Some call it luck, some prefer hard work to achieve it.

Some call it luck, some prefer hard work to achieve it, regardless, success never happens overnight. The secret to success lies in sheer dedication & headstrong devotion to your goals.

Hailing from Varanasi, Prakhar's journey from a mere average student to being the first employee at a start-up to the position of Vice-president of the same company will surely motivate your spirits.

"I completed my schooling in a missionary school St. John's at Varanasi. Later, for college, I shifted to Bangalore and graduated with a?B.Sc?in?Biotechnology.

As?a student, I was mostly an average one all throughout my school. During my college days, I topped my batch in 2nd Semester but realized it wouldn't change a thing. After my graduation, I realized that science wasn't really my field of interest, rather, I was fascinated by the hustle & startup culture in Bangalore."

Prakhar cracked the management entrance exams and grabbed himself a seat at Jain College in Bangalore. During his MBA, his passion for being a part of the entrepreneurship world grew more substantial.

"I did various small businesses while in my master's program, and created an income source. Besides handling my studies, I looked up several ways to be a part of the marketing management field via college fests, sponsorships for events, or something equivalent.

Prakhar completed his MBA as the topper of his batch, the Gold Medalist from his?department. Post?MBA, Prakhar worked as a Business Lead in a small startup, and then finally landed in?sales.

In?2014, while pondering upon his own startup ideas, Prakhar received an offer to join Whatfix, as one of the first employees of the company.

"When I joined Whatfix in 2014, the company was at a revenue of around $10k, I was one of the first employees, along with the Founder & Co-founder of the company. We began with only 4 customers. At Whatfix, we started from a small garage office space; I used to handle, what is at present 5-6 departments from SDR to AE to Legal to AR at a comparatively smaller scale. Over time, we realized that we needed to hire people with certain specializations so as to achieve our growth. As time passed by, our company grew from 4 to 700+ customers, expanding into 7 different countries with a net revenue of millions."

Prakhar has completed his nine years of journey with Whatfix. He began as the Inside Sales Lead as a fresh joiner and is now the VP at Whatfix, handling 60+ Account Executives. The journey from a science student to entering the management field to excelling and experiencing the whole growth of a company has indeed been a great one."

Prakhar's Xtraordinary message:

"Nothing in life comes easy, you have to be consistent and persistent to reach your goals. Have the desire to grow and learn new things. Do not let the learning stop. With your perseverance to face new challenges, results are just a matter of time."