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Building Startup Teams and Company Culture : Ahmedabad Edition

This eChai meetup brings together founders and operators to share how they’ve built and scaled their teams, and how company culture is shaped through everyday decisions.
We’ll discuss early hires, defining team values, retaining key talent, and how roles evolve as the company grows. It’s a practical conversation rooted in real-world experience.
Designed for founders, operators, and team-builders focused on getting the people part right.

Viraj Rajani Sumit Kasardekar Dhruv Prajapati Viraj, Sumit + 16 others went See who came
Arjav Shah
Ahmedabad
Arjav Shah
Founder · Impixal Media

Solo founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in Full Service Design & Marketing Agency.

Building Building the go-to behind-the-scenes creative and strategic partner that helps agencies & businesses stand out, win more clients, and scale with confidence.

Hoping to meet
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Others in my exact role to swap notes with
  • Founders & operators in my city
  • Bootstrapped & Profitable Founders
  • Business Development Executive (BDE)
  • Sales Executive
Ashutosh Raval
Ahmedabad
Ashutosh Raval
Founder & Cyber Security Professional ( Offensive Security) · Redhacks1 IT security pvt ltd

Founder @ Redhacks1 | Cyber Security | Red Team | Serving Banks, Fintech, Enterprises & Startups. ×, Bootstrapped, in Cybersecurity.

Building 6+ years Experience in Cyber security. Delivered security assessments for Banks, Stock Broking firms, Financial services organizations and Enterprise clients. Expertise in Web, Mobile, API, Network, Infrastructure and Cloud Security. , Ethical Hacking .

Hoping to meet
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • Product leaders
  • Founders & operators in my city
  • Open to connecting with CTOs, CISOs, and Founders. Available for Cyber Security projects and collaborations.
Jignesh Thakkar
Ahmedabad
Jignesh Thakkar Host
Founder · LoudRevel

Founder and Advisor, Bootstrapped, in AI/ML + Productivity + Media / creator.

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Others in my exact role to swap notes with
  • Founders & operators in my city
Manan Maheshwari
Ahmedabad
Manan Maheshwari
Growth Strategist | AI Practioner | Business Consultant · Consultriva

Advisor, in Proptech / real estate.

Building I help MSMEs, startups, and GCCs scale through AI Strategy & Governance, GTM execution, and digital transformation Wharton‑certified, MICA alum, and global growth consultant.

Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • A startup role I would love, at any kind
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
Manish Nayee
Gandhinagar
Manish Nayee
Founder & CEO · Wority Technology

Founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • A co-founder
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
Pragnesh Shah
Ahmedabad
Pragnesh Shah
Founder and CEO · Vertex Technologies

Founder and Product (PM), Bootstrapped, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.

Building AI Suite Pro: No Code AI SaaS Platform to Build, Train & Deploy AI Agents. Product is ready now and have initial customers. Looking for more customers. Free trial is available. Try out and provide feedback: https://aisuitepro.com/signup?source=aisuitepro

Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
Sumit Kasardekar
Ahmedabad
Sumit Kasardekar
Founder · The Harsmit Ventures

Solo founder and Advisor, Bootstrapped, in Fintech + Insurtech + SaaS.

Building I’m building The Harsmit Ventures. Our goal is simple: make it easier for business owners to access financial services, business technology, and AI tools from one trusted partner instead of juggling multiple providers.

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
  • First customers
  • Mentorship
𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲  𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚
Ahmedabad
𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚
Psychologist & Founder · OneWithOneself

It's been since 2016 in the field of Spirituality, Psychology, Life Coaching, Natural Healing and I'm striving to start my own Venture '𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟' which is all about diving deep into the Realm of Inner World & Inner Journey and Experiencing 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 by attaining Self-Awareness of ones Higher Self and our Well-Being., Building the Foundation, in Mental Health.

Building A Holistic Mental Health Culture in our Society & in Ahmedabad.

Hoping to meet
  • Founders & Entrepreneurs
T
Tanay Chaturvedi
Co-founder · Durgastra Innovations Pvt Ltd

Co-founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in AI/ML and Deeptech.

Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Capital for my next round
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • A co-founder
  • Senior hires for my team
  • A startup role I would love, at any kind
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • Product leaders

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Past event happened on 4 Apr 2026