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Pay it FWD: Mayank Nagpal, the quiet giver

Before I move on, I want to introduce you to Mayank, founder of EPYC and one of the brightest minds I’ve met. Deeply rooted in the open-source and no-code world, Mayank brings a rare mix of hustle, heart, and humility.

Avinash Raghava
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Founding isn’t always brave: what we heard from 100+ entrepreneurs

Building something of your own is deeply personal. The Jagah study gently uncovers what founders often find hard to share.

Pavitra Jayaraman
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Pay it FWD: Kalyan Varma’s art of quiet excellence

It’s not often that I stumble across someone who is a natural giver. During these sessions, he would never hold back — that honesty and transparency hooked founders, who would speak about moments from the session for days. At that moment, I saw a genius in Kalyan… He reminds me of the famous Hindi proverb, ‘A tree laden with fruit bends low.’ Despite being a successful founder, Kalyan’s humility and empathy are visible

Avinash Raghava
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SaaSBoomi Sangam: Where India’s AI dreams get real

Sometimes the most important conversations happen in the most unexpected ways. Ashwin from Moative and I were talking a few weeks ago about India’s AI moment when we realized something profound: we’re sitting on a $100 billion opportunity that could reshape how the world thinks about enterprise software.

Aastha Sharma & Avinash Raghava
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Pay it FWD: The relentless optimism of Raj Sheth

“There is nothing he believes in more than India and her founders.” Raj Sheth’s journey has been one of relentless optimism, quiet generosity, and unwavering belief in India’s startup community, always giving, always returning, always paying it forward.

Avinash Raghava
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Pay it FWD: Prasanna and the art of kintsugi

I heard him before I saw him. That’s the best way I can describe the first time I met Prasanna Krishnamoorthy. This story starts about a dozen years ago, when Prasanna was associated with Microsoft Accelerator. At the time, he was known to the startup community as a founder who had pivoted to nurturing startups […]

Avinash Raghava
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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.

Avinash Raghava
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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.  […]

Keerthi Madhu
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Pay it FWD: Mohit Garg and the tale of two coffee shops

“What is your motivation?” That was one of the first questions Mohit Garg asked me in a brightly lit cafe in Pune. Mohit had a few hours before he had to board a flight that would take him to the US permanently.

Avinash Raghava
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