EP 201 : Bootstrapping to $10M+ in revenue - The story of how Saravana Kumar built Kovai

Saravana is an entrepreneur, investor and technical enthusiast. He is the founder and CEO of Kovai where he has builting and scaled multiple B2B products that solve the pain point of enterprise customers. In this episode he spoke about balancing customer satisfaction and product vision, building a moat and managing multiple products and more. ------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by Park Avenue, shop for their wrinkle free shirts here: https://www.myraymond.com/ ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Saravana :Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/saravanamvTwitter: https://twitter.com/saravanamv ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- Topics: 00:00 Sneak Peak01:02 Introduction02:28 Evolution of the startup ecosystem06:42 Bootstrapping v/s VC funding10:55 Nuances of selling to enterprises12:49 How Saravana went from and Idea to Product17:21 Balancing customer satisfaction and product vision19:49 Building a Moat22:23 Advice for founders on thought leadership24:11 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts24:35 Key insights from Customer success28:44 Building partnerships31:26 Nuances of selling to global customers from day 135:47 Hiring for sales/customer success38:32 What are funded startups doing wrong? 41:11 Managing multiple products43:33 Operating during a slowdown46:04 Saravana's contribution to the startup ecosystem in Coimbatore48:35 Books and Podcast recommendations 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!