Indian-American billionaire and businessman Vinod Khosla insisted that companies must think globally from the very beginning even if they were to just enter the Indian market initially. Speaking about Indias startup ecosystem in a podcast Khosla said that it is essential to find a co-founder who is eager to build a billion-dollar company. Expanding on the thought he said that a company has a lesser chance of making it big globally if founders continued to work with their friends rather than finding the right co-founder to scale it. Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. Khosla made his wealth from early venture capital investments in areas such as networking software and alternative energy technologies. He is considered one of the most successful and influential venture capitalists. As of January 2025 Forbes estimated his net worth at US$9.2 billion. Advice for Indian startups Indian startups should aim higher to dominate on a global scale Indian-American billionaire and businessman Vinod Khosla believes. Khosla said that it is essential to find a co-founder who is eager to build a billion-dollar company. Expanding on the thought he said that a company has a lesser chance of making it big globally if founders continued to work with their friends rather than finding the right co-founder to scale it. Speaking about Indias influence globally Khosla said that the country is a classic example of a developing country. India has demonstrated its technical expertise by successfully developing its own technologies such as the PSLV rocket and the moon mission he said. He also lauded the country for setting up premier institutes like the IITs.