It was a sunny Friday in Delhi. The morning light filtered through the balcony, warming my living room. I settled onto the sofa with a hot mug of black coffee and opened my inbox. There it was!
A long, detailed email from the Governing Council, thanking me for what had been built so far\u2026 and letting me know that a Custom GPT would be taking over my responsibilities for the year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, I laughed. But it wasn\u2019t a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d just been laid off. In the most gracious way possible. Complete with a reverence slip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DANG! That was it, my last day at SaaSBoomi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I woke up, sweaty. It was 6:30 AM. Just a dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But dreams often echo what we don\u2019t say out loud. So here\u2019s a confession: Yes, I fear being irrelevant. I\u2019ve spent over two decades building communities in the Indian startup ecosystem. And I\u2019ve seen three distinct waves of founders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This third wave is different. They\u2019re young. Sharp. Focused. 26, maybe 28. Clear in their vision. Ruthlessly product-driven. I\u2019ve met a bunch over the past few weeks, enough to start seeing a pattern. And I\u2019m sure there\u2019s more to uncover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we plan the year ahead at SaaSBoomi, one thing is clear: We\u2019re rebuilding. With intent. Because only when we use AI can we talk about it. And only when we know our audience\u2019s problems can we solve for them. The peaks ahead are steep, but I\u2019m sure the view will be worth it. Let\u2019s trek this together!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I settled onto the sofa with a hot mug of black coffee and opened my inbox. There it was!
<\/strong>Now more than ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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If we want to serve this next generation of builders, we need to learn their language. So I\u2019m meeting 7\u20138 AI-first founders every week. Not to pitch, not to partner, just to listen. To understand. My team\u2019s doing the same, syncing weekly to share, learn, and plug what\u2019s useful into our workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In the coming year, we\u2019ll be focusing deeply on the zero-to-one stage, the early builders creating for the world from India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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