# Deboshree Dutta

> Senior Director at Salesforce | Ex-YC Founder with $5M+ raised

Former Founder & CEO of Criya AI (YC W22), a martech startup that raised $5M+ from Felicis (Shopify, Canva, Notion) and scaled to 40K+ SMBs with zero CAC.

Currently Senior Director of Product at Salesforce, leading Retail Cloud product strategy.

Previously Head of Product at PayPal for the AI-driven Agent Platform, saving $25M+ annually and serving 450M+ users.

Held product leadership roles at Microsoft, Cisco, and Hitachi, where she launched an IoT SaaS platform and led global GTM.

Carnegie Mellon alum and board advisor, Forbes contributor, and frequent keynote speaker at SXSW, HBS, and other global forums.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to validate a startup idea
✔️ Fundraising from VCs
✔️ Launching an MVP
✔️ Using AI to scale your business
✔️ Going from 0 to 1
✔️ Scaling & team building
✔️ GTM & PLG strategies
✔️ Enterprise sales for SaaS

Excited to help founders avoid costly mistakes and grow with confidence. Let’s connect!

**Rating:** 5/5 (1 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $75.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

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