Moonshots And Marathons: A Practical Guidebook To Building And Scaling DeepTech Startups In India - Release Date December 31, 2025

They told you to hustle, but they forgot to tell you how to survive. DeepTech isn’t a sprint—it’s years in the lab before a single sale, where moonshot ambition collides with marathon endurance. It’s investors demanding speed while you pursue a mission that cannot be rushed. Moonshots and Marathons is the unfiltered playbook for founders building the impossible—satellites, AI breakthroughs, climate solutions, and life-saving biotech. Three insiders who have invested in, scaled, and advised hundreds of DeepTech companies reveal the real rules: how to choose your battles, protect your IP, survive the ‘valleys of death,’ and exit without selling your soul. If your ideas could change the world, this is the book that shows you how to last long enough to make it happen. Chirag Gupta, Managing Partner at 8X Ventures, brings deep operational and investment insight from leadership roles at 500 Global, Careem, McKinsey, Strategy&, and Korn Ferry. Govind Kedia, Managing Director at Arctic Invent and Director at Basck UK, has helped build and manage over 10,000 IP assets and secure more than 2,500 patents globally, offering unmatched expertise in IP strategy and scale. Sunil K. Shekhawat, Co-founder and CEO of SanchiConnect, has played a pivotal role in shaping India’s startup ecosystem through leadership positions at NASSCOM, connecting Indian startups with global investors, mentors, and corporate partners.