Deepak Anchala on Building SaaS Success, AI Disruption, and Founder Insights

I am thrilled to have Deepak Anchala, the founder of Slintel which helped help GTM teams make smarter decisions in a buyer-driven world. He was also the VP of 6Sense and is a founder of an AI startup. In this episode, Deepak Anchala, founder of Slintel and author of Idea to Exit, shares his entrepreneurial journey from India to Silicon Valley. Deepak discusses his early ventures, building Slintel, and navigating the SaaS ecosystem. He explores the differences between U.S. and Indian markets, traits of successful founders, and strategies for achieving product-market fit. Deepak also dives into fundraising, the rise of AI agents in SaaS, and challenges enterprises face in adopting AI, and much more! Timestamps 00:01:45 - Early Career Inspirations: 00:03:30 - Transition to Tech: 00:04:15 - First Startup Experience: 00:06:00 - Challenges at Traction 00:07:45 - Building Slintel: 00:10:00 - SaaS Ecosystem Differences: 00:12:00 - Global Team Building 00:13:45 - Lessons from Sales 00:15:30 - Speed vs. Quality 00:18:00 - Traits of Successful Founders: 00:20:15 - Advice for Founders Without Product-Market Fit: 00:23:00 - Fundraising Process: 00:25:30 - AI vs. SaaS: 00:28:00 - Enterprises Adopting AI: 00:30:45 - OpenAI’s Impact: 00:33:30 - Remote Work Dynamics: 00:36:00 - Onboarding Sales Reps: 00:38:30 - Hiring Sales Teams: 00:40:45 - Writing “Idea to Exit” Deepak’s Links  LDN– https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-anchala-0043707/ Website –  docketai.com My Links  Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes YouTube:  youtube.com/lifeselfmastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal 5-day email course: www.enterprisesalesexpertise.com