SaaStock Local Hyderabad
What is SaaStock Local?
SaaStock Local connects SaaS founders and professionals within local communities, offering a platform to share knowledge, network, and access global SaaS resources. It’s the go-to event for scaling your SaaS business by learning from top industry experts.
Bootstrapped vs Funded Startups
Join us for an insightful conversation on the classic dilemma of "Whether to raise Funds or to stay Bootstrapped".
We have thought leaders in the space, Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan, Advisor at T Hub & General Partner at Ventureast, Kiran Babu, Founder of Rava AI, along with Sudheer Bandaru, Founder of Hivel joining us.
We will ask some difficult questions & understand how different is the dynamic in either of them. From hiring, to customer acquisition, to marketing, to exit, we will touch base on how the mode of operation shapes them.
Overview Agenda
- 6:00 PM –Assembly Meet fellow SaaS founders, investors, and professionals from the local ecosystem
- 6:15 PM – Opening Remarks & Event Introduction Learn more about SaaStock Local and the Hyderabad SaaS community
- 6:20 PM – Panel Discussion Engage with the panel as they share their entrepreneurial journey
- 7:30 PM – Q&A Session Ask your pressing questions to gain insights from their experiences
- 8:00 PM – Networking & Closing Continue conversations and build connections with local SaaS enthusiasts
Sudheer Bandaru (Funded Startup)
"The engineer who turned his own frustration into a SaaS empire."
After 12+ years of leading teams at Bankrate and Shortlist, Sudheer hit a wall: "Why are we still guessing how engineering works?" His answer? Hivel—a tool born from 18 months of stealth R&D. Fun fact: He coded the first MVP himself, despite being a "recovering engineer."
Kiran Babu (Bootstrapped Startup)
"The stealth mentor behind India’s top edtech exits."
Before Rava.ai, Kiran quietly advised 50+ startups at T-Hub/ISB—including two acquired by unicorns. His secret? A Google-forged playbook for scaling ops (used to launch support hubs in Manila/Las Vegas). Off-duty: Hyderabad’s most connected founder, known for 3 AM strategy calls.
Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan
"The professor-turned-VC who spots tech shifts before they trend."
Predicted India’s SaaS boom in 2015—then backed Hasura, MoEngage, Ather. Behind the scenes: PhD thesis on distributed systems (1988) became foundational for cloud computing. Still teaches IIT grads: "If your tech doesn’t solve for revenue, it’s just science fair."
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