I'm Dr. Vikrant Bhujbalrao. I lost five years and my first company learning what most founders learn too late. Since then I've evaluated 10,000+ startup ideas and coached founders across Maharashtra to start right, survive the hard years and grow.
Different stages need different help. Pick yours.
Validate it before you quit your job or spend your savings. Learn the basics in a cohort with others like you.
Be Your Own BossStuck on sales, pricing, team or cash? Get a mentor in your corner every month.
Founder's Friend mentoringKeynotes and workshops that make entrepreneurship feel real and possible — in English, Marathi or Hindi.
Invite to speakGraduated from Pune University's top management department, the first step for a first-generation Maharashtrian businessman.
Sales, marketing, business development and growth roles at Kellogg's India, Mobisoft Infotech and others — FMCG, IT and IPR.
Co-founded Dr.YOU with two partners. Five years, about ₹50 lakh invested, two fundraises — and then the shutters came down.
Turned the lessons into a not-for-profit startup accelerator, 111 Startups, backed by Mobisoft Infotech and Pesh Group.
Leads YourSarthi as director, with a team of ten. Be Your Own Boss and Founder's Friend are born.
Before YOU Jump into Business — the book he wished he had read. Followed by Survive YOUR Startup!
A free founder community, the Vilasi Foundation give-back, and a mission to create 500 right entrepreneurs and success stories.
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A structured coaching program for students, working professionals and homemakers who want to choose entrepreneurship as a career — and start right instead of starting fast.
See what's insidePrivate, ongoing mentoring for early-stage founders (3 months to 5 years in) who need a sounding board for strategy, sales, hiring and the hard decisions.
A focused engagement to pressure-test your startup idea, size the market, define the customer and turn it into a business plan you can act on.
Help with deciding whether to raise at all, building an investor-ready pitch deck and financials, and connecting with angels in the YourSarthi network.
Written from a first-generation Maharashtrian entrepreneur's own failure — five lost years, lost money and lost confidence — this book is the guide he...
For founders in the early stage — three months to five years in. The top five secrets to survive in business, fight through the problems and reach the...
I came in with a business idea and a resignation letter ready. I left with a validated offer, my first five customers — and I kept my job for six more months, which was the right call.
The biggest change was moving from hourly billing to packages. Our average deal size more than doubled in a quarter.
Students were still talking about the session a week later. Real stories, zero fluff, and he stayed back an hour answering questions.
The community's give-back arm. We spend birthdays and anniversaries at old-age homes, fund program seats for first-generation founders who can't afford them, and take free mentoring to colleges outside the metros.
Systems are what let a business run without the founder in every decision. Start them on day one — beginning with the founder's own discipli...
Stop selling hours. Target clients who value outcomes, and productise your service into clear packages with fixed scope and price. It raises...
Early on, you don't need a big team. Start with a mentor for perspective and a co-founder for shared ownership, then use interns for executi...
Book a free 20-minute discovery call. Tell us where you are, and we'll tell you honestly what will help — even if it's not one of our programs.
