Deepak Bala

@jasonlk Are you saying this step will be automated by an agent that has the data or will the customer get on a real time call with the AI SDR? I wonder if businesses will be comfortable with letting a bot disqualify someone.

By the end of the year, AI should kill the classic human SDR/BDR screening inbound leads. It’s just a horrible experience for the prospect — waiting days for a 20 year old entry level sales rep to get back to you and get on the phone to qualify you out … or send you to an AE that may take days to get back to you. AI can do a better job in real-time. At least 90% of the time, maybe 99%. Outbound is different.  A great SDR there is still something special.

Thrilled to announce our $24M Series B funding! Rocketlane is revolutionizing client project delivery and PSA. Thanks to our amazing customers, partners, and investors for your support! This one’s for you! Learn more: rocketlane.com/blogs/series-b #Rocketlane #SeriesB #Funding

Our series A rap was a huge hit. 100k views on day 1! So when we decided to do a rap for our series B, I thought it would be hard to top that :). But hey, the team proved me wrong with a fabulous number. Watch till the end as there's a surprise there :)

In recent years, India tech has evolved from an IT services nation to a product nation, with its own software giants & startup scene. This week on AO, we discuss a new era of possibilities w/ a key leader building in India & US: @srikrishnang, Co-Founder & CEO of @RocketlaneHQ

@argvK @shrayasr My hack is to visit an Asian place and order extra sauces. I also made chilli oil from scratch, but that turned out expensive.

@shrayasr aioli + sriracha or a vinegar like balsamic or yoghurt with jeera/coriander/chat masala powder

Folks who enjoy their salads, please tell some simple dressings / condiments that I can try? Note: I am still a salad baby (and cannot do greens on salads just yet; or maybe ever) but willing to learn.

Wow! This is so great to see :). Really grateful for the opportunity to work together, and even more amazing to see how the partnership has turned out!

@soorajchandran_ From hearing about 2nd hand accounts this is accurate. What was the surgery for?

Healthcare: Netherlands vs India 🇳🇱 1 week to get the appointment. Come back after 2 weeks of simple medicines level 2 medicine for 2 weeks. Still not sure about the next steps. 🇮🇳 Visit doctor. 10 mins - CT scan 20 mins - prescribes surgery 2 days later - surgery done A week - recovering. 2 months later: Hmmm, maybe, just mayyybeee I didn't need to do that surgery.

@Sivaprakash_97 @SumedhaUppal If it’s growth marketing, we’re hiring, Siva 😛

@SumedhaUppal Oh thank god, glad I'm not alone! Matched with a girl on Bumble and a couple of days into chatting, she learns about the org I work at, and asked if I could refer her for a marketing role 🥲

A boy reached out on Hinge to ask for a referral and I’m just wondering if it is the job market that is bad or it is the dating market that is worse.

I spoke to dozens of SaaS founders/operators in 2023. Many of these conversations made it to the Blume website, as at Blume, we want to unlock 'hard-earned GTM secrets' for Indian SaaS founders at scale. Here's a look back at my favorite takeaways - one tweet at a time.

@ryan_c_walsh @jasonlk I agree with this. Most products are good enough but not quite there since the community feature may not align with the network’s long term vision.

@jasonlk Does everything have to work? Maybe it’s the market telling us we don’t need something. How many at bats and how much $$ has to be thrown at something before we conclude the market broadly speaking doesn’t want or need it.

I know folks will disagree but IMHE there still are >no< great community products: 🤔 Discord is great — if your community is on it. B2B? Not so much 🤔 Slack “communities” almost always sort of degrade into a combination of crickets and some lower quality self-promoters 🤔 Facebook Groups actually work well as community software but it’s really not ideal for B2B or similar, it’s not where folks engage in business conversations 🤔 LinkedIn Pages and Groups are crickets. Algo deprioritizes them in almost all cases. 🤔 Mighty Networks and third party software has cool features but no one wants to, or every day naturally goes to, Some Third Party App for community. Nobody. 🤔 Twitter is angry and while you can build a lot of followers, it’s not great for focused conversations 🤔 Newsletters are great — but not for conversations and collaboration 🤔 Blogs are half-dead. They are still thriving for content, but for community? Comments are generally wastelands. 🤨 Podcasts can be great (who would have thought years ago?) but obviously are really megaphones. 🤔 Digital events worked in April 2020, but not so much since then. Not for community. 🤔 WhatsApp has its place especially outside U.S. and for certain niches, but it’s not reliably enough used in U.S. to work for community

Layoffs have been a major theme this year. How have you or people you know been impacted? Take our survey and share your thoughts on mental health in the workplace in the light of uncertainty. Head here: bit.ly/3ShDRiG #MentalHealth #Workplace #Layoffs

@bladenomics @dezaancocoa Waiting for your next picture - world’s largest cookie 🍪

Gotta empathise with @chennaicorp . Understandably upset citizens on one side and dealing with illegal road activity on the other. Caught between a rock and a hard place :(

@RocketlaneHQ is #Hiring! We are looking for a social media manager and a content marketer(0-2 yrs exp for both). 📍- Chennai. Our team is known for good work in the #SaaS marketing space: bit.ly/44MQKnd Tag someone who's a good fit/RT!

Introducing #RocketlanePSA - the game-changer designed to streamline your work. Experience seamless projects, aligned resources, and productivity. Get ready to revolutionize your #ProfessionalServices business! Head here to know more: rocketlane.com #PSARevolution

Mom absolutely killed it at Mustard today. First time I’ve been to a restaurant, eaten home food and paid for it. But 12/10 worth it because I was soooo proud of amma! @shyamalaraghu

#india #Chandrayaan3 #rocketlane

Cage fight request in 3..2..1..💥

Working on an app to save my endangered native language ‘Apatani’ in Ziro, India. From a potential heritage site to a language oasis. Doing my part for language preservation. cc: @_buildspace @_nightsweekends

We’re looking for our next-gen tech superstars! 🖥️ Rocketlane is conducting a #CodingContest for the brilliant minds at @SastraUniv on the 12th! Winners get ₹15000 cash and an internship at Rocketlane. Register here: bit.ly/3DN6cEO #Engineering #IT #ComputerScience