Avinash Raghava – Product Nation

A personal introduction to #SaaSx4, and why I believe Chennai is the place to be right now for SaaS startups

March 17, 2017

9 Min read

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I have worked with iSPIRT for many years now and one of my key lessons has been around the dynamics behind community and ecosystem building. I have learnt that just having a plethora of startups in one geographical location doesn’t make that place the natural epicenter or capital. There is something more to it, an X factor that goes beyond mere arithmetic. This X factor is something that I think...

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India SaaS Survey 2016 – Decoding our SaaS industry

By Avinash Raghava

In SaaSx

March 14, 2017

3 Min read

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Strength of a industry is not just judged by how much it contributes to the economy. There are a number of factors to consider and surveys play a major role in painting a clear picture. The India SaaS Survey is all about getting the pulse of the burgeoning SaaS ecosystem in our country. A survey of this kind is indispensable in drawing an insightful analysis and in getting credible benchmarking...

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Survival is not enough if you are a SaaS founder in India

By Avinash Raghava

In SaaSx

February 17, 2017

3 Min read

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In an explosive SaaS market with entries from all over the world, survival is not enough. “Survival is not Enough” is the theme of #SaaSx4, scheduled for 17th March in Chennai, and like last time we are heading to the beach. 🙂 SaaSx is a community for SaaS founders by SaaS founders, so if you are just contemplating starting a SaaS business, this event is not for you. This is the 4th edition of...

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Announcing #BeyondFounders – Connecting Entrepreneurs in need with Doers indeed.

By Avinash Raghava

In ProductNation

February 6, 2017

5 Min read

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As an eco-system builder, I’m always challenged with finding more Founders to contribute or help other early stage Founders. Normally, successful people have very little time to contribute and many a times, there is no formal platform which allows them to engage on an ongoing basis. Unfortunately, our eco-system has many fake mentors and founders who know it all 🙁 I have been fortunate to have...

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How we built iSPIRT from scratch, with nothing except a lot of spirit. #iSPIRTturns4

By Avinash Raghava

In iSPIRT, ProductNation, The Eco System

February 4, 2017

11 Min read

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I missed the 4th anniversary celebrations of iSPIRT in Bangalore today as my father has been unwell for the last couple of weeks and I have been avoiding travel. I thought it will be good to refresh my memory by reading up some of the old emails and also share the journey of the 9 months of preparation before we officially launched iSPIRT. In the early months we called ourselves as...

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Behind the scenes of $2 billion Indian startup movie #PNgrowth

By Avinash Raghava

In PNgrowth, The Eco System

December 5, 2016

12 Min read

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Last month, for the first time, I witnessed something really special. Even for someone like me, whose very job and calling is to evangelise this nascent software ecosystem of ours, this was something extraordinary. I’ve been doing this a while, and what happened last month was one of the best feelings I’ve had in this journey. This is what happened: Some of the leading B2B enterprise startups in...

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Mavens are Everywhere

By Avinash Raghava

In Credo Stories

November 14, 2016

2 Min read

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Playbook Round Tables were created with an intention to orchestrate the coordination and exchange of tacit knowledge. Thoughtful Founders acted as facilitators in this sharing of tacit knowledge. We call them Mavens. For them, their contribution to #PlaybookRTs was a labor of love. It is a selfless contribution to making India a Product Nation. Thanks to the Founder Mavens, PlaybookRTs went on to...

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Volunteer Hero: Rohith Veerajappa #CredoStories

By Avinash Raghava

In Credo Stories

October 28, 2016

2 Min read

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Most of our iSPIRT volunteers have demanding day jobs and yet they jump in to build public goods. They are animated by a cause and a sense of community. Some of them take their commitment to the cause so seriously that they let no task, however unsexy and mundane, get in the way of progress. Their do-what-it-takes approach is what, ultimately, turns ideas and intentions into reality. These unsung...

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Announcing The 2016 India SaaS Survey – A Joint initiative by Signal Hill & iSPIRT

By Avinash Raghava

In SaaSx

September 27, 2016

2 Min read

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According to a recent report by Google and Accel Partners the SaaS market in India is expected to cross over $50Bn by 2025, driven largely by demand from Western markets, in particular from US-based SMBs. Indian firms are noted as uniquely qualified to serve this opportunity given the available talent, mobile-first mindsets and language skills that enable cost-effective inside sales. In realizing...

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On Independence Day, India’s budding product entrepreneurs get the freedom to choose: Introducing the Product Nation Founders Hub(PNFh)

By Avinash Raghava

In iSPIRT, Playbook RoundTable, PNCamp, PNgrowth, The Eco System

August 15, 2016

5 Min read

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On Independence Day, we at Product Nation have an important announcement to make. This one was a long time coming, as we tried to classify, clear up, and target our efforts for the product ecosystem better. This update is mainly focused on the Playbook pillar, one of iSPIRT’s key initiatives, and will have effects on other fronts as well. We are reviving some of the initiatives; to others we have...

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