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Avinash Raghava 🇮🇳

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Championing 🇮🇳's 1st pay-it-forward community that accelerates SaaS grow @SaaSBoomi @JagahTheSpace | Past @ScaleTogether @Accel_India @Product_Nation @NASSCOM

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Few people embody grit, product obsession, and generosity the way Varun Shoor does. From launching Kayako as a 17-year-old in Jalandhar to building a global SaaS company before “SaaS” was even a buzzword — his journey is pure inspiration. Varun, you're one of the smartest

Few people embody grit, product obsession, and generosity the way <a href="/varunshoor/">Varun Shoor</a> does.

From launching Kayako as a 17-year-old in Jalandhar to building a global SaaS company before “SaaS” was even a buzzword — his journey is pure inspiration.

Varun, you're one of the smartest
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$1–5M ARR with 100% YoY growth used to be a big deal. Now? It’s just table stakes. At #SBAnnual25, Rajan Anandan dropped the playbook for building a 10x product in a $10T+ market. ▶️ youtu.be/su7A2vRXNeI India #SaaS + #AI isn’t dreaming small. Watch. Share. Think BIGGER. 🦾

$1–5M ARR with 100% YoY growth used to be a big deal.
Now? It’s just table stakes.

At #SBAnnual25, <a href="/RajanAnandan/">Rajan Anandan</a> dropped the playbook for building a 10x product in a $10T+ market.

▶️ youtu.be/su7A2vRXNeI

India #SaaS + #AI isn’t dreaming small.
Watch. Share. Think BIGGER. 🦾
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The entrepreneurial journey of Pankaj Bansal was dotted with red flags. The first one was outrageous: quitting at the peak of his career! Pankaj plunged into entrepreneurship after seven years of an illustrious corporate innings. No safety gear. No parachute. Nothing. All the

The entrepreneurial journey of <a href="/PankajBansalPB/">Pankaj Bansal</a> was dotted with red flags. The first one was outrageous: quitting at the peak of his career!

Pankaj plunged into entrepreneurship after seven years of an illustrious corporate innings. No safety gear. No parachute. Nothing.

All the
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Thank you Avinash Raghava 🇮🇳 and SaaSBoomi for the candid conversation..you gave me the safe space to open .. in hindsight I think I spoke too much :-) anyway if it helps one #entrepreneur or one seeker .. I think it will serve its purpose. Love ❤️

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When founders move overseas, they often insist that it is for a short time, but the ease of living keeps them there, not for Raj Sheth, a leader who thrives in the abstract. My VC and founder friends tell me that fundraising is an art more than a science. You must feel your way

When founders move overseas, they often insist that it is for a short time, but the ease of living keeps them there, not for <a href="/whoisraj/">Raj Sheth</a>, a leader who thrives in the abstract.

My VC and founder friends tell me that fundraising is an art more than a science. You must feel your way
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When Sanket Shah and Suresh Sambandam sat down to talk at #SBAnnual25, the room got quiet. 🤫 What they shared? A real-time upgrade to building in the age of #AI. ▶️ youtu.be/lYFTZJ_Rnso Forget old playbooks. This is the new OS. 🦾

When <a href="/_sankyy/">Sanket Shah</a> and <a href="/sureshsambandam/">Suresh Sambandam</a> sat down to talk at #SBAnnual25, the room got quiet. 🤫

What they shared? A real-time upgrade to building in the age of #AI.

▶️ youtu.be/lYFTZJ_Rnso

Forget old playbooks. This is the new OS. 🦾
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While Silicon Valley debates the philosophy of AGI, a Bangalore startup is doing something quietly radical: Building AI that actually makes money for small businesses across the world. From the lanes of Jayanagar to the strip malls of Phoenix, Zoca proves that the most powerful

While Silicon Valley debates the philosophy of AGI, a Bangalore startup is doing something quietly radical: Building AI that actually makes money for small businesses across the world.

From the lanes of Jayanagar to the strip malls of Phoenix, Zoca proves that the most powerful
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I visited the bucket building after 12 long years. In these 12 years, Indian SaaS has grown from a whisper to a global force. At the heart of that story, quietly, consistently, and with deep conviction, has been Zoho. A company that didn’t just build software from India but

I visited the bucket building after 12 long years.

In these 12 years, Indian SaaS has grown from a whisper to a global force. At the heart of that story, quietly, consistently, and with deep conviction, has been Zoho. A company that didn’t just build software from India but
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One day, I asked Matthew John If you had all the money, time, and freedom in the world, what would you build? Without missing a beat, he said, “A growth school for children. A space where knowledge and friendship flow freely.” It wasn’t just a poetic answer. It was him. Clear,

One day, I asked <a href="/tmatthewj/">Matthew John</a> If you had all the money, time, and freedom in the world, what would you build?

Without missing a beat, he said, “A growth school for children. A space where knowledge and friendship flow freely.”

It wasn’t just a poetic answer. It was him. Clear,
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In 2025, at a coffee shop in the suburbs of Palo Alto, I bumped into Rajan Anandan just as he was stepping out. He asked what I was up to, and within five minutes of listening, he: – Volunteered to contribute to SaaSBoomi – Agreed to attend the Annual Now here’s the thing: I

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There’s a Hindi proverb that goes, “A tree laden with fruit always bends low.” If there’s one friend who embodies this deeply, it’s Kalyan Varma. Despite being one of the most intelligent people I’ve met, he’s never in a rush to grab the spotlight. Instead, he shows up with

There’s a Hindi proverb that goes, “A tree laden with fruit always bends low.” If there’s one friend who embodies this deeply, it’s <a href="/kalyanvarmak/">Kalyan Varma</a>.

Despite being one of the most intelligent people I’ve met, he’s never in a rush to grab the spotlight. Instead, he shows up with
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#Caravan25 is HERE – a 7-day, founder-led deep dive in the Bay Area that cuts through the full lifecycle of building a company in the AI era. ⚡️ Limited seats. Early-bird pricing. Curated cohort. Serious outcomes. Act Now >> saasboomi.org/events/caravan… IT'S GAME ON! 🎮 #AI #SaaS

#Caravan25 is HERE – a 7-day, founder-led deep dive in the Bay Area that cuts through the full lifecycle of building a company in the AI era. ⚡️

Limited seats. Early-bird pricing. Curated cohort. Serious outcomes.

Act Now &gt;&gt; saasboomi.org/events/caravan…

IT'S GAME ON! 🎮

#AI #SaaS
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Dead on arrival. That’s how Shalin Jain felt in 2005. Google had just killed his product. Years of work, gone in a flash. But he didn’t quit. He kept building. In 2012, HappyFox was born. Today? A $20M ARR company. Bootstrapped. Profitable. No VC. This isn’t just a story

Dead on arrival. That’s how <a href="/Shalin10/">Shalin Jain</a> felt in 2005.

Google had just killed his product. Years of work, gone in a flash.

But he didn’t quit. He kept building.

In 2012, <a href="/HappyFoxApp/">HappyFox</a> was born.

Today? A $20M ARR company. Bootstrapped. Profitable. No VC.

This isn’t just a story
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We’ve built SaaSBoomi around one belief: the best communities don’t just celebrate you, they push you to go further. With Vertical Velocity, we’re doing something new. A 6-month cross-border journey for AI-first Indian founders building in healthcare and BFSI. Not a generic

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Building furiously? Ideating on what next? Curious about the most interesting seed stage startups in India? Take 2 hours out and come join the Surge team! we would love to meet you. Surge Open House in Bangalore on Thursday July 17th

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Most founders chase freedom. Jimit Bagadiya and Tejas Mehta lived it. No VCs, no board decks, no Friday stand-ups. Just cash flow, laughter, and the joy of building on their own terms. “Dhandha acha chal raha tha,” Tejas says. “Phir, kyon baahar niklein?” Jimit adds. They

Most founders chase freedom. Jimit Bagadiya and Tejas Mehta lived it. No VCs, no board decks, no Friday stand-ups.

Just cash flow, laughter, and the joy of building on their own terms.

“Dhandha acha chal raha tha,” Tejas says.
“Phir, kyon baahar niklein?” Jimit adds.

They
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I usually get names right. Especially the ones that matter. But somehow, I kept misspelling Subhendu (Subhendu Panigrahi). Not once. Not twice. Enough times for him to start pointing it out, gently, but firmly. So I did the only thing I could. I saved his name in my phone as: Subhendu

I usually get names right. Especially the ones that matter.

But somehow, I kept misspelling Subhendu (<a href="/skipiit/">Subhendu Panigrahi</a>). Not once. Not twice. Enough times for him to start pointing it out, gently, but firmly.

So I did the only thing I could. I saved his name in my phone as: Subhendu