Sustainable SaaS: The Zoho way to global success
Speaker
Sharath Sriram, Senior Key Account Manager, Zoho
How patience, frugality, and conviction built Zoho without a single dollar of external funding
Discover how Zoho bootstrapped from zero to serving 100+ million users globally: all without venture capital. Sharath shares hard-earned lessons on building sustainably, making every dollar count, and why playing the long game often beats the sprint mentality dominating today's startup ecosystem.
Join this talk to learn:
Build vs. Buy: The Patient Path to Power - Why Zoho chose the hard road of building our own tech stack from scratch instead of quick acquisitions. How technology investment creates products without "bloat" and passes savings directly to customers
Patient capital vs. Fast money - The strategic advantages of R&D: maintaining control, making long-term decisions without investor pressure, and building products customers actually want to pay for from day one.
Frugal innovation at scale - Practical frameworks for doing more with less: building lean teams, maximizing efficiency, reinvesting profits wisely, and creating sustainable competitive advantages without burning cash.
29 Years of saying No - The discipline of focus: Why Zoho turned down acquisition offers, resisted market pressures to pivot, and stayed true to its vision of empowering small businesses globally through accessible technology.
Ready to learn from Zoho’s blueprint for long-term success? Reserve your spot now and transform the way you build your business.