SaaS/AI Aspirations: Smart Beginnings to Scaling Customers
Join us for an engaging 60‑minute workshop at Singapore Management University (SMU) designed for first‑time founders and early startup teams looking to turn their ideas into scalable businesses.
In this session, we’ll explore the startup journey - from product ideation and engineering to customer acquisition, success, team building, and funding. Attendees will gain a practical framework for shaping their SaaS/AI‑driven products, understanding how to balance innovation with execution, and learning what truly matters in the early days of growth.
Led by Shankar Krishnamoorthy & Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, members of AngelCentral, this session draws from real‑world experience advising and investing in emerging startups across Southeast Asia, highlighting insights from both the builder’s and investor’s perspectives.
If you’re building your first product or refining your go‑to‑market strategy, this workshop will help you connect the dots between smart beginnings and scaling customers.
About the Speakers
Shankar Krishnamoorthy (Shankar) and Bhoovarahan Thirumalai (Bhoo) are co-founders of Aspire Systems (www.aspiresys.com) and Synergita Software (www.synergita.com).
Aspire Systems is a global leader in technology, digital transformation and product engineering services for Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and large enterprises. Aspire is rated as a Great Place to Work for several years and also won numerous technology, business and corporate social responsibility (CSR) awards.
Synergita is a SaaS based employee performance, engagement and OKR software. It has customers spread across India, Singapore, UAE and US. Rated as a winner of Microsoft Code of Honour and CODiE finalist for the best HRTech software.
Shankar and Bhoo co-founded Aspire early in their work life along with their college mate, Gowrishankar Subramanian. Synergita was born out of the experience in implementing people practices at Aspire.
They are also active angel investors and advisors for various startups.