Sales Masterclass for Startups : Ahmedabad Edition

Happened on June 11, Wednesday, 2025
6:30pm — 08:30pm (GMT+05:30)
GUSEC
41 slots booked.
Pankaj Bhimani - Founder, 58miles Shrijay Sheth - Founder at LegalWiz.in and Hire4Higher Consulting Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Gaurav Bardia - Founder, Off Axis Dhyey Lalani - Founder Tipple co. imam Husain - "Founder, Softlooms.in" Satish kumar Taak - TIME - Ops Head Harsh Rathod - Software Engineer, Rysun labs Er. Pranav Veerani - Unity Sangam, Founder Komal Bhojani - Founder, DigitoSpark Amit Savaliya - Building, Bozarro Jay Bhavsar - Founder Rajan Chandi - Building Basicana, skills based hiring Karan Purswani - Travel Consultant Kashyap Parikh - Business Development Executive , Infigrity IT Services Pvt. Ltd. Setu Hariyani - Founder and CEO of Bookastors Pravin Prajapati - Founder First Resource Satyajeet Kumar - Founder, Cooling And Ventilation Enterprise Private Limited Dr Shilpa Parasrampuria - CEO Toy Legends Yash Desai - Student @ IIFT Ashutosh raval - Cyber Security Professional & Founder RedHacks1 IT Security Kazim Noorani - Founder, Infigrity IT Services Dhaval Prajapati - Freelancer Kopal Gupta - Business Development Manager ,EnSpirit Technologies Ltd Aalok Panchal - Founding Member, TPS Dev Vadher - Co-Founder, TPSgroup Mevada Sandip - TL | iOS Developer Vaibhav Patel - Founder, betterlifestore.in Janak Priyani - Co-Founder, Prius Consulting (Digi-tx) Dhaval Makwana - Product Manager,SwiftSupport.ai PARTH BAVALIYA - Co-founder of Nexus Agency Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel
Top-rated questions will be asked live by the host during the event.
  • For Pankaj: As a traditional businessman entering the D2C brand space, what was the toughest mental shift you had to make when selling online?
  • For Pankaj: You’ve said that camera bags weren’t even on the original product list. What shifted during that two-day photography trip that made you see the market so clearly?
  • Asked by Kumar Manish For Shrijay: Every year marketing coins a new buzzword—this year, it's “Performance Marketing.” From your lens, what matters beneath the jargon?
  • For Shrijay: You’ve supported D2C founders globally. What’s one sales insight from a digital-first brand you consult that completely changed how you see your own business?
  • For Pankaj: You started alone, sketching, testing, and learning manufacturing limits. How did you stay convinced this idea was worth pushing through?
  • For Shrijay: What’s one startup sales strategy you often see founders overcomplicate—and how do you simplify it for them?
  • Asked by Kumar Manish: Sales: Dimag ka khel hai ya paisa ka khel hai? What's your truth—and how has your answer evolved as your business grew?
  • For Shrijay: LegalWiz has built trust with thousands of SMBs. What role does trust play in your sales funnel—and how do you consciously build it?
  • For Shrijay: Can you recall a moment when a small startup didn’t seem like a good sales bet, but your team pushed through—and it became a case study for success?
  • When did you first hire someone specifically for sales—and what did you learn from that decision?
  • For Pankaj: You once said, “A game-changing camera bag, but nothing is so easy.” Can you share one brutal day from that early hustle when you almost dropped the idea?
  • If a first-time founder asked you, “What should I absolutely not do in my first 100 sales conversations?”—what would your answer be?
  • For Pankaj: What part of your sales process is most misunderstood by other founders who think physical product = easy scale?
  • For Pankaj: You also run a corporate T-shirt business. How do the sales playbooks differ between custom B2B apparel and a consumer-facing brand like 58Miles?
  • For Shrijay: Between Hire4Higher’s boutique consulting and LegalWiz’s scalable platform—how do you balance tailored selling with scalable systems?
  • For Pankaj: You've tested pricing, materials, design—all affecting margin. What’s one pricing insight that fundamentally changed your sales success?
  • For Shrijay: What’s a sales channel or tactic that didn’t work for you—despite all logic suggesting it should
  • Can you share a moment when learning from another founder changed how you approached sales in your own venture?
  • For Pankaj: What’s a sales mistake you made early in the 58Miles journey that you laugh about now—but hurt back then?
  • What’s one big rejection—whether from a potential client, marketplace, or partner—that changed your game in the long run?
Agenda:

Most founders don’t start with a sales playbook. They begin with a rough product, a few leads, and a lot of uncertainty. The first sales come through cold emails, messy demos, and trial-and-error conversations that teach more than any handbook ever could.


In this candid gathering, you’ll hear from founders and operators who’ve sold before product-market fit, chased early revenue without a clear roadmap, and learned—step by step—what actually moves the needle.


They’ll share how they closed their first deals, built trust with customers, handled rejections, and eventually created sales processes that worked for their businesses.


Expect real stories, not advice from a distance. Whether you're just starting or scaling up, you’ll leave with sharper instincts, practical takeaways, and a clearer path to selling with confidence.

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The eChai Effect - In Their Words

"For me, eChai is a second home. I've been associated with it since the early days, when it was already setting a different tone for how startup communities could work. As a traditional business owner entering the new-age D2C space, eChai supported me in every direction. Over the years, it became my window to the startup world — and also gave me lifelong friends who continue to show up, for business and beyond."
Pankaj Bhimani - Founder, 58miles
Pankaj Bhimani
Founder, 58miles
“When we launched LegalWiz.in back in 2016, concept of procuring legal and compliance services through a digital commerce platform wasn't as prominent in India. eChai played a significant role in providing the early adopters, and building significant positioning in the startup fraternity. Overtime, eChai grew to be a massive network of like-minded entrepreneurs and extended that benefit to all the members in a true "co-rise" spirit. I personally love to attend eChai events, learn from subject matter experts who share relatable and actionable insights and experiences. For startup journeys, it is so important to be surrounded by people who can add relevance, perspective, and push you to do better. Most importantly a group of people where you aren't being judged about things going right or wrong, but be a motivational force that keeps you going, yet keeping you in check. eChai is that place for me!”
Shrijay Sheth - Founder at LegalWiz.in and Hire4Higher Consulting
Shrijay Sheth
Founder at LegalWiz.in and Hire4Higher Consulting
"eChai has played a truly pivotal role in HummingBird’s journey — even before Day Zero. From ideation to establishment and into growth, it’s been a constant source of support. It connected me with incredible people who’ve become more than just friends. One of the biggest reasons I chose to stay in Ahmedabad is because of the eChai community. It has shaped my growth — both personally and professionally — in ways that are hard to articulate. Honestly, words fall short when I try to express what eChai means to me. I’m deeply thankful and forever grateful to eChai for being such an integral part of my journey."
Harsha Bhurani - Founder, HummingBird Consulting Group
Harsha Bhurani
Founder, HummingBird Consulting Group

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