Mishra: Any SaaS solution takes two to three years to stabilize
Shubham Mishra · In 2019, he went all-in on AI, grew to $3M ARR in 2 years—then to $85M ARR in 5. | Shubham Mishra... · PMF Show · Jul 22, 2024 · at 4:47
Pixis founder and CEO Shubham Mishra explains why startup founders must anticipate industry problems two to three years in advance.
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“Try to speculate and predict where, what would be the problem which will hit the market really hard in next two to three years, so that, because that's a time which any software as a service solution Takes to stabilize.”
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