Lattice is built exclusively for builders, engineers, angels, and founders to collaborate openly, pitch boldly, and grow ventures in India. To protect this environment, every post, comment, and pitch is actively scanned by real-time automated safety systems and our moderator team.
Building is hard enough. Constructive criticism and hard feedback are encouraged; personal attacks are strictly forbidden. You must never belittle another founder, tell someone to quit, or call someone’s startup, vision, or work "trash", "garbage", "failure", "pathetic", or "worthless".
Any solicitation promoting unverified Telegram trading groups, WhatsApp pump-and-dump signals, get-rich-quick schemes, or unauthorized crypto offerings results in an immediate, permanent device ban.
We maintain zero tolerance for slurs, racial or religious hostility, sexual/NSFW content, doxxing, suicide encouragement, or threats of violence. Violators are reported directly to Indian law enforcement authorities under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Voting in the Monthly Startup Showcase must remain authentic. Using bots, click-farms, multiple fake Google accounts, or automated scripts to artificially inflate votes is prohibited and leads to immediate pitch disqualification.
Before text reaches the public feed or pitch discussions, it is evaluated by our server-side safety checks (Groq AI and instant regex filters). Content flagged for harassment, toxicity, or prohibited terms will be blocked immediately at the point of submission.
The "Anonymous" toggle exists to let founders discuss sensitive dilemmas, burn rates, and founder conflicts without personal exposure. Anonymous does not mean lawless. If an anonymous post is used to blackmail, defame, or harass individuals, moderators retain the ability to remove the content and ban the offending account.
If you see a post or discussion that violates these standards: