From idea to PMF in the U.S. this founder did it without leaving Chennai.
Penned by Z47 x SaaSBoomi. In January 2020, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic, Vignesh Girishankar made a rare and difficult call. He turned down term sheets from top-tier VCs for his new idea. “We’ll come back when we’ve thought this through.” Vignesh, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Rocketlane, told investors. It wasn’t his first high-stakes call.
Does India need its own LLM?
Avoiding the Infrastructure Trap: The Wrong Race, and the Smarter Road Ahead for AI in India.
Inside the SaaSBoomi Cafe: How our team cooks up recipes for founder growth
We often use the restaurant analogy to describe how SaaSBoomi functions. It borrows from my childhood memory and a dream to run a small, intimate restaurant in the hills. I will extend that metaphor further to describe each member of our community and the roles they play.
From a blank page to a blockbuster: The making of Annual 2025
As I stood at the back of the packed main hall at ITC Chola, a quiet realisation came over me like a wave. In front of me were about fourteen hundred founders, CXOs, operators, and investors engrossed in deep conversations, swapping notes, exchanging ideas, and sharing laughter. It was vibrant, loud, and full of purpose. […]
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