Building business resilience with tech-driven
strategies and sound principles
The Long Game Dialogues is a series that offers an in-depth guide for SMEs and startups to build sustainable,
growth-oriented businesses featuring expert insights from Zoho leaders and industry pioneers.
Episode 1: SaaS Architecture
Building for sustained success from
the get-go
Expert insights from Zoho and Alyve Health on why SaaS architecture is critical for startup scalability.
Learn how to pick the right tools, avoid fragmentation, and build a tech foundation that grows with your business—because today's architecture choices determine tomorrow's growth ceiling.
Ready to SaaS Your Startup?
Begin HereFeatured Speakers
Kuppulakshmi Krishnamoorthy
Global Head, Zoho for Startups
Vineet Mehta
Co-founder & CTO, Alyve Health
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A curated selection of articles for empowering businesses with practical strategies and actionable insights.
Episode 2: Financial Resilience
Key principles for business stability
Expert advice from Zoho on how MSMEs can build financial resilience through smart digital tools.
Understand key metrics like cash flow, manage working capital efficiently, and use technology to automate, forecast, and grow—because financial clarity is the foundation of sustainable success.
Lead with Financial Clarity, Grow your Business
Explore Zoho BooksFeatured Speakers
Prashant Ganti
Head of Product Management, Finance and Operations BU, Zoho Corp.
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A curated selection of articles for empowering businesses with practical strategies and actionable insights.
Episode 3: AI Demystified Practical tips for successful adoption
AI is no longer a buzzword or big-tech luxury—it’s an essential layer in the digital stack for SMEs.
In this episode, experts bust the myths around AI adoption, showing how small businesses can start small, improve ROI by 10–30%, and deploy AI across functions like customer support, sales, and marketing, with minimal resources. Learn how to build a phased, practical roadmap that makes AI work for you.
Work Smarter and Scale Faster with AI
Learn About ZiaFeatured Speakers
Ramprakash Ramamoorthy
Director, AI Research, Zoho Corp.
Arpit Mittal
CEO and Founder, SpeakX.ai
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A curated selection of articles for empowering businesses with practical strategies and actionable insights.
Episode 4: Low-code Development Building more with less
Discover how low-code platforms are empowering non-tech founders and teams to build custom solutions—without writing a single line of code.
In this episode, experts reveal how SMEs can digitise processes, automate workflows, and stay agile, without heavy investment in tech or coding expertise.
Low-Code, High Impact
Explore Zoho CreatorFeatured Speakers
Bharath Kumar B
Head of Marketing and CX, Zoho Creator
Akshat Jain
Finance and Operations Lead, Rasvihar
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A curated selection of articles for empowering businesses with practical strategies and actionable insights.
Episode 5: Customer Nurturing:
Creating lasting relationships
in the age of AI
Customer retention isn’t just good business—it’s your growth multiplier.
In this episode, Zoho’s Vidya Vasudevan and Digital Transformation Advisor Amit Arora unpack how small businesses can use AI, analytics, and communities for improving engagement and nurturing long-term customer relationships.
Build Stronger Bonds for Long-Term Wins
Explore BiginFeatured Speakers
Vidya Vasudevan
Global Head, Zoho Community
Amit Arora
Digital Transformation Advisor
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A curated selection of articles for empowering businesses with practical strategies and actionable insights.
Episode 6: Culture and Intangibles
The unseen effect on
the big picture
Great teams don’t just happen—they’re shaped by culture.
In this episode, Zoho’s Rajendran Dandapani shares how consciously crafted culture can unify teams, guide decision-making, and power long-term innovation. From flat hierarchies to values-led hiring and Zoho’s in-house talent school, discover how culture can be your startup’s strongest moat.
Build culture into your organisation's source code
Explore The Long GameFeatured Speakers
Rajendran Dandapani
Director of Technology, Zoho Corp., and President, Zoho Schools of Learning
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A curated selection of articles for empowering businesses with practical strategies and actionable insights.