<p>Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya</p><p><br></p><p>Spotlight ten is a truly unique and insightful dive into building a SaaS venture and the 996 culture of Silicon Valley.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Who is Gaurav?</strong></p><p>Gaurav Bhattacharya is a repeat B2B SaaS founder and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who’s built, scaled, and exited startups before most founders finish their MVP. </p><p><br></p><p>Currently the CEO of <strong>Jeeva.ai</strong>, he’s leading the charge in automating outbound AI-powered SDR agents — helping B2B teams 2x their pipeline in half the time (and cost).</p><p>Before Jeeva, he co-founded <strong>involve.ai</strong>, a customer intelligence platform that grew to 500+ companies and 1.1M users globally. He raised over $20M from top investors like Sapphire Ventures, Stanford University, and Gokul Rajaram — and hit $5M ARR in under 9 months with just 11 people.</p><p>Gaurav’s story starts even earlier, at 17, he co-built a radiology tool that the <strong>Indian government adopted nationwide</strong> to fight sex-selective abortions.</p><p><br></p><p>He’s been featured in <em>Forbes</em>, <em>Business Insider</em>, <em>LA Business Journal</em>, and top startup podcasts — and he’s not here to preach theory. Gaurav brings real-world operator lessons, raw founder stories, and tactical GTM frameworks that listeners can steal and ship the same day.</p><p>When he’s not building, he’s probably over-caffeinating, mentoring founders, or geeking out on outbound psychology.</p><p><br></p><p>#techpodcast #ai #redefiningai #laurenhawkerzafer</p><p>Subscribe to the channel and share what you enjoyed! Give us some stars and feedback in the review section!<br></p>

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Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya

AUG 24, 20250 MIN
Redefining AI - Artificial Intelligence with Squirro

Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya

AUG 24, 20250 MIN

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<p>Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya</p><p><br></p><p>Spotlight ten is a truly unique and insightful dive into building a SaaS venture and the 996 culture of Silicon Valley.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Who is Gaurav?</strong></p><p>Gaurav Bhattacharya is a repeat B2B SaaS founder and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who’s built, scaled, and exited startups before most founders finish their MVP. </p><p><br></p><p>Currently the CEO of <strong>Jeeva.ai</strong>, he’s leading the charge in automating outbound AI-powered SDR agents — helping B2B teams 2x their pipeline in half the time (and cost).</p><p>Before Jeeva, he co-founded <strong>involve.ai</strong>, a customer intelligence platform that grew to 500+ companies and 1.1M users globally. He raised over $20M from top investors like Sapphire Ventures, Stanford University, and Gokul Rajaram — and hit $5M ARR in under 9 months with just 11 people.</p><p>Gaurav’s story starts even earlier, at 17, he co-built a radiology tool that the <strong>Indian government adopted nationwide</strong> to fight sex-selective abortions.</p><p><br></p><p>He’s been featured in <em>Forbes</em>, <em>Business Insider</em>, <em>LA Business Journal</em>, and top startup podcasts — and he’s not here to preach theory. Gaurav brings real-world operator lessons, raw founder stories, and tactical GTM frameworks that listeners can steal and ship the same day.</p><p>When he’s not building, he’s probably over-caffeinating, mentoring founders, or geeking out on outbound psychology.</p><p><br></p><p>#techpodcast #ai #redefiningai #laurenhawkerzafer</p><p>Subscribe to the channel and share what you enjoyed! Give us some stars and feedback in the review section!<br></p>