Dinakara Nagalla
Founder and former CEO of EmpowerMX, a cloud-native aircraft maintenance execution software used by major global airlines; later led a sale to IFS and now builds AI-driven products focused on mental health and education.
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Apr 17, 2026 • 1h 5min
#192: Built A Vertical SaaS Giant In Aviation Without VC Funding - Dinakara Nagalla
Dinakara Nagalla, founder and former CEO of EmpowerMX who digitized aircraft maintenance for major airlines, shares the story of building a vertical SaaS without big VC. He discusses replacing paper with a cloud-native, mobile-first system, proving ROI to conservative buyers, scaling with a small team and offshore execution, surviving COVID, and shifting to AI products for mental health and education.
