Growing In The US Via On-Ground Hustle

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An Operator's Blog - with Soumitra Sharma

Soumitra Sharma

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An Operator's Blog is hosted by Soumitra Sharma, General Partner at Operators Studio, a micro-VC firm focused on the US-India corridor. This podcast takes you into the world of startups and venture capital, featuring candid conversations focusing on sharing real operating insights, tips, and playbooks that you can immediately start using to solve your biggest challenges as a founder and operator. Join Soumitra as he cuts through the BS & interviews top founders, operators, and investors who have built businesses in the trenches for decades.

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Growing In The US Via On-Ground Hustle - The Goodmeetings Story

An Operator's Blog - with Soumitra Sharma

51 minutes 47 seconds

6 months ago

Growing In The US Via On-Ground Hustle - The Goodmeetings Story

This episode explores US GTM strategies, playbooks, and learnings for US-India B2B founders. We cover everything from the playbook for finding the shortest way to PMF with the least capital raised, step-by-step framework for building B2B software MVPs, nuances of serving customers in the US vs India, finding US design partners including the best ways to generate leads & get warm intros, and finally, the importance of spending frequent & quality time with customers.

Joining me for this discussion is Srinivasan Narayan (Srini), Co-founder and CEO of Goodmeetings, an AI-powered Meeting Insights & Automation Platform designed to enhance the performance of customer-facing revenue teams. Prior to this, Srini co-founded CohortPlus, an edtech startup that was acquired by upGrad.

TIME STAMPS:

(01:05) The game-changing nature of AI

(05:57) The backstory of Goodmeetings, how repeat founders do things differently

(13:28) Surviving tech cycles & disruptions

(17:22) Approaches & frameworks for building B2B software MVPs

(21:41) The playbook for finding the shortest way to PMF with the least capital raised

(28:29) Nuances of serving customers in the US vs India

(40:24) Finding design partners in the US, leveraging extended networks & cold emailing

(46:42) Importance of spending time with customers

Connect with Srini - https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinivasan-narayan-5834928/ and follow him on X - @naryansrini

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