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• Gaurav Bhattacharya - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya

  Unlock the secrets of hypergrowth in SaaS with Gaurav Bhattacharya in this electrifying kickoff of our podcast series, hosted by Lauren Hawker Zafer. 🧠 Dive deep as we go beyond shortcuts to reveal what actually drives scale: from battling Silicon Valley’s “optimism vs. paranoia,” tackling burnout at $5M ARR in nine months, and founder pivots when product-market fit fails, to using AI for good and transforming social impact into B2B SaaS excellence. If you’re a founder, leader, or builder hungry for actionable psychology and raw founder stories, this episode is your new blueprint.What you’ll learn in this episode: • SaaS Growth Secrets, and why hacks aren’t enough (00:00) • Silicon Valley Mindset: Harnessing optimism without falling into the ‘golden cage’ (01:30–06:00) • The truth behind founder burnout and chasing ARR milestones (15:00–18:00) • Using AI for social impact: The fight against sex-selective abortions (09:00) • Founder pivots, rapid scaling, and what happens when product–market fit fails (15:00) • Sales psychology: How FOMO and urgency close B2B deals (21:00–24:00) • Final takeaways—how to channel action bias and optimism in high-growth journeys (25:30)🎙️ Guest: Gaurav Bhattacharya🎧 Host: Lauren Hawker Zafer00:00 SaaS Growth Secrets: Beyond Growth Hacks01:30 Silicon Valley Mindset: Optimism vs. Paranoia04:30 The Golden Cage: False Optimism in Startup Culture06:00 Impact Driven Innovation: Early Founder Story09:00 AI for Good: Fighting Sex-Selective Abortions12:00 From Social Impact to B2B SaaS15:00 Founder Pivots: When Product-Market Fit Fails18:00 Fast Growth: ARR Milestones and Burnout21:00 Sales Psychology: FOMO in B2B Outreach24:00 Action Bias: How Urgency Drives Decisions25:30 Final Reflections: Action and OptimismWho is Gaurav?Gaurav Bhattacharya is a repeat B2B SaaS founder and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who’s built, scaled, and exited startups before most founders finish their MVP. Currently the CEO of Jeeva.ai, he’s leading the charge in automating outbound AI-powered SDR agents — helping B2B teams 2x their pipeline in half the time (and cost).Before Jeeva, he co-founded involve.ai, a customer intelligence platform that grew to 500+ companies and 1.1M users globally. He raised over $20M from top investors like Sapphire Ventures, Stanford University, and Gokul Rajaram — and hit $5M ARR in under 9 months with just 11 people.Gaurav’s story starts even earlier, at 17, he co-built a radiology tool that the Indian government adopted nationwide to fight sex-selective abortions.He’s been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, LA Business Journal, and top startup podcasts — and he’s not here to preach theory. Gaurav brings real-world operator lessons, raw founder stories, and tactical GTM frameworks that listeners can steal and ship the same day.When he’s not building, he’s probably over-caffeinating, mentoring founders, or geeking out on outbound psychology.#techpodcast #ai #redefiningai #laurenhawkerzaferSubscribe to the channel and share what you enjoyed! Give us some stars and feedback in the review section!

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• Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya

  Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav BhattacharyaSpotlight ten is a truly unique and insightful dive into building a SaaS venture and the 996 culture of Silicon Valley.Who is Gaurav?Gaurav Bhattacharya is a repeat B2B SaaS founder and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who’s built, scaled, and exited startups before most founders finish their MVP. Currently the CEO of Jeeva.ai, he’s leading the charge in automating outbound AI-powered SDR agents — helping B2B teams 2x their pipeline in half the time (and cost).Before Jeeva, he co-founded involve.ai, a customer intelligence platform that grew to 500+ companies and 1.1M users globally. He raised over $20M from top investors like Sapphire Ventures, Stanford University, and Gokul Rajaram — and hit $5M ARR in under 9 months with just 11 people.Gaurav’s story starts even earlier, at 17, he co-built a radiology tool that the Indian government adopted nationwide to fight sex-selective abortions.He’s been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, LA Business Journal, and top startup podcasts — and he’s not here to preach theory. Gaurav brings real-world operator lessons, raw founder stories, and tactical GTM frameworks that listeners can steal and ship the same day.When he’s not building, he’s probably over-caffeinating, mentoring founders, or geeking out on outbound psychology.#techpodcast #ai #redefiningai #laurenhawkerzaferSubscribe to the channel and share what you enjoyed! Give us some stars and feedback in the review section!

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• Bruno Maisonnier - Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier

  Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier.Welcome back to Redefining AI, the award winning tech podcast powered by Squirro, the Enterprise Generative AI Platform. In this pisode, Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by  Bruno Maisonnier - a Pioneer in Humanoid Robotics and Visionary in Artificial Intelligence.Bruno Maisonnier is a prominent French entrepreneur and engineer recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of humanoid robotics and his ongoing work in developing a new generation of artificial intelligence. He is the founder of Aldebaran Robotics, the company behind the internationally acclaimed NAO and Pepper robots, and currently leads the charge at AnotherBrain, a company pioneering "Organic AI."An alumnus of the prestigious École Polytechnique, Maisonnier began his career in the banking sector. However, his passion for technology and a belief in the future of personal robotics led him to a significant career change. In 2005, he founded Aldebaran Robotics in Paris, with the ambitious goal of creating humanoid robots that could interact with humans in a natural and intuitive way. Under his leadership, Aldebaran developed the NAO robot, a small, programmable humanoid that quickly became a standard platform for research and education worldwide. This was followed by the creation of Pepper, a larger, more sophisticated robot designed for social interaction and commercial applications. These robots were revolutionary in their ability to perceive and respond to human emotions, marking a significant step forward in the field of social robotics.In 2012, SoftBank Group acquired a majority stake in Aldebaran Robotics, which was later fully integrated into the Japanese conglomerate. Maisonnier eventually departed from the company he founded and, in 2017, embarked on a new venture with the establishment of AnotherBrain.With AnotherBrain, Maisonnier is focusing on what he terms "Organic AI," a novel approach to artificial intelligence inspired by the workings of the human brain. This new generation of AI aims to be more efficient, require less data, and provide explainable results, moving beyond the limitations of current deep learning models.Tune into the spotlight from the upcoming episode nine with Bruno! This is a truly unique and insightful dive into AI beyond LLMs.#techpodcast #ai #redefiningai Subscribe to the channel and share what you enjoyed! Give us some stars and feedback in the review section!

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• Spotlight Nine - Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier

  Spotlight Nine -Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier.Welcome back to Redefining AI, the award winning tech podcast powered by Squirro, the Enterprise Generative AI Platform. In the upcoming episode, Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by  Bruno Maisonnier - a Pioneer in Humanoid Robotics and Visionary in Artificial Intelligence.Bruno Maisonnier is a prominent French entrepreneur and engineer recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of humanoid robotics and his ongoing work in developing a new generation of artificial intelligence. He is the founder of Aldebaran Robotics, the company behind the internationally acclaimed NAO and Pepper robots, and currently leads the charge at AnotherBrain, a company pioneering "Organic AI."An alumnus of the prestigious École Polytechnique, Maisonnier began his career in the banking sector. However, his passion for technology and a belief in the future of personal robotics led him to a significant career change. In 2005, he founded Aldebaran Robotics in Paris, with the ambitious goal of creating humanoid robots that could interact with humans in a natural and intuitive way. Under his leadership, Aldebaran developed the NAO robot, a small, programmable humanoid that quickly became a standard platform for research and education worldwide. This was followed by the creation of Pepper, a larger, more sophisticated robot designed for social interaction and commercial applications. These robots were revolutionary in their ability to perceive and respond to human emotions, marking a significant step forward in the field of social robotics.In 2012, SoftBank Group acquired a majority stake in Aldebaran Robotics, which was later fully integrated into the Japanese conglomerate. Maisonnier eventually departed from the company he founded and, in 2017, embarked on a new venture with the establishment of AnotherBrain.With AnotherBrain, Maisonnier is focusing on what he terms "Organic AI," a novel approach to artificial intelligence inspired by the workings of the human brain. This new generation of AI aims to be more efficient, require less data, and provide explainable results, moving beyond the limitations of current deep learning models.Tune into the spotlight from the upcoming episode nine with Bruno! This is a truly unique and insightful dive into AI beyond LLMs.#techpodcast #ai #redefiningai Subscribe to the channel and share what you enjoyed! Give us some stars and feedback in the review section!

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• Mathew Theurer - When AI Meets Physics - Sensing the Unseen with Mathew Theurer

  Welcome back to Redefining AI, the award winning tech podcast powered by Squirro, the Enterprise Generative AI Platform. Today’s episode is not just another conversation—it’s episode eight.In this episode, Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by Matthew Theurer, a visionary technologist, entrepreneur, and now co-founder and CEO of Hyperspectral.ai. With over 30 years of experience across government and industry—from pioneering work at the NIH to leading the $1.2B acquisition of Virtustream—Matthew is no stranger to building companies that redefine what’s possible.This episode explores:🌈 What hyperspectral imaging actually is—and how it enables machines to “see the unseen”🦠 Why AI powered by physics is detecting foodborne illness, pathogens, and even antimicrobial resistance📡 How multimodal AI (beyond text and vision) is becoming the next critical leap⚖️ The balance between scientific rigor and ethical responsibility in AI design🧭 And what’s still missing in the way we educate future AI leadersWhether you're in tech, health, defense, or just curious about what the next wave of AI truly looks like—this episode is for you. It’s a rare glimpse into a domain where raw sensor data, deep science, and practical AI intersect.👉 If you're not already following Redefining AI, now is the time. Hit subscribe to be the first to hear future spotlight episodes, deep dives, and unfiltered conversations with those shaping the future of artificial intelligence.This isn’t about AI hype—it’s about AI with purpose.🎧 Listen now and redefine what you think is possible.#techpodcast #laurenhawkerzafer #ai #spotify #appleHyperSpectral, the world’s first AI-powered spectral intelligence company with hardware-agnostic solutions for particle detection, has been named a Gold Winner in the 2025 Globee® Awards, taking home the top honor in the Disruptive Startup of the Year category for its breakthrough platform SpecAI™.  “Winning this Globee® reinforces what our investors and partners already know: SpecAI™ is changing the way we detect and respond to threats,” said Matthew Theurer, CEO and co-founder of HyperSpectral. “We’ve built the infrastructure for smarter, faster and more resilient diagnostics.” SpecAI™ is ushering in a new era of spectral intelligence, combining multimodal spectroscopic imaging with composit AI to deliver real-time, lab-accurate analysis of pathogens, materials and contaminants faster than traditional testing. Its hardware-agnostic, AI-driven design allows seamless integration across industries, including, healthcare, food safety and defense.  HyperSpectral is actively collaborating with the Safe Food Alliance, DARPA, Stanford, MIT and Case Western to refine and scale the SpecAI™ platform. Earlier this year, HyperSpectral also received the prestigious SPIE Prism Award for Best Software, further validating SpecAI™ position as a category-defining solution in spectral intelligence.  

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