the team. Written for the next cohort, and anyone thinking about starting up from college.
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A plain-language walkthrough of what catches our eye in an application — and what doesn't. Useful reading before you hit submit.
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A short essay on why over half of our 2025 cohort came from tier-2 institutions — and what that signals.
Channel-by-channel tactics from four Edugild founders who got to 1,000 real users without paid marketing.
The team behind Verdra walks through the 12 hardest decisions they made during the Edugild sprint.
From IIT hostel-room startups of the 2000s to campus incubators today — a quick, opinionated read.
A 9-box business plan our mentors use in first-week reviews. Download, fill, iterate.
Honest post-mortems from three 2023 portfolio companies that shut down. Patterns and blindspots inside.
The problem-validation interview script we hand every Week-1 team. Five questions, one follow-up rule.
Full recap of our Feb 2026 demo day — deck summaries, metrics, and three investor takeaways.
42 teams, 10 finalists, 1 winner. A recap with judge notes, the winning deck, and the themes that emerged.
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