Manav is the founder and CEO of Eka Software solutions founded in 2004. More recently, he has authored "The India SaaS Story", a Book for SaaS Founders by SaaS Founders. In this episode we revisit lessons learnt from the pandemic, how to think beyond operational constraints, why Manav decided to write the book and several other interesting topics.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 Revisiting lessons from the pandemic
04:13 Combining 'passion with reason'
06:44 Thinking beyond operational constraints
08:56 Why Manav decided to write the book
11:24 What surprised Manav
12:34 Evolution of SaaS over the last 15 years
16:33 Evolution of founders over the last 15 years
18:11 Nuances of being global from day 1
19:30 How fundraising has changed
21:48 Advice to founders on building a SaaS startup
23:44 Where are we lagging behind
25:07 Building Post Sales and Customer Success function
25:55 3 mistakes founders should avoid
27:00 Going from nice to have to need to have
28:44 Manav's thoughts on Category creation
30:12 What do you hope the book will achieve
30:35 The next couple of years for Manav
31:08 Books and Podcasts recommendations
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