How Jeeva AI Scaled from $0 to $5M ARR in Just 8 Months

In this episode, Wes Bush interviews Gaurav, founder and CEO of Jeeva AI, about how they pivoted from a failed startup to building a $5M ARR AI sales platform in just 8 months.  Gaurav reveals their unconventional approach to being "different not better," and how they recently launched a PLG motion that generated 10,000+ users and $100K ARR in their first week. Key Takeaways: [00:01:32] Gaurav’s origin story [00:05:26] Building "the cursor for sales" [00:15:05] The launch strategy: Getting 320 form fills and 27 customers  [00:25:05] The feature trap: Focusing too much on new features instead of funnel optimization  [00:30:01]  The Ogilvy principle that shaped their positioning strategy [00:37:01] Breaking down their Product Hunt launch that generated 900+ upvotes [00:42:12] The two-team approach during transitions [00:51:15] Why product, customers, and hiring/firing are the only three things that matter [00:54:09] How consistent posting (2x daily) grew from 500 to 23,000 followers  [01:01:17] The mindset shift to maintaining high energy Resources:  🤖 Jeeva AI 💼 Connect with Gaurav Bhattacharya on LinkedIn 📧 Contact Gaurav at his email gaurav@jeeva.ai