Be the change you want to see!
Growing SOQO w little to nothing in a tier 2 city with a fledging startup ecosystem looked like the most impossible task, no one to look around, no one to aspire, no motivation and no empathy.
But that’s the thing, night is the darkest before sunrise. What you are seeking is seeking you, or do we say hungry hardworking entrepreneurs of Bhopal coming together for eChai Ventures Breakfast Social regularly every two weeks to be friends. No questions, no demands. Only good food, small groups and candid conversations.
My fav part of breakfast is morning energy of entrepreneurs, fresh and because we’re all in same boat hence without boundaries.
We talk. We talk about failure, getting into cycle of work after long break, mental health, hiring, lived experiences etc.
Good to just know, we’re all in same boat.
Wise words of Prerna Taneja today at the table “take it one day at a time”. And today was that one day we all met for nothing but meeting. :)
In frame
Sneh Nigam
Founder Mindcafe India
Meenal Rai Shejwar
Founder Amado
Vaibhav Kapoor
Director, RGIM Business School
Arihant Arya
Director, Glafix
HitartH Shrivastava
Founder, Bazarville
Co-Founder, F for Fries
Aman Talreja
Co-Founder, Seesaw
Kanika Gupta
Co-Founder, Seesaw
Amrita Bhama
Founder, Summer Stich
Prerna Taneja
Founder, The Zappy Box
and ofc me my and I haha, Founder SOQO
To many more breakfasts together!
Growing SOQO w little to nothing in a tier 2 city with a fledging startup ecosystem looked like the most impossible task, no one to look around, no one to aspire, no motivation and no empathy.
But that’s the thing, night is the darkest before sunrise. What you are seeking is seeking you, or do we say hungry hardworking entrepreneurs of Bhopal coming together for eChai Ventures Breakfast Social regularly every two weeks to be friends. No questions, no demands. Only good food, small groups and candid conversations.
My fav part of breakfast is morning energy of entrepreneurs, fresh and because we’re all in same boat hence without boundaries.
We talk. We talk about failure, getting into cycle of work after long break, mental health, hiring, lived experiences etc.
Good to just know, we’re all in same boat.
Wise words of Prerna Taneja today at the table “take it one day at a time”. And today was that one day we all met for nothing but meeting. :)
In frame
Sneh Nigam
Founder Mindcafe India
Meenal Rai Shejwar
Founder Amado
Vaibhav Kapoor
Director, RGIM Business School
Arihant Arya
Director, Glafix
HitartH Shrivastava
Founder, Bazarville
Co-Founder, F for Fries
Aman Talreja
Co-Founder, Seesaw
Kanika Gupta
Co-Founder, Seesaw
Amrita Bhama
Founder, Summer Stich
Prerna Taneja
Founder, The Zappy Box
and ofc me my and I haha, Founder SOQO
To many more breakfasts together!
The eChai Effect - In Their Words
"eChai is playing biggest role in my personal and professional life together. Its a community where i meet like minded people to share idea and learn from their idea. Even while playing cricket i learn something and i implement something new from that learning. Its my entry point for building network in different countries where my base is not established yet. Personally my only fun activity day in a week is eChai cricket and social."
yash shah
Chairman, ES Group of Companies
"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
CEO, Hummingbird Talent (An eChai Company)
"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
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