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DESCRIPTION: What is SaaStock Local? \n\n SaaStock Local connects SaaS foun
 ders and professionals within local communities\, offering a platform to s
 hare knowledge\, network\, and access global SaaS resources. It’s the go
 -to event for scaling your SaaS business by learning from top industry exp
 erts. \n\n  \n  \n\n Bootstrapped vs Funded Startups \n\n Join us for an i
 nsightful conversation on the classic dilemma of "Whether to raise Funds o
 r to stay Bootstrapped". \n\n We have thought leaders in the space\, Dr. S
 rikanth Sundararajan\, Advisor at T Hub &amp\; General Partner at Venturea
 st\, Kiran Babu\, Founder of Rava AI\, along with Sudheer Bandaru\, Founde
 r of Hivel joining us. \n\n We will ask some difficult questions &amp\; un
 derstand 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. \n\n  \n  \n\n Overview Agenda \n\n \n 
 6:00 PM –Assembly\nMeet fellow SaaS founders\, investors\, and professio
 nals from the local ecosystem \n 6:15 PM – Opening Remarks &amp\; Event 
 Introduction\nLearn more about SaaStock Local and the Hyderabad SaaS commu
 nity \n 6:20 PM – Panel Discussion\nEngage with the panel as they share 
 their entrepreneurial journey \n 7:30 PM – Q&amp\;A Session\nAsk your pr
 essing questions to gain insights from their experiences \n 8:00 PM – Ne
 tworking &amp\; Closing\nContinue conversations and build connections with
  local SaaS enthusiasts \n \n\n  \n \n  \n\n Sudheer Bandaru (Funded Start
 up) \n\n  \n"The engineer who turned his own frustration into a SaaS empir
 e."\nAfter 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&amp\;D. Fun fact: He code
 d the first MVP himself\, despite being a "recovering engineer." \n\n \n\n
   \n \n \n \n \n  \n\n Kiran Babu (Bootstrapped Startup) \n\n  \n"The stea
 lth mentor behind India’s top edtech exits."\nBefore Rava.ai\, Kiran qui
 etly advised 50+ startups at T-Hub/ISB—including two acquired by unicorn
 s. His secret? A Google-forged playbook for scaling ops (used to launch su
 pport hubs in Manila/Las Vegas). Off-duty: Hyderabad’s most connected fo
 under\, known for 3 AM strategy calls. \n\n \n\n  \n \n \n \n \n  \n\n Dr.
  Srikanth Sundararajan \n\n  \n"The professor-turned-VC who spots tech shi
 fts before they trend."\nPredicted India’s SaaS boom in 2015—then back
 ed 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 fa
 ir." \n\n  \nBrought to you by: \n\n Orange Owl Marketing - FnB Partner \n
 \n CoKarma - Venue Partner \n\n Sales 101 - Community Partner \n\n   \n\n 
 Contact Email: sameel@sales101.community\, harsh@saastock.com \n
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T062001
LOCATION:CoKarma Co-working Space\, Hitech City\, Hyderabad
ORGANIZER:mailto:sameel@sales101.community
SUMMARY:SaaStock Local Hyderabad
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/saastock/hyderabad-april
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/saastock/hyderabad-april
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