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Startup culture: India vs. US (Guest article)

Guest post by Ms. Neha Kesarwani .  Neha was co-founder of Vertoe, a startup in the US and has worked in startups in India and the US.  I have had the experience of building an on-demand short-term storage startup called Vertoe in the US that went on to expand to 65+ cities across 5 countries across the world and raised $3.85 million before COVID-19 hit the travel situation. Vertoe is an on-demand short-term storage app that allows anyone to drop off their bags/belongings at nearby shops within 5 minutes of wherever they are. The app simply enables the users to search for a location close to wherever they are in real-time. Apart from creating my own company from the ground up with my then co-founder, I also had the privilege to work as a Brand Manager at Cocoberry in its early stages where the seeds of problem-solving while navigating through ambiguity started to plant themselves. In recent times, I have associated myself with StartupIndia as an International Mentor, which all...