Published in#SaaSBoomi·Sep 28, 2019The spirit of #SaaSBooMi as a community and its purpose.“Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying the kindness to others instead of to the original benefactor. The concept is old, but the particular phrase may have been coined by Lily Hardy Hammond in her 1916 book In the Garden of Delight.” …SaaS2 min readSaaS2 min read
Mar 20, 2018We just raised our $18M Series-C led by Insight Venture PartnersI’m excited to share that we have raised $18MM USD in our Series-C round led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from our existing investors — Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. Insight Venture Partners is based out of NYC. They are an active investor in a number of companies…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Aug 29, 2017Dear fellow Chennai Entrepreneur — Can I have a minute of your attention please?We need your help. We are looking for startup role models. If you think, others can learn something from your experience as a startup, we would love to have you nominate your startup here. It’s not just about the numbers. It’s about telling your story and inspiring a lot more to take up entrepreneurship like you. We know that like most entrepreneurs you may be pretty modest. If you feel that you do not want to nominate yourself at this time, you can still help us.Startup1 min readStartup1 min read
Feb 9, 2017What’s that one thing you would do for free?If you know your answer, that’s fantastic. But I’ve realised that this discovery process of “the thing you would do for free” is the hardest part. I love solving puzzles; finding solutions to problems. And that’s why I love customer support so much, listening to folks trying to put a…Life Lessons1 min readLife Lessons1 min read
Oct 6, 2016Found: The right lens to look at the Build vs Buy dilemma, in a basement at SaaStock, DublinSome of the most interesting conversations happen in the informal meet-ups leading upto the events. It is in these casual conversations that your ideas tend to get better and you tend to learn a lot. So, I reached Dublin a day ahead of the SaaStock kick-off, to attend the pre-event…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published inHackerNoon.com·Sep 11, 2016Stripe Atlas? read this before you incorporate; caveats based on my experience.“If you are in USA, please start the process 4 weeks in advance to get your merchant account and if you are elsewhere, expect the process to take anywhere between 2 to 4 months”. Before the days of Stripe, I remember writing this in 2011, as a prerequisite in our…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Mar 5, 2016How do we educate regulators better? Ola and Uber bike taxi declared illegal.When I read OLA and Uber launch bike taxis on the same day, yesterday, I was very happy. Happy for the fact that they feel the pain of every day commuter, their customer, and are figuring novel ways to solve it. For those who aren’t familiar, Bangalore traffic sucks. Big…Uber2 min readUber2 min read
Feb 29, 2016The Big ‘Pitch’er — StartupHouse BattlefieldThe Big ‘Pitch’er — StartupHouse Battlefield YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, AirBnB and many other services have become an integral part of our lives. But these were businesses like any other, ones that started out small. They had an idea, they wanted to solve a problem, they built a product and they…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Feb 13, 2016Focusing on competition is like driving with one eye on rear view mirror.This week I attended the #SaaStrAnnual event. One of the most dominating themes was the number of solutions around sales productivity. It’s not surprising considering that one of the most important challenges facing SaaS startups is sales and distribution. The Compass.co study on “State of SaaS” is very revealing about…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Nov 16, 2015The pursuit of a startup; small business and entrepreneurship. An attempt to clear the semantics for event organizers.To begin with, let me admit that I am guilty of confusing entrepreneurship in any form with small business, startups and have had some confusing conversations in startup-specific events in the past. A startup can be run by a business owner (not an entrepreneur) and a small business can be…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
