BUILDING A FREELANCE EXPERT PLATFORM FOR PROFESSIONAL TALENT
In our endeavor to exhibit new and revolutionary enterprises which have come out with unconventional providers to profit the shoppers, we stumbled on the profile of IndusGuru Community Companions which is making a mark within the consulting trade. The corporate works on a novel enterprise mannequin and runs on a formidable strategic roadmap.
We determined to rearrange a digital assembly with the management panel, in dialog with Shanu Malkani and Deepak Malkani (co-founders) we mentioned numerous features of their enterprise mannequin. Let’s dive into the excerpts of the dialog held with them.
THE PREFACE
Indusguru was based in Jan 2016, with the target of serving to Freelance, Unbiased consultants entry a variety of fascinating enterprise consulting alternatives and freelance roles . They started by aggregating a community of freelancing trade consultants sourced from 6 main domains- Technique, Finance, Advertising and marketing, Operations, IT and HR.
Right now, their community is enriched with profoundly expert trade consultants throughout 30 trade segments that may present invaluable providers to their purchasers’ companies. Any specialist who has been empaneled on their platform has over 10-15 years of expertise within the particular subject. . Earlier than bringing every trade knowledgeable on board, they facilitate a technique of curation that includes a one-onone video name interview to evaluate their space of specialization and total experience.
Undeniably, the pandemic has fueled their enterprise mannequin that thrives on full-time freelancing. Right now, IndusGuru serves Massive Corporates, Consulting companies, SMEs, startups and Non-Earnings, and many others, as a web based market for knowledgeable consulting throughout the trade. What has set them other than different ventures is the in-depth material experience and various enterprise specialization underneath a single roof.
The enterprise operations are easy, clear and environment friendly with an emphasis on customer support. IndusGuru is a curated platform primarily based on a freelancing enterprise mannequin, that helps bridge the hole between an impartial skilled expertise pool and purchasers that search trade and practical experience.
Freelancing is the brand new regular, that has pervaded each sector at the moment and our enterprise has achieved appreciable development owing to this market pattern. “The sense of freedom, independence and suppleness one will get from freelancing is exclusive and our platform is aimed toward fueling its development and acceptance throughout the enterprise neighborhood,” shared the founding duo.
VALUES DRIVING THE BUSINESS
Constructing shut working relationships with purchasers is the underlying worth that subtly drives the enterprise at IndusGuru. From understanding their venture consulting must counsel a dependable set of consultants, the corporate is understood to carry out as per the shopper’s necessities and finances.
The insights and understanding of the abilities throughout their community experience have helped them chart an efficient path to their shopper’s success. As a way to verify the choice, the management workforce arranges a number of client-consultant conferences and engagement periods. Likewise, diligence can be completed to make sure a robust cultural match between the knowledgeable and the shopper group.
THE 4C APPROACH
The worth proposition provided to the top shopper by IndusGuru could possibly be summarized as 4Cs. Let’s acknowledge those-
• Curated Community- A strong curation course of by the corporate ensures IndusGuru consultants ship higher providers.
• Comfort- A simple entry to on-line profiles and venture posting making it a single retailer for various enterprise experience.
• Selection- The pliability to interact and select from the pool of consultants that attempt to make a distinction to their finish purchasers.
• Price Effectiveness- An unequalled skilled help that comes at a budget-friendly worth. The purchasers are benefitted from avoiding the large overheads of huge consulting companies.
MEET THE BRAINS BEHIND INDUSGURU
DEEPAK MALKANI
Deepak owns a profession spanning 27+ years the place he honed his competence in Administration Consulting, main and rising various consulting practices in Accenture and PwC. Accumulation of a lot perception and this expertise impressed him to ascertain IndusGuru.
Being an engineer and an MBA from VJTI and IIM Calcutta, he’s an avid believer in a peoplefirst strategy to increasing the expansion of his enterprise. On a private entrance, he’s a person who’s keen on taking part in Tennis, studying books, and watching sci-fiction films.
SHANU MALKANI
Shanu has greater than 24 years of expertise in know-how consulting and has held senior client-service management positions at prestigious companies similar to Siemens Info Methods and Accenture. Being knowledgeable engineer, she has headed IndusGuru since its begin, carrying many hats, together with these for finance, human sources, authorized, and advertising.
As a pacesetter, she is an knowledgeable multi-tasker who organizes and completes each her private {and professional} to-do lists with effectivity. She has established a rapport of credibility and
belief with each purchasers and professionals that has boosted the corporate’s development through the years.
THE SIGNING NOTE FROM THE FOUNDERS
“IndusGuru strives to supply skilled expertise with versatile work alternatives – together with consulting initiatives, advisory roles, and contract roles – in India and globally. As we’re planning to cross geographical borders with our future plans we consider our enterprise would emerge to grow to be a holistic platform to advertise the competencies and experience of Indian trade consultants.
We additionally plan to deliver world expertise on board with us as we unfold our wings throughout the worldwide market. Moreover, we’re planning to faucet extra deeply into digital know-how experience to develop and scale our enterprise within the coming years.”