He came for the food. He left with a co-founder.
Three co-founder introductions had already failed that quarter. The fourth was sitting across the table, saying nothing.
3 (all no)
Intros before this
6 hours
Table time
Week later
Incorporated
Delhi
Chapter
how it happened
fri · 8:15pm · hauz khas, delhi
He had turned down three co-founder introductions that quarter. The fourth was seated across the table, quietly eating.
Hauz Khas, long after the others had gone home. sat · 2:00am · same table, cold coffee
They stayed after the others left. By the time the place asked them to move, they'd sketched a company on a napkin.
The napkin, and the paperwork it turned into. wed · 10:00am · the registrar, delhi
Incorporation papers filed the following week. First hire two weeks later. They still keep the napkin.
“We didn't decide to build a company. We just kept talking until it was obvious.”
Baaaz member · Delhi
the outcome
Company incorporated within the month.
Recorded by the desk in February 2026, from the Delhi chapter. Details are kept deliberately light — members' names stay off the record.
- 01
Co-founder fit shows up in unstructured hours, not in a scheduled meeting.
- 02
Vetting up front meant neither had to run reference checks on the other.
- 03
Speed followed trust. Papers were filed the week after the dinner.
Every one of these started with one introduction.
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