EP 157 : India SaaS Story - Manav Garg (CEO & Founder, Eka) | Fundraising | Hiring | Going from 0 - 1

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 ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Manav : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manav-garg-227254/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/manav_garg ------------------------------------- Connect with Us:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator ​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message