The other day, I read somewhere — I am unable to recall the exact words — where the writer says, that if it’s art, then listen to yourself and do what you have to do. But in business, do what the customer wants. …

Paramdeep Singh and Divir Tiwari wanted to sell software that would help consumer goods companies automate their field operations. But convincing one of the most tech-averse industries in India to go digital required rolling up their sleeves and becoming boots on the ground “You are talking about chaddi baniyan (vests…

Milind Katti and Abhijit Gangoli braved gusty storms, fought doggedly and kept themselves in the equation. Two decades later, the spirited founders have scripted an inspiring tale from Pune! For Milind Katti and Abhijit Gangoli, LHS (left hand side) was always equal to RHS (right hand side). Well, the rookie…

When their first venture flopped because of poor retention, Raviteja Dodda and Yashwanth Kumar started up again to solve the churn problem for other mobile apps. Their journey is as flavourful as a plate of Hyderabadi biryani Entrepreneurs often get by with a little help from their friends and family. …

Starting from scratch, the tech exec-turned-VC shares a tactical guide on how to think about founding, product, and funding — There are more questions than answers in the run up to and during the early stages of founding a company. Founders have many ideas they could pursue and several different approaches they take. …

ERP systems are hard to build, open source ERPs are harder. One can only enter this business by mistake. — If it weren’t for the mistakes of Rushabh Mehta’s life, the SaaS ecosystem in India would have lost out on at least three interesting innovations over the past 15 years. …

The time we live in celebrates youth because of the energy that we usually associate with young people. I would like to use the word “youth” to signify a certain state of mind — vibrant — and it can be found in slightly older people as well. …

Since early 2020, we’ve been busy strengthening the SaaS ecosystem through a new personalised coaching programme called SaaSBOOMi SGx. So far, more than 15 young companies have been nurtured and shaped by seasoned entrepreneurs who founded the programme. They have played mentors to these eager mentees and shared with them…

Raghuveer Kancherla leans to the side and smiles. He’s listening to his co-founder Girish Redekar talk about him. They’re not in the same room. They’re not in the same pin code. But Raghu leans towards Girish on that Google Meet call. The chemistry across the pixels is visible. “He has…