Banker Turned Entrepreneur Piyush Khare Offering Dependable & Remarkable Online Presence To Corporates, SME & Startups

India with almost 1.32 Billion population is the world second largest country in terms of man power after china, but India has got more IT workers than china due to language neutral adaptation.
After Ireland, India is the world second largest exporter of software and IT services whether its social media, website development, online marketing, digital marketing or branding.
Since the launch of Internet all across the world, online presence has become one of the major need for all business online. Not just business but even individuals & celebs like singers, lawyers, doctors, actors, artist also look out for online presence.
When we put our business online, it leads us to a 24 hour online presence and take it across the borders. Today we are presenting the interview of a banker turned entrepreneur who with an 8 years of experience in banking sector turned his feet towards entrepreneurship and started his own venture of providing the IT related services as well as digital marketing services.
Within very less time the company has grown 10 folds and their key focus now is empowering new, young and innovative startups at a very marginal cost to enhance their business & growth.
Meet Piyush Khare from India leading Business hub Gujarat whose venture www.interactivewebstation.com marked their presence in the IT world, Let us see what Piyush has to speak about his journey till date and what are his next plans.
1.What is the Name of Your Venture? Any specific reason for this name?
Interactive Webstation.
We believe that being Interactive and a One-Point web based solution is the most essential part of Digital Marketing. Hence, we have kept the name.

2.Who is your target Audience/clients?
Everyone who renders services or sells products are our targeted Audiences.
3.Where is your venture based (city, state, country) & What are your geographical target areas?
Our Registered office is in Vadodara, Gujarat. We have branch offices in New Delhi & Las Vegas (USA)
4.What problems does your venture resolve? What are your products or services?
We render Digital Marketing Services that includes the following services:
Search Engine Optimization
Social Media Optimization
Google Adwords
Online Reputation Management
Website Development
Content Writing
5.Share the idea or story behind the venture. How did it came to an existence? What motivated you to start your own venture?
The inspiration to start our own venture came around 5 years back. My wife and I wanted to start something of our own. After 8 years of banking career, working for different banks, I thought what could be better than to do something for which I have passion. I always had a passion for branding/marketing and my wife had the experience in this field. Together, we started our own company.

 
6.Who are your biggest competitors and how do you differentiate yourself from them?
Everyone is a competitor in this field. The innovative techniques that we use and the demand based services that we give makes us different from others.
7.How did you hired your first team members? What skills Do you want in your employees/team?
We hired people using local agencies. The skills that we look in our employees include their promptness to learn new things, confidence, their creative skills and their past work experience.

8.What expansion plans are you looking for the next 2 years, next 5 years?
In next two years we are looking forward to open our branch offices in 2 more cities. In next 5 years we are aiming to be a listed company.
9.Have you raised any funding? Or have any plans for the funding?
We haven’t raised any funding yet but we are open to explore new ventures and if that requires funding we will acquire it.
10.What were the problems you faced during the starting days and how did you resolve them?
The lack of resources (both money and human) were the major challenges at the initial stage. Patience, belief and hard work helped us to overcome the challenges.
11.What was the most challenging part of your journey till now? How did you overcome those challenges?
Dealing with the overseas clients were quite challenging. Initially, they were not comfortable giving projects to a company that is new and with whom they have to deal remotely. However, with our timely and quality work we now have a good base of international clients.
12.Are you married, single or in a relationship?
I am married to the most beautiful person.
13.What are your hobbies? What do you do in your non-work time?
I love singing, listening to good music, gymming and traveling. I along with my friends run a social cause by the name of “Happy Faces Vadodara.” Check our FB page: www.facebook.com/happyfacesvadodara
14.Whats your favorite food & holiday destination?
I love home cooked food. My favorite holiday destination is Goa & Gangtok.
15.Whom do you consider your idol or biggest motivator?
My Father Mr. S.K. Khare
16.What do you feel is the major difference between entrepreneurs and those who work for someone else?
Thought process and your openness to challenges.
17.If you had the chance to start your career over again, what would you do differently?
Instead of spending 8 years of my life in banking I would have started my own venture sooner.
18.How has being an entrepreneur affected your family & Social life?
Both my family and social life has improved. Now I am able to balance work and my personal life more efficiently.
19.Anything, you would like to say to our readers or upcoming entrepreneurs?
Dream big always and follow your passion. Unleash your hidden potential and grab all the opportunities step by step. Challenge yourself and stop being afraid.
20.Tell us something about your education & family background.
I have done Master’s in Business Administration (Marketing).
Family : Father Retired Gazette Officer from Western Railways
Mother : Retired Teacher from Government School
Wife : Self Employed
Sisters: 3 Elder Sisters
21.What is your USP which makes it unique & different from other start-ups in similar domains.
We strive to give optimum solutions by customizing and understanding the actual needs of clients and matching the same with current market trends. We believe in JUST IN TIME wherein we ensure that the results are delivered in the stipulated time.
22. What do you think is the biggest threat to the success of small businesses & Start-ups today?
The biggest threat to the startups is overpricing the valuation of Startups and Excessive competition between them. New Startups sell things at a cheaper rate compromising the quality of the product. This can lead to excessive supply and hence can have a cost push inflationary trend in market. Which can lead to downtime of many small startups.
23. Do you consider yourself successful and by what means do you measure success?
Yes. I measure my success by the reach of my business and stickiness of my clients. We believe in taking edge over others by fulfilling the commitments of clients on time. If they are happy my success ratio rise immensely.
24.Please share complete name, address, phone number, email id & website of Your Business & Contact Person
Piyush Khare
309,310,311 Vinayak Commercial Complex, Next To Saraswati Complex, Manjalpur Vadodara 390011 Gujarat
[email protected]
www.interactivewebstation.com