đź’ˇ What does it take to build 2 multi-billion-dollar companies?
In this episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, we sit down with Dheeraj Pandey, Co-Founder of Nutanix & DevRev, to unpack the real challenges, pivotal decisions, and insights behind building and scaling a successful enterprise tech company.
00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - Dheeraj’s Early Life
04:15 - Leaving IIT & Taking a Second Shot
07:40 - Studying Computer Science at IIT Kanpur
10:55 - Early Career: Oracle, UT Austin & Trilogy Software
14:20 - The Entrepreneurial Itch & Starting Nutanix
19:30 - Scaling Challenges & Near-Failure Moments
26:35 - The “Tightrope Mentality” for Founders 🎯
33:05 - Going Public: Nutanix IPO & Key Lessons
39:40 - AI’s Role in Enterprise Software 🤖
43:10 - The Shift to DevRev & His New Vision
46:05 - Advice for Founders Scaling SaaS from India
49:00 - Final Thoughts & Key Takeaways
🎙 What’s Inside This Episode?
🔥 Why he left IIT after 2.5 months and came back stronger
🔥 How he built Nutanix into a multi-billion-dollar company
🔥 The risks, near-failure moments, and biggest lessons he learned
🔥 Why AI is reshaping enterprise software & what’s next
🔥 His take on scaling a startup, hiring, and finding product-market fit
🔥 How DevRev is redefining enterprise software with an AI-first approach
📢 This is not just a startup success story—it’s a masterclass in resilience, innovation, and leadership.
