Sandeep Chawda

A company’s trajectory can change in a single morning. One moment, you’re a celebrated startup, shipping product and scaling fast. The next, you’re in the headlines for a data breach. This is the new cost of doing business in a world where the average data breach takes nearly nine months to identify and contain. And […]

Written for Inc42 Media Author: Sandeep Chawda Think about it: in today’s digital world, SaaS businesses are like globetrotters with endless possibilities. For Indian SaaS companies, the whole world is a playground waiting to be explored. Now, they’re stepping up as global game-changers, ready to take on the world’s best. Choosing the Right Markets: Precision

Positioning your business’s core value proposition is the foundation on which all good startups are built. Through my own experience of co-founding Clarice, a software product development services company, I can vouch for the huge difference that positioning made. The key differentiating factor for Clarice was design-led innovation. Back then, there were hardly any set-ups

The SaaS industry does not slow down for anyone. For entrepreneurs, the growing market poses multiple challenges and just as many opportunities while moving forward. Every step leads into more expansive territory. The only thing the industry doesn’t guarantee is certainty. But if you don’t make bold decisions, you’ll be left behind with another opportunity

When you play the game of Monopoly, your eyes are set on every single property on the board. You count your money, set up houses and hotels, pay rent, but your goal is to establish a monopoly on the board no matter what it takes. You take on the entrepreneurial mindset. Action-oriented and running on

“Scaling and growing, aren’t they the same thing?” It’s unfortunate that the two terms are used interchangeably so often. Founders who look at these metrics separately stand to gain much insight. To understand whether an organization is growing or scaling is to understand whether it’s adjusting to today’s growth or preparing for tomorrow’s growth. What’s

The discussions for this article took place in a conference room with serial SaaS entrepreneurs, experienced venture capitalists, and professionals with decades of experience in evaluating and scaling ventures. The opinions on what should or should not be included in a pitch deck were strong. While everyone has their own, sometimes divergent opinions, there are