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Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel talks to Abhishek Nayak, founder and CEO of Appsmith about the Future of Open Source and Building Open Source Projects.
In this episode of the INSIGHTS podcast, we continue with our deep dive on SaaS and hear from Sudheer Koneru from Zenoti (vertical SaaS solution for the Beauty & Wellness industry operating in US, UK, Australia among other markets) and Anand Jain from CleverTap (Customer engagement platform that enables consumer brands to improve their retention and conversion rates).
MindTickle’s original focus was quite novel for its time - make learning for employees more fun and engaging. Millennials in the workforce found this appealing, and as Gen Z entered the corporate world, this became table stakes.
For any early stage SaaS startup, once you have identified the Ideal Customer Profile who find immense value in your product, gaining sales...
Growth Spiral depends on a simple but fundamental insight: customers derive value not only...
It was a great time for me, as none of the other VC firms were interested in this unique category. In addition, with more SaaS companies happening in Chennai, I started participating in several pay-forward SaaS community programs.
Sales: a dreaded word with a lot of founders. Is sales all about finding star sales people? Can anyone do sales? How do you scale this beyond founders? ...
Research over the last two decades has shown that there are only four value creation mechanisms...
Many startups begin by trying to find a problem to solve. However, our learnings from...
We’re happy to share the news of our investment in Zinier, a company that wants to power...
Why some products click and others don’t is an eternal question. While a lot of factors go into determining a product’s success, team building ranks right at the top.
One evening in July 2019, Shruti called me right after introducing her company and the product...
Now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as organizations have quickly embraced remote work...
Qwikcilver’s story as an end-to-end gift card solutions provider recently culminated in a $110 million...
We’re excited to announce our seed investment in Facilio, a unified software suite for...
It was their love for content that brought Kaus and Barry together to launch Kubric.
The story of Zomentum's research into their user persona, how it powered their early growth, and helped shape the product roadmap.
The strategic decisions that helped Zenoti scale on its way to becoming a unicorn
In mid 2019, Lalit called up Subrata explaining why online, real time communication platforms (in particular, video conferencing platforms) will be central to the future way...
Customers have become accustomed to "Amazon" or "consumer like" experiences but enterprises are yet to adapt their internal operating model and tooling to deliver this. Enterprises have long known...
In 2002, a young programmer worked at a small technology startup in Bangalore, earning a modest...
We love our Netflix recommendations and knowing how far our UberEats order is, but we also don't want Doordash to know where we...
The first Masterclass was all about building a high quality top of the funnel through the lens of Freshworks and how they evolved their marketing strategy...
When we first met Deepak Anchala, his vision to change the way sales & marketing teams leverage data excited almost all of us at Accel. In an industry...
Zoom grew from 10 million daily active participants to more than 300 million...
As professionals and peers from across the world observe the SaaS boom in India, we wanted...
Dinesh Katiyar, Partner at Accel, writes about where the next big GTM startups are going to come from.
At Accel in India, cross-border SaaS remains a major area of focus. These are companies out of India, building software for the global market...
Shekhar Kirani, Partner at Accel, writes about how to build a clear and actionable GTM strategy for startups.
In the first years of the last decade, I would frequently be on an early morning flight to Chennai for a meeting with Girish. And the day would invariably start with some...
International expansion is a logical step for any startup with a global vision. But...
Everyone I have interacted with knows or has heard of the buyer persona...
This intersection is where a Startup Program can be a viable, reliable, and long-term activity that is mutually beneficial both to your own business and the spectrum of early-stage businesses looking to launch.
The story of Outplay, and the Papineni brothers
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