RoboBusiness, Santa Clara Convention Center
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
Room: 206
In the startup world, reaching $1M in revenue is a milestone, but getting to $5M is a transformation. Yet few founders talk about the messy, tactical middle that makes or breaks a company.The panel will focus on this critical inflection point where early success must evolve into sustainable scale.
Drawing from the Beyond $1 Million podcast, this session will spotlight real strategies from founders who’ve built, battled and broken through the $1M–$5M barrier.We’ll unpack lessons such as:
● Why founders must evolve from builders to fundraisers and culture architects
● How chasing the wrong customers or metrics can stall momentum
● How to overcome growth plateaus and break out of the “stuck” zone
● How to prepare for acquisition while scaling operations
● Why acquisition readiness starts long before you plan an exit
Speakers:
- Chase Olle, Founder, Robot on Rails
- Jayiesh Singh, Founder, Able Innovations
- Jay Wong, Founder, Luminous
- Parna Sarkar-Basu, Founder at B&B Consulting