New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Every founder believes their idea is a smart one. The Indian start-up ecosystem is overflowing with innovation, so much so that the landscape has shifted. It's no longer a dearth of ideas, but a deluge of pitches that now challenges the venture capital world.

As serial entrepreneur and start-up pro Rajneesh Bhasin observed, "Today every private equity company is flooded with pitches." Investors are overwhelmed and are actively seeking trusted filters to sort the truly scalable and sustainable businesses from the cash-burning ones. This environment, where investors "look at people like us to recommend to them," signals a profound shift - the focus is moving from idea novelty to Proof of Concept (POC) and capital effi...