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Mithun Kumar
Helping Founders Ship SaaS Faster | Growth & Product-Led Software Engineer
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September 25, 2025
U.S. startup funding in H1 2025 jumped ~75.6% vs same period last year → $162.8B. Most of that surge is AI-fuelled. So here’s what I’m thinking as a founder: if your traction isn’t growing at least at 2× year-over-year in that climate, you’re getting left behind. Math: If you did $500K ARR in H1 2024 → $750K in H1 2025 = +50% growth ⇒ average, maybe even underperforming in today’s terms. 2× means hitting $1M in H1 2025 from $500K in 2024. Big difference in perception & investor pull. Commentify goal: push for 2× every 12 months until Q2T3-adjacent. Not saying it’s easy, but it’s what moves the needle.
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Ayush Mahapatra
Making Coaches Seen, Heard & Remembered | Human-Centered Branding & Relationship-Led Growth | Founder @Prosperra
2 months ago
Hitting 2× growth now isn’t just impressive! It’s table stakes for staying relevant How do you prioritize scaling sustainably without burning out the team?
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Radhika Gupta
Founder, One Digital Land | Building LinkedIn ecosystems for CXOs & brands from C-Suite authority to company page growth | 200+ CXOs scaled with the right lead pool
2 months ago
You’re right, when the funding pool grows this fast, the baseline for what’s “good” growth also shifts. Investors aren’t just comparing you to your last year, they’re comparing you to the market momentum as a whole.
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Praveen Singh V
Founder | PM, AI, Sales & Strategy | Scaling to $10B | Author | Founder of Liquicent, NEO, FOF & 1000Founders
2 months ago
I push teams to double ARR yearly, it forces priorities...it's worth the grind! 🚀🔥