'Zoho will remain private', Sridhar Vembu, Co-Founder & CEO, Zoho | BL Interview

Clad in a dhoti and black kurta with Zoho’s new logo on it, the 55-year-old Sridhar Vembu spoke to businessline at his home and office on why the company prefers to remain private and on many other issues, including the ‘flawed’ central bank policies that hurt the technology sector.
Credits:
Reporter: Raja Simhan T E
Cameraman: Bijoy Ghosh
Production: Darshan Sanghvi.
Location: Sridhar Vembu's home, Govindapperi village, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu,
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[@vci_ds]

He’s absolutely right. Revenue and profitability should go hand in hand, and both should witness high productivity. Excess marketing is definitely incredible to make headlines, but certainly not a business.

[@MrAnanthaP]

Is the Indian market ready to pay for software of any sort - let alone the SAAS model of services and receipts?

[@jre6067]

Yes

[@MrAnanthaP]

@@jre6067 Not until it is sold as part of a package deal or compulsry, bulk sales to institutions.
Eg. Most CBSE schools insist students to get compulsory subscriptions to Teams

[@bhaskaranrathnachalam4107]

i think there are employees are sitting too close to each other. they probably need more space.