Founders need to tell their story. It’s a thing they simply have to do, be it while pitching to a VC, an employee, or a customer. The story lays out your ambition. …

“How are you doing today?” It is a conversation starter line that is admittedly quite common. But with most people, this comes across as a perfunctory rite — something that is needed simply out of courtesy to start a conversation. But not with him. This gentleman asks this question in…

This is a piece based on SaaSBOOMi’s trip to the valley. The learnings here are extracted from seven roundtables, a few walks, countless orders of beer, wine, and coffee, and one-on-one conversations with the most ambitious founders in the world. For part one of this piece, click here. When Sunil…

When I was making plans to fly to the US, I was enthused but a little tentative. Do they even need SaaSBOOMi there? There exists SaaStr, which is extremely popular and has a large cohort of founders from across the world. But as I’ve learnt over the years, effort is…

As you know, I use this column to talk about people playing for the long haul. Today, let us spotlight a leader who has already played that game and set an example for many people worldwide. He travels from the Bay Area to various cities in India with frequency and…

Recently, a Chennai-based founder was in the news for gifting 5 high-end BMW sedans to his colleagues — early employees who supported him for ten years through thick and thin. But there were two things that didn’t get covered in the media around this generous act. Firstly, the startup in…

SaaSBOOMi expands to emerging cities in the country… — I’m writing this piece from a beautiful cafe in Bhopal, amidst lush greenery, butterflies, and chirping sounds of birds. This cafe is very special as all the stuff here is organic, with the farm right next to it. It’s always a pleasure to receive hospitality in an emerging city. …

Let’s call it a series. We didn’t really intend on making it one. But the way things are turning out, it is shaping up to be one. A few weeks ago, a friend of ours set us on the path of what founders could do if they were planning to…

Srikanth Velamakanni and Pranay Agrawal of Fractal wanted to become heroes. Somewhere down the entrepreneurship track, there was an option — let’s call it a low-hanging fruit — to settle as spot boys. Find out what happened next… Okay. So you want to be an entrepreneur. Right? Srikanth Velamakanni too…