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Manuj Aggarwal

Vancouver BC

I am a business accelerator, inventor, author, and entrepreneur. I help entrepreneurs, corporate executives and professionals accelerate their growth, consistently and fast.

Clients call me the BUSINESS MAVEN.

Over 25 years in business working with multiple industries from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Crafted a unique methodology for solving business problems using trending technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain and human psychology.

A few areas of expertise:

👉 Strategic and tactical planning
👉 Accelerating your marketing strategy
👉 Optimization of operations and cost savings
👉 Hiring and training talent for sustainable growth
👉 Automating systems using cutting edge technologies
👉 Developing AI, Blockchain, or digital strategy

My list of clients includes Microsoft, IBM, Pearson, Avanade, Desire2Learn, University of British Columbia, Canada Health Infoway etc.

I have helped more than 50 startups scale up or turn around from the brink of disaster.

My Podcast, Bootstrapping Your Dreams was ranked no. 1 next to Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, and Tim Ferriss.

I implemented a ground breaking patented technology with Desire2Learn that got applauded by Barack Obama and Bill Gates. I have four patents to my name in the field of machine learning and AI. Written two books, built 75+ educational courses with over 180,000 students around the world.

Now Trending: SMU - START MYTH UNCOVERED

Learn more: www.manujaggarwal.com

MY STORY
I grew up in a small town. A friendly child, my home was troubled. I withdrew into my shell, becoming aloof and angry. At age 15, I started working in a factory. I worked 12 hours/day with only $2 as a daily salary.

A YEAR’S SALARY
In 1995, a new computer institute threw its doors open in my town. Tuition was greater than a year’s salary, but I scraped together funds for the first class where I found my passion: Computers and Programming. I met my wife there, and we fell madly in love. Our marriage was disapproved of! Ultimately I had to run away from home with only a suitcase full of clothes. After our marriage, we traveled to Canada and started a new life.

WHO I HELP
I work with successful entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals who want to get more out of business and life.

Going from $2/day to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 reinforced my belief that anything is possible.

Let me show you how.

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Hire the Best People and Make Them Feel Great About Being on Your Team

Startups notoriously face problems when trying to hire or recruit. Hiring can be an issue because of budget restrictions, finding the right talent, or a combination of both.

Hiring and training employees are always difficult for startups.

Startups are typically run by small teams. And a small team typically means you have limited resources. It is tempting to think that everybody can do everything. But, this is not the case.

It’s even harder when you have to train people from scratch without proper experience and a lot of time, with little interest in the job as well.

So what is the solution?

In an increasingly digital world, it's a fallacy to think only to hire people from within the local community. Outsourcing at the initial stages allows your core team to focus on other crucial areas of your business.

The ability to tap into a global talent pool also means you can search for highly specialized skills that aren't available locally.

With this in mind, what services do you use to find candidates? Where are the best places to look? Are there certain processes you should consider when using these kinds of services?

Build Rock Solid Technology to Improve Your Systems and Transform Your Business

There's a popular saying that startups move at 110% of the speed of light, and 90% of them are broke.

Even if a startup finds the product/market fit - they generally lack the resources and knowledge to invest in technologies and infrastructure conducive to their growth. The amount of technology startups needs to adopt is daunting and requires time and expert knowledge, which they don’t have.

But the truth is that startups often lack the right systems and digital tools to be able to do so.

Even the tech startups in Silicon Valley generally lack the knowledge and access to latest digital technologies. A lot of companies are still using outdated platforms and tools for developing their products and services.

Their failure to control a deluge of customer enquiries, orders and payments, often leads to inefficient processes and frustrated staff. The wrong systems in place can also cause errors which ultimately lead to unhappy customers and extra stress for the whole organization.

So the question arises, what are the true costs and risks associated with using manual and error-prone systems?

Grow Your Startup With Proven, Tried and Tested Sales and Marketing Strategies

When you’re starting a business, every task is full of uncertainty. You don’t know when the demand will come and you don’t know how much people want to pay for it. As a result, many startups struggle with sales and marketing.

Marketing is not only about getting users but also about getting new investors and acquiring funding.

You need to get users/customers while you are running out of cash.

Yes, it certainly takes time for a startup to become popular and get some traction. But what if you could speed up the process by using the right marketing tools?

Automation and digital marketing can spread the word about your startup like wildfire.

Attention is the fuel that powers the engine of marketing. The more people pay attention to your messages and offerings, the more likely they will be to take some kind of action – ideally take out their credit card and buy your product or service.

However, getting your prospects' attention is one thing – understanding why it happens, and how you can make it happen faster (and more consistently), will give you a higher return on your investment. While many companies spend millions of dollars on ad campaigns that seek to grab our attention, they lack the science behind what happens once interest is captured.

Capturing the hearts and minds of your prospects is good. Selling is better.

How do you capture your prospect’s attention in the first place? How do you make that deep emotional impact on the first contact, how do you roll out a winning marketing and sales strategy?

Access to Essential Information to Make Well-Informed, Faster Decisions

Due Diligence refers to the process of reviewing a company’s business practices, financial records, and other matters before making an investment in it.

Due diligence is a big part of evaluating startups. It is carried out by a qualified expert to satisfy a legal requirement or to protect someone's interest.

Due diligence is critical to every venture capitalists and entrepreneur’s life.

Investors need to be very careful about the investment which we are going to make. A thorough due diligence process before putting money into startups plays a pivotal role in protecting the investments and also in establishing the trust level between an entrepreneur, angel investors & VC firm.

That being said, due diligence is time-consuming and frustrating. You really need a multi-faceted inspection to get to the bottom of every detail - whether it is technology, operations, supply chain, or any other aspect of the business.

The problem is that most due diligence in startups is frivolous and not geared toward the real issues.

It's hard to get a full picture of an investment opportunity, especially if you do not have the right expertise to ask the most revealing questions.

How to find the right expertise to uncover where the skeletons are hidden?

Fully-Integrated End-to-End Strategy for Startups to Build, Manage, and Grow

Young startups always have challenges to overcome.

A startup typically faces steep competition. Has no talent in their respective sector. Doesn’t have the money to invest in marketing. Or a startup may have many ideas but is not sure how to make it happen.

A strategy problem can be anything that gets in the way of achieving business goals.

These days most successful startups are built on strong relationships. To quickly reach the top, startups need to forget about the perfect product and focus on understanding their audience and building a relationship with them.

At the end of the day, if you don’t know people, you will miss out on opportunities. You need to be aware of what your prospects want, or how they think.

Market segmentation, market size, go to market strategy, competition analysis, right USP and ROI strategy are just a few among the key pain points entrepreneurs battle with.

Evaluating deep market research and understanding market psychology is key to the success of a startup. As a startup founder, you have to understand the very reason why people buy a particular product. You cannot implement any marketing strategy in your startup without observing the psychology of customers.

And using advanced technologies, not only make it easy for you to get your foot in the door, but act as a rocket fuel for your hyper-growth.

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Manuj Aggarwal answered

How do I set my prices?

How much do you charge for a haircut?

Is it $5, $10 or $25?

Whatever your price is, there is a value attached to that price.

You won’t charge $25 if the customer thinks they are getting an extremely basic hairstyle.

You won't charge $5 if the customer thinks they are paying for a high-end and complex styling.

The price of your product or service has more to do with the value you are providing than anything else.

So in order to optimize your product pricing - you need to keep in mind 2 things:

1. What is the value you are providing to your customers in terms of time saved, money earned, or money saved. For instance, if you are selling a widget which will save the customer 1 hour of their time every day. That means you can save them about 20-25 hours per month. How much is that worth to them?
2. What is the highest dollar figure your customers will pay without decline in demand. Generally a wealthier person or larger company will value their time more than their cash reserves and vice versa.

Now you can test the waters by offering the same services to two groups of customers. Notice the sales for a week or two. Pick the price which gives you more net revenue.

Rinse and repeat.

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Manuj Aggarwal answered

How can I leverage my skillset as a designer to move into more product based offerings?

Do you know how to find winning startup ideas?

This is a question I get asked a lot.

There is a huge misconception on what makes a successful startup.

Many people think they need to crunch out code, come up with a million-dollar idea, have previous startup experience or raise millions of dollars in funding. The truth is that most startup founders make this one mistake – they focus on what they are good at.

Good businesses have something in common.

They're about people.

People who want to feel good about themselves and be happy.
People who want their families healthy and safe.
People who want security and opportunity for their children.
People who are frustrated with their jobs, their current life, not feeling loved or appreciated at home.

Good businesses are built around these themes AND they solve a real business pain point by shifting the focus from "me" to "you."

So if you want to find the best idea, talk to as many people as possible. Often times, they will raise issues and problems that are worth pursuing.

I will say start with 20 new conversations per week.

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Web Design

User Interface Design

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Manuj Aggarwal answered

Is it worthwhile to download graphic design software to design poster templates?

Start with a market survey
Make visual choices to key design and marketing elements
Play around with variations
One of the most effective tools you can use for branding your business is through a logo, brochure, website, etc...
Try using Canva or Pic Monkey to create your own fancy marketing materials

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Graphic Design

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Business Plan

A good business plan is essential for a good business venture.

The best business plan example would include your mission statement and vision statement.

This can help you grow your business as an entrepreneur

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Business planning

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Hello everyone! Please I want to know how i can make money through the internet And thanks (i need it )

When it comes to online money making, many people seem to just give up on this notion when they hear that there is no money in blogging or even affiliate marketing.

The truth of the matter is that there are different ways of making money online and you only need make to what works best for you.

It may be affiliate marketing or blogging or even selling stuff on amazon.

The easiest way to find out which method works best for you is by trying them all.

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Reviews

Manuj has given me great insights in defining the Architecture for my product keeping the Enterprise in mind but being lean at the early stage. His expertise in Cloud Technologies along with setting a Continuous Delivery pipeline was really helpful so that I can go back to my product development team and adopt these best practices.

Vikas Agarwal Source: Clarity

Learned a lot from Manuj - he knows a lot when it comes to startups and technology. Highly recommended.

Jackson Cunningham Source: Clarity

Member since January 2016