Clarity of TG in your business And, definitely the organised roadmap that you have towards fulfilling your ambition!
Biswarup Das
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It was wonderful connecting and appreciate the good work being done.
Murali Bachina
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Had an amazing experience knowing Gaurav. Looking forward for more interaction.
Anonymous
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You were absolutely amazing and gave the right instructions for me. It was literally an eye opening session.
Anonymous
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Appreciate Gaurav's insightful friendly and helpful information regarding marketing and several other questions related to startup, greatly appreciate your patience and understanding. Thanks to Bombay IIT eureka e-cell for connecting us. Great being!
Rajesh Uba
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It’s nice talking with you, a different way of work been identified during the discussion. May it help me in near future.. very humble person..
Useful insights into the hiring space and TA pain points, friendly and approachable
Yamini Jain
29th Jul, 2024
5/5
We have been working with Gaurav Agrawal for our staffing needs, and his knowledge and advice have been very helpful for our company. Gaurav's expertise and dedication have greatly benefited us. He provides excellent service, and we truly appreciate his support. We look forward to continuing our work with him.
saurav
11th Jul, 2024
About me
I AM an "Entrepreneur in Residence"
☞ son of my Mentor (My Dad), Husband to a superwoman, Father to "Shlok" and A Bhagavad Gita Follower
Putting my Life Timeline:
➡️2005: Cleared Class 10 from State Board School with 84.9% (Awarded by the State Govt. for the Merit)
➡️2007: Cleared Higher Secondary (Class 12 from State Board School) with 86.4 % and 98% in Accounts
➡️2007-2010: St Xavier’s College Days (Initial hiccups because of transition from Hindi to Convent background, but the journey was very rewarding and full of exposure) ,Scored 71%
➡️2012: Cleared the CA (Chartered Accountant) Finals in the 2nd attempt (The 1st time Failure was a Great teacher)
➡️2012: Mid 2012, Landed Job with CGBSIL and got opportunity to work for Unilever South Africa (ULSA) at the onsite location, Durban
➡️2013: Returned to Kolkata (Hometown); got duped by a Recruiter for Rs.13,300. Triggered to initiate a FREE Job Consultancy
➡️2013-2018: Made Good B2B Connections and added 850+ corporates (US Mortgage, Ed-tech, Fin-tech, E-commerce, IT/ITES, Manufacturing, FMCG, FMCD, Retail, BFSI) across 15+ countries
Also learnt from the failed attempts of SMVA Travels, Winance Bechomobile , and Class Room Physical Trainer Led Training,
➡️2018-2020: Mid 2018, Kick-started the Franchising journey and added 40+ units across 11 cities of India (success ratio of 22 % against industry average of 9%) . Also helped a college friend in failed attempt to franchise a Food startup(House of Cone Pizza)
➡️2020 : Agency business transitioned to CEO ; Sept 2020, Registered and Launched Cofounders Planet, with the intent to help early stage start-ups "Find Cofounders on Sweat Equity". Got incubated at IIM Kashipur and further into the TOP 30 of Department of Science and Technology (DST)
➡️2021: Learnt more on Scalability ,lean business model, Valuation, CEO office setup , communities ,micro acquisition , EXIT and did R&D on different models like cxohiring.com ; grabmejob.com ; profilys.com ; s7x.in ; exitconsultant.in ; besthrfranchise.com . Also authored a Hand Guide for Jobseekers “Get your DREAM JOB without approaching RECRUITERS”
➡️2022 : Rebranded to RECEX-Recruitment Exchange, a 3 way marketplace, to help companies find quality jobseekers through AI based tools and Franchise Partners (Indrepreneurs).
Being a Life long learner, learnt the tricks and tips of scaling business by 5X through Stanford Seed Program with 100+ entrepreneurs from 5 countries.
☞In weekends, I like to volunteer myself for Education, teaching 180+ underprivileged students Maths,English and Bhagavad Gita.
Jobseeker's Testimonials
https://youtu.be/_TAp0Qb7xKY?si=6RvKDOuSMgexPjVT
HR/Founder Testimonials
https://youtu.be/55E2RdFAUZM?si=fMNY6ZYw9_20ewGz
Franchise Testimonials
https://youtu.be/aCrr8a5XC6Q?si=vmqvm4pXxMdPTsje
Gaurav’s expertise and dedication have greatly benefited our staffing needs. His advice and service are highly appreciated.