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AAP: The New Startup Venture

I must admit I enjoy watching the daily News Shows! Yes, Shows!  And for any regular News follower in India, it is impossible to miss the 'Aam Admi Party euphoria' these days - TV, print or social media. Everyone has - an opinion about them, expectations from them, suggestions for them and well all have predictions for them. I have a viewpoint, not on what would they do but about what they really are.  I see AAP as a ' New Startup Venture ’; well startups cannot just be business models!! AAP is a brilliant example of a text-book style 'Startup Venture', verticalized in an extremely different dimension - National Hope!  For starters I am neither associated with any political party nor have anything to do with the Silicon Valley. However, I have a personal take on AAP and below is a 'lifecycle analogy' to any successful Startup Venture: 1.     Discover Demand -  For any new venture to be successful, there has to be a demand for what you offe