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In India. We are calling the Aam Aadmi Party (transalated to Common Man's Party) as the startup of the decade. They were formed just 9 months ago, with a single
by slaxman 13y ago
In India. We are calling the Aam Aadmi Party (transalated to Common Man's Party) as the startup of the decade. They were formed just 9 months ago, with a single goal - to have corruption free politics. The founder Arvind Kejriwal did some hustling that we would be proud of in the startup world. There were lot of dirty campaigns that were conducted against them. They introduced total transparency in their funding raising all their funds from common people.
The result: They secured 28/70 seats in the their very first election, while the current ruling party (Congress) secured just 8/70 seats.
That, my friends, is David beating Goliath.
- linux_devil 13y ago* Crowd funded startup , common people donated money unlike other parties funded by Industrialists and lobbyists.
- dylandrop 13y agoWell.. A non-venture backed startup perhaps. I don't see startups as a David and Goliath situation if David's constantly using Goliath's money to fund his ventures. Even so I think it's a bit of a reach to compare this new party and startups. It's a much bigger deal to make a political victory based on defeating corruption than a social media app.