#99, Managing Director of Zoho Europe, Sridhar Iyengar: Scaling-up SaaS

The Tech Leaders Podcast

This week’s guest was part of a vision to build a “software powerhouse” through innovating SaaS like never before. Sridhar Iyengar, MD Europe at Zoho Corporation, joined the company at the time it was founded, and over the last 28 years, has played a crucial part in its success.

Navigating the scale-up phase through the dotcom boom, Sridhar’s journey within Zoho has been marked by the shift from telecoms to cloud computing, to more recently the advancement of AI. Throughout each technological shift, one thing has remained the same: Sridhar’s passion for innovating the software landscape.

By helping create a platform that can scale up to meet the needs of a changing society, Sridhar is a leader who is driven by ensuring the sustainability of SaaS for the future.
Time stamps

• What does good leadership mean to Sridhar? (02:02)
• Growing your career whilst growing a business (03:00)
• The impact of the dotcom boom (09:00)
• Accelerating growth in a changing technology landscape (10:50)
• The biggest differences between the European and Asian tech markets (14:04)
• Identifying your competitors (16:24)
• The effect of AI on SaaS (18:15)
• How Zoho is training employees for AI readiness (22:40)
• Achieving balance as a leader (31:10)

*Book recommendation- The Culture Map, Erin Meyer https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culture-Map-Decoding-People-Cultures/dp/1610392760/ref=asc_df_1610392760?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80401845130381&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584001419460783&psc=1