More about Kate Fairhurst
For start ups and scale ups, it's all about growth. If you want to get past the painful stage of development, you need to be able to build your audiences and your revenues quickly and effectively. I help businesses with this challenge.
For much of my time this is as a co-founder of growth agency, GrowthMinds. We solve a core business challenge for scale ups: how to execute on the many technical components to digital marketing without the budget to hire huge teams of specialists. GrowthMinds plugs in as an external marketing department, wrapping our arms around everything from CMO strategy to campaign execution and data analysis.
The rest of my time is all about giving back. I mentor businesses on their growth strategies and help companies who need to find the right message, channel and tactics to succeed. From fintech scale ups to social enterprise start ups, I support leadership teams with advice and encouragement to get where they are going. It's lots of fun and is really quite rewarding too.
For much of my time this is as a co-founder of growth agency, GrowthMinds. We solve a core business challenge for scale ups: how to execute on the many technical components to digital marketing without the budget to hire huge teams of specialists. GrowthMinds plugs in as an external marketing department, wrapping our arms around everything from CMO strategy to campaign execution and data analysis.
The rest of my time is all about giving back. I mentor businesses on their growth strategies and help companies who need to find the right message, channel and tactics to succeed. From fintech scale ups to social enterprise start ups, I support leadership teams with advice and encouragement to get where they are going. It's lots of fun and is really quite rewarding too.
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Founders and startup folks who joined past eChai startup events
The eChai Effect - In Their Words
"The eChai platform has been super valuable for me - it has helped me gain a deeper understanding of domains in the startup and tech ecosystem. What stands out most is the celebration of knowledge, professional growth, and entrepreneurship - it’s one of the best for the Indian ecosystem. Along the way, I’ve also been fortunate to make some great friendships and connections too."
Shalin (Shawn) Parikh
Founder, MyCPE One
"After moving back from the USA, eChai became my go-to space to learn how the Indian startup ecosystem works. It offered direct exposure to startup thinking and a community that openly shares business insights. What stood out was how easy it was to connect, learn, and grow through real conversations. As we built our IT hardware rentals business, eChai helped us find our niche and refine our path. Proud and grateful to be part of this amazing community."
Heet Sheth
Growth and Tech, Sheth Info
"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
eChai Partner Brands
eChai Ventures partners with select brands as their growth partner - working together to explore new ideas, open doors, and build momentum across the startup ecosystem.
