Naval and Nivi sit down with Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Blake Scholl (Boom Supersonic), and Max Hodak (Science) on AI as the next industrial revolution. The conversation covers software factories and waste tokens, vibe coding hardware (Blake's turbine blade), the regulatory frontier (why China's FDA is beating ours), and the autonomous company (what it means when your job becomes training the agent). Worth watching for how three founders building in very different stacks converge on the same questions.
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Pune
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Next: How Founders & Operators Use AI | Pune this Saturday
What's already happened
See gallery →People from Pune on the network, plus folks from elsewhere who've shown up at an event here.
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Psaxena
Attended events in Pune
Co-founder and Building on the side, in AI/ML.
Hoping to meet
- Partners for my services or agency
- Growth & marketing leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
- Founders & operators in my city
Aaleen Mirza
Attended events in Pune
Co-founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in SaaS.
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Product leaders
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
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Utkarsh Salunke
Attended events in Pune
Engineer / builder and Product (PM), Idea stage and Pre-product (building).
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- A co-founder
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Vetted service providers (design, dev, legal)
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Achal Jain
Attended events in Pune
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea), Idea stage, in SaaS + Healthtech + DevTools / infra.
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- A co-founder
Sanika Gawali
Attended events in Pune
Building on the side, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in HR tech / future of work.
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- Partners for my services or agency
- Founders & operators in my city
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Anshul Jain
Attended events in Pune
Co-founder, Idea stage and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in Healthtech and Counselling.
Hoping to meet
- Startups to invest in
- Intros to paying customers
- Partners for my services or agency
- Growth & marketing leaders
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
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Rohit Gadhave
Attended events in Pune
Solo founder and Engineer / builder, Idea stage, in Fintech + SaaS + DevTools / infra.
Hoping to meet
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
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Rohit Katara
Attended events in Pune
Engineer / builder, in Fintech and SaaS.
Hoping to meet
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
Pune
Nikhil Oza
From Pune · attended events here
Founder, in Foodtech / F&B and D2C / consumer.
Building CEO and founder of MH12 Pav Bhaji. Also CFO at Bootstart Spaces & Hospitality.
Pune
Niraj Bora
From Pune · attended events here
Co-founder, in Foodtech / F&B and D2C / consumer.
Building Co-founder and CEO of Cheesiano Pizza, built under Turophile Foodworks. Growing a homegrown pizza brand across India.
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Deepak Mahajani
Attended events in Pune
Hoping to meet
- New startup ideas
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Arjun Shelar
Attended events in Pune
Solo founder, Pre-product (building) and Pre-seed, in Fintech + B2B / enterprise + Deeptech.
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- A co-founder
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
Vedant Jadhav
Attended events in Pune
Co-founder and Engineer / builder, Idea stage and Pre-product (building), in Healthtech and Logistics / supply chain.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Startups to invest in
- Partners for my services or agency
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Founders with US / global reach
- People obsessed with AI workflows
- Founders & operators in my city
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Pune
Eshaan Barge
From Pune · attended events here
Founder, Idea stage and Pre-product (building), in Healthtech and Logistics / supply chain.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Startups to invest in
- Partners for my services or agency
- Senior hires for my team
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Founders with US / global reach
- Growth & marketing leaders
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Vimal Patel
Attended events in Pune
Founder and Building on the side, Pre-product (building) and Acquired / exited, in Insurtech and E-commerce / retail.
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Ronit N
Attended events in Pune
Solo founder, Bootstrapped, in Climate / clean energy.
Hoping to meet
- Startups to invest in
- Senior hires for my team
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
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Sachin Shah
Attended events in Pune
Co-founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in Foodtech / F&B.
Hoping to meet
- Growing bhsiness
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Aniket Korde
Attended events in Pune
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea) and Engineer / builder.
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Kumodini Jagatkar
Attended events in Pune
Co-founder, Idea stage, in Foodtech / F&B.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
Chaitanya Badave
Attended events in Pune
Founder, Bootstrapped, in SaaS and Marketplace.
Hoping to meet
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Founders with US / global reach
- Growth & marketing leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
- Founders & operators in my city
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Selina Shrivastava
Attended events in Pune
Engineer / builder, Idea stage, in Fintech and Deeptech.
Hoping to meet
- Growth & marketing leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
- Founders & operators in my city
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Sanat Pawar
Attended events in Pune
Engineer / builder and Looking to join a startup.
Hoping to meet
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Engineering leaders / CTOs
Across eChai
Founders to meet
Founders from across eChai worth a hello, beyond Pune.
Ahmedabad
Nadeem Jafri
Entrepreneur | Startup Mentor | IIMA Guest Speaker | Speaker.
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Growth & marketing leaders
Ahmedabad
Nikita Lalwani
Founder, Pre-seed, in Healthtech.
Building Fitness community of 37K users, making fitness fun through Rewards, Challenges, and National Fitness Leagues backed by DST, IT Ministry, IIMA Ventures, i-Hub & Mahindra Rise. Now pivoting to B2B2C Corporate Fitness Leagues and urgently looking for a CTO / Tech Co-founder.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Intros to paying customers
- A co-founder
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Engineering leaders / CTOs
- Growth & marketing leaders
- Co-founder
- Fundraising
- Distribution
Bengaluru
Harsha Bhurani
Founder, Bootstrapped, in HR tech / future of work.
Hoping to meet
- Founders & operators in my city
Ahmedabad
Koumal Kalantry
Founder, Pre-seed and Seed, in Agritech.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Connect to milk federations or large diary brands
Ahmedabad
Shrijay Sheth
Founder and Solo founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Seed, in SaaS and E-commerce / retail.
Hoping to meet
- Capital for my next round
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Growth & marketing leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
Ahmedabad
Viraj Rajani
Co-founder, Profitable, in Media / creator.
Hoping to meet
- Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
- Founders past $1M ARR
- People obsessed with AI workflows
- Founders & operators in my city
Ahmedabad
Kumar Manish
Founder, Bootstrapped, in Climate / clean energy + Mobility / EV + Media / creator.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
Ahmedabad
Kush Prajapati
Co-founder, Seed, in AI/ML and Healthtech.
Building AI that reads any health document and turns it into clinical intelligence.
Hoping to meet
- Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
- Founders with US / global reach
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