Lieut. Shalabh Agrawal

About Lieut. Shalabh Agrawal

It is my endeavour to guide and advise Early Startups and entrepreneurs to establish a successful venture, through a systematic, structured approach towards creating a long term profitable business. As a Startup Consultant, it is hugely satisfying to see the fruits of your labour as the startup succeeds. Entrepreneurship and startups have become synonymous in the past 10-15 years. While the enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit of the young generation is commendable, yet their real world understanding of what really constitutes a viable startup is shrouded by media stories of unicorns and fundings raised by a handful of companies. I have had the honour and privilege of serving the armed forces for 10 years. Last 27 years of my experience has been in the corporate world. This also includes a long and successful entrepreneurial stint in Information Technology. Thereafter I have held leadership positions as CEO/Director in large companies with turnover of 1200+ Cr to SME’s and also startups. The startups I have worked with have been mostly in the Ed-Tech sector. The first company was SEIPL that started in 2008. Starting from scratch with no product, SEIPL reached a turnover of 2 Cr in 3 years time. QTL was another startup. They had already burned up 1 cr when they approached me. After discussions, the business model they were working with had to be scrapped and a new model was designed which generated potential registrations of students in just 8 months. This time period also included development and launch of MVP. If you are an early startup with a grand idea, what still matters is the business model, product/service design and the go-to-market strategy.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Delraf Technologies Pvt Ltd

   Jun 2019 — Present · IN

Education

• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

  BSc, Biology

  1983 — 1985