Unlock the secrets of hypergrowth in SaaS with Gaurav Bhattacharya in this electrifying kickoff of our podcast series, hosted by Lauren Hawker Zafer.
🧠 Dive deep as we go beyond shortcuts to reveal what actually drives scale: from battling Silicon Valley’s “optimism vs. paranoia,” tackling burnout at $5M ARR in nine months, and founder pivots when product-market fit fails, to using AI for good and transforming social impact into B2B SaaS excellence. If you’re a founder, leader, or builder hungry for actionable psychology and raw founder stories, this episode is your new blueprint.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
• SaaS Growth Secrets, and why hacks aren’t enough (00:00)
• Silicon Valley Mindset: Harnessing optimism without falling into the ‘golden cage’ (01:30–06:00)
• The truth behind founder burnout and chasing ARR milestones (15:00–18:00)
• Using AI for social impact: The fight against sex-selective abortions (09:00)
• Founder pivots, rapid scaling, and what happens when product–market fit fails (15:00)
• Sales psychology: How FOMO and urgency close B2B deals (21:00–24:00)
• Final takeaways—how to channel action bias and optimism in high-growth journeys (25:30)
Who is Gaurav?
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.
Currently the CEO of Jeeva.ai, he’s leading the charge in automating outbound AI-powered SDR agents — helping B2B teams 2x their pipeline in half the time (and cost).
Before Jeeva, he co-founded involve.ai, 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.
Gaurav’s story starts even earlier, at 17, he co-built a radiology tool that the Indian government adopted nationwide to fight sex-selective abortions.
He’s been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, LA Business Journal, 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.
When he’s not building, he’s probably over-caffeinating, mentoring founders, or geeking out on outbound psychology.
