Gaurav Bhattacharya, known to most as “G,” has spent his life building from the ground up. Raised by a single mom in New Delhi and teaching himself to code at age 10, Gaurav has followed a path shaped by resilience, curiosity, and a deep belief in solving real problems with technology. With over 14 years of experience across product, sales, recruiting, and machine learning, he’s built and sold multiple startups—including Involve.ai, a customer success platform that scaled to over 500 companies and 1.1 million users globally.

Now the CEO of Jeeva.ai, G leads a team on a mission to automate the manual, repetitive work that slows down sales teams. In this episode of the Marketing Umbrella Podcast, we dive into the strategy behind Jeeva’s explosive growth from 0 to $5M ARR in just six months, all without a dollar spent on marketing. Gaurav breaks down how Jeeva uses AI to find and enrich leads, personalize outreach, and handle top-of-funnel execution so reps can focus on what actually moves deals forward.

But this conversation goes deeper than tech. Gaurav shares lessons from bootstrapping, losing momentum, rebuilding from scratch, and why trust, not just innovation, is the backbone of every company he’s built. He talks about the importance of integrity with investors, what makes tools actually stick with users, and his belief that the future belongs to full-stack salespeople empowered by AI.

Whether you're a founder, agency leader, or just trying to scale smarter, this episode is packed with real-world insight from someone who’s building the future of sales in real time.

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