EP 88 : Investing in Enterprise Tech | Shruti Gandhi (General Partner & Founding Engineer, Array VC)

Shruti is an engineer and a data and ML enthusiast and is currently a general partner at Array VC. Previously she was an early stage venture capital investor at True Ventures, Samsung Electronics, Lightbank, HighBAR Partners, and the i2A Fund. While at IBM she worked on self learning algorithms that detected user location based on IP addresses, which she later incorporated into the Lotus Sametime product. Later, her company Penseev helped users make better connections with their friends based on social data. Shruti also has an MBA from the University of Chicago, where she polished her finance skills before making the switch from engineer/founder to investor. Shruti and Roshan spoke about investing in enterprise SaaS and the challenges in the space and more; Key highlights below:  Advantages of being a techie in a world of venture capital  Investing in the enterprise   Challenges in enterprise SaaS space  Balancing Build before market vs build with market  How founders can Iterate to find Product Market Fit Navigating through changes in enterprise tech deployment 1 What makes great founders great?  Connect with Shruti:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrutigandhi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/atShruti Connect with us:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​ If you liked this conversation, 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