Playbook Roundtables

Practitioner’s insights from the trenches

About

Playbook Roundtables are trusted spaces for honest, experience-led conversations.

Playbook Round Tables unite seasoned mentors with 12-15 ambitious founders. Each session zooms in on a specific, super-relevant topic, keeping everyone hooked and learning at their best.

  • Virtual Roundtables – a new, more flexible format that allows founders across India (and beyond) to learn, share, and connect.
  • Inperson Roundtables – delivers high-focus learning and rich discussion in intimate settings across our chapter cities.

It’s your ticket to not just knowledge, but an engaged, supportive community. Seize your seat at the table!

View upcoming Playbook Roundtables and secure your spot in the next one!

100+
Roundtables hosted
8
Cities charted
1000+
Founders impacted
4.642/5
NPS score
25+
Mentors paying it forward

How does it work?

Connect with Startup Buddies

We shortlist  10-12 startups that fit the bill. Our groups are kept small to ensure relevance and topic depth.

Get Real Strategies

Our mentors open up their playbooks to share practical tactics in a 3-4 hour workshop. Real solutions to real challenges – we want to arm you with insights you can use right away.

Connect. Learn. Grow

Take the conversations async after the workshop with your new micro-community. You can reach out to your mentor or peers for questions – at any time. 

What to expect at a Roundtable?

Hands-on Insights

Discover actionable insights in our closed-door workshop. Mentors share tried and tested strategies from their playbook that they’ve used to tackle similar challenges. 

Curated Deep Dives

Join a small and select group of 10-12 founders. Your journey is shared with like-minded members –  peer-to-peer learning where everyone helps each other out.

Micro-Community Connections

Join small groups where you can ask questions anytime. Your startup pals and mentors are just a message away for long-term support and sustained growth.

Meet the mentors

Arvind Parthiban

CEO & Co-founder, SuperOps

Ashwin Ramasamy

Co-founder, PipeCandy

Dinesh Agarwal

Founder, Recurpost

Girish Redekar

Ex Co-Founder, Recruiterbox and Co-Founder, Sprinto.com,

Kalyan Varma

Co-founder & CEO, Almabase

Kishore Natarajan

Co-Founder, HyperVerge

Lalit Bhise

CEO & Founder, Bizom

Manisha Raisinghani

Founder, Sifthub

Manoj Agarwal

Co-Founder, DevRev

Neel Balar

Co-founder, Clueso

Nitin Gupta

CEO & Founder, Flytbase

Pallav Nadhani

Founder and ex-CEO, FusionCharts / Charts.com

Rakesh Patel

CEO, UpperInc

Sreedhar Peddineni

Co-Founder, GTM Buddy & Gainsight

Suresh Sambandam

CEO, Kissflow

Varun Shoor

Founder, Kayako

Vengat Krishnaraj

CEO, Klenty

Vivek Khandelwal

Co-founder, CogniSwitch Inc.
Getting Involved
Founder with a story to share? If you’ve got hard-won lessons or insights from your founding journey, we’d love to hear from you and see how you can inspire the community.

Meet the Core Team

Kalyan Varma

Co-founder & CEO, Almabase

Sehar Dabur

Evangelist – Membership & Community, SaaSBoomi

Vengat Krishnaraj

CEO, Klenty

Vivek Khandelwal

Co-founder, CogniSwitch Inc.

Past Sessions Playbook Roundtables

Highlights from 9 Cities, 14 Playbooks & counting…

Jawahar Kanjilal
Founder & CEO, Streamz.ai
SaaSBoomi’s Playbook Roundtable was a very enriching experience for me. The insights gained and the in-depth dive into discussing the 1M journey made a difference in my mindset. The well-executed format and diverse discussions make it a must-attend for anyone in the SaaS space.
Prashant Shringarpure
Co-founder & CEO, PeopleBlox
The Playbook Roundtable by Abhishek Ballabh in Pune was a game-changer. His superb teaching, coupled with real-world examples, delivered highly relevant content for founders. Despite fewer participants, SaaSBoomi’s seamless organization made it a valuable experience. I’m truly grateful to be a part of this community
What’s next on the horizon?
Head over to our community to find out more. Explore the latest schedule and secure your spot in the next wave of exciting roundtable sessions. See you in the next one.
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How do I get involved?

To join us at the next Roundtable, keep an eye out for when a relevant session opens up. Please apply via the registration form. If it’s a good fit, we’ll reach out.

To stay updated, follow SaaSBoomi on LinkedIn or follow the events page on the website.

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Why Virtual Roundtables?

The community asked for greater access, more frequent conversations, and opportunities to learn from peers solving similar challenges.

The virtual format is our response. It brings the same focus and depth of the physical roundtables, in a more flexible format that allows founders across India (and beyond) to learn, share, and connect.

It’s still founder-first. Still closed-door. Just more accessible.

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How can I host a Playbook Roundtable for the community?

If you’re a founder with lessons that you would like to share with the community, we’d love to hear from you too. Drop us an email at hello@saasboomi.org.

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What are some topics discussed at the Playbook Roundtables?

This year, we are diving into early stage journeys of AI founders from idea to one million ARR. We are also talking about building with AI, validating ideas before code, pivoting to AI with context, and learning from second time founders and Valley voices.

Resources & Learnings