You don’t have to burn yourself out to build a successful business.

I learned that the hard way.

On paper, everything looked great.
✔ Built three businesses to $200M in revenue
✔ Bootstrapped a service business to $25M with 25 people in five years
✔ Scaled a VC-backed tech company to $28M ARR in under two years with just 12 people
✔ Made a double-sided consumer marketplace profitable in three months with a five-person team
✔ Raised $30M in venture capital

But behind the scenes, I was exhausted, constantly putting out fires, and convinced the business would fall apart if I stepped away.

So I pushed harder, thinking that was the only way.

Then life forced me to stop.

I ran headfirst into a glass window. A concussion took me out for eight weeks. No emails, no meetings, no problem-solving. For the first time, I couldn’t step in to fix things.

And when I came back, I was shocked. The business hadn’t just survived. It had thrived.

That moment forced me to question everything.

I always thought the key to scaling was working harder and building better systems. And systems did help. But what really made the difference wasn’t the business. It was me.

I had built a company that depended on me, not because it had to, but because I didn’t know how to let go. I believed that stepping back meant losing control. That if I wasn’t involved in everything, things would fall apart.

That belief had to change.

Learning to trust my team, step back, and stop being the bottleneck wasn’t easy. But once I did, everything changed.

The systems worked because I let them. My team thrived because I gave them space. And the business grew faster than ever, not because I was in every decision, but because I wasn’t.

Now, I help founders do the same.

Most founders come to me because they feel stuck. They’re scaling, but at the cost of their time, health, and freedom. It doesn’t have to be that way.

If you’re ready to build a business that grows without you being in the weeds, join me for daily insights on scaling, leadership, and personal growth.

Let’s get started.
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Christine Carrillo

No one stays for the perks.

They stay to feel seen.

Too many leaders think loyalty comes from money.

You can offer top salaries.
Perks. Bonuses. Company shares.

But if your team feels invisible?
They'll leave.

Here's what actually builds loyalty:
→ Being seen.
→ Being heard.
→ Knowing their work matters.

Team members aren't asking for a parade.
They just want to know their work means something.

Because when they feel appreciated:
→ They care more.
→ They give more.
→ They show up more.

Without ever being asked.

You want people to go above and beyond?
Start with a simple "thank you."

How do you make your team feel valued?

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Anurag Wadehra

I help Tech Founders & CEOs unlock AI-led growth, scale go-to-market pathways and build teams through every growth stage. I do this through coaching, workshops and classes.

📍 I’ve mentored 150+ tech founders and operators over 20+ years across all stages of tech growth.  I’ve also guided founders from India, U.K. and Israel to enter and grow in the U.S. market. 

AREAS WHERE I HELP TECH FOUNDERS

📈 SCALE STAGE

Position your company for AI-led growth
Layer AI-enabled differentiation in your product 
Assess your go-to-market scale strategies

🚀 GROWTH STAGE

Position your company for AI-led growth 
Build high performance teams
Scale go-to-market functions


🌱 SEED STAGE

Find product market fit
Build company story for funding
Establish U.S. market entry


MY SERVICES 

👉  My blog and site at: www.anuragwadehra.com
👉 1:1 Coaching
👉  Private Workshops (Half-Day to 3-Days)
👉  Live Cohort Courses 
 https://maven.com/anurag-wadehra
👉  Self Guided Video Courses
https://anuragwadehra.thinkific.com/

WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE

📌 I've operating experience - across all growth stages

I’ve scaled B2B software companies from Seed to IPO to $500 Million in the U.S. I was part of 10X growth at Google Cloud and began my career in brand at P&G. I have been CMO at 2 public companies, and a tech founder or an operator at six tech startups - from cloud infra, data platform, analytics to AI, APIs and apps.

📌 I make complex tech simple - as a first principle thinker & storyteller

I’ve built products, and built brands
I’ve been an engineer, and a filmmaker
I’ve written tech specs, and screenplays

Testimonials: https://www.anuragwadehra.com/p/testimonials
 
Ready to talk? Reach out to me on LinkedIn or at aw@anuragwadehra

Growth Coach for Tech Founders & CEOs

TiE Silicon Valley

Chair of TiE Silicon Valley GTM Program. Coaching, mentoring and teaching TIE tech founders how to position their company for AI-led growth, scale Go-To-Market (GTM), and find Product Market Fit (PMF)

Chair, GTM Accelerator & Charter Member

iMerit Technology Services

iMerit provides human assisted data services for Artificial Intelligence to global companies while having positive, social impact to a wide community in India. iMerit directly empowers over 5000 employees by providing access to digital jobs in India, often in rural and remote locations

Board Member & Chair, Human Capital Committee

SaaSBOOMi

SaaSBOOMi is a community of SaaS Founders and product builders shaping India’s SaaS industry. Since 2015, India’s SaaS industry has grown to become over $1.5 billion in annual revenues, with around 800 companies as an active part of the community.

Mentor

StartX.

StartX is a community of 1800+ serial entrepreneurs, industry experts, tenured Stanford professors, and 700+ well-funded growth-stage startups.

Lead Mentor

Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

TRANSFORM is the Data Science Accelerator at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Chicago. 

Originally established at Chicago Booth in 1998, the Polsky Center has provided over two decades of venture support for students interested in entrepreneurship and robust training for students interested in pursuing a career in venture capital and private equity. In 2016, the Polsky Center’s mission expanded to include an additional focus on supporting all University of Chicago faculty inventors in commercializing their discoveries. This effort was further accelerated in 2022 with the launch of Deep Tech Ventures, a new initiative offering a suite of sector-specific accelerators and investment opportunities dedicated to translating deep tech innovations into startups that bring lifesaving, world-changing science and technology to market.

Alchemist Accelerator

The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating the development of seed-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises (not consumers).

Omada Health

Responsible for B2B and B2C marketing at the digital care provider that empowers people to achieve their health goals through sustainable lifestyle change.

SVP, Marketing

Google

Incubated and launched Google Cloud marketing teams and programs for top six industries: Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare & LifeSciences, Telco & Media & Gaming, Manufacturing, Public Sector & Education. Led the teams to establish industry specific programs, support lighthouse customers and train thousands of sellers.

Global Director, Industries, Google Cloud

Apigee [Acquired by Google]

Apigee, acquired by Google for $600M+, is the leading provider of API technology for enterprises and developers. Hundreds of companies including Walgreens, AT&T, Burberry, First Data, BBC, McKesson, and TicketMaster, as well as tens of thousands of developers, use Apigee to power their APIs.

Chief Marketing Officer

I help Tech Founders & CEOs unlock their company for AI-led growth, scale go-to-market pathways and build teams through every growth stage. I do this through coaching, workshops and classes.

📍 I’ve mentored 100+ tech founders and operators over 20+ years across all stages of tech growth.  I’ve also guided founders from India, U.K. and Israel to enter and grow in the U.S. market. 

AREAS WHERE I HELP TECH FOUNDERS

📈 SCALE STAGE

Position your company for AI-led growth
Layer AI-enabled differentiation in your product 
Assess your go-to-market scale strategies

🚀 GROWTH STAGE

Position your company for AI-led growth 
Build high performance teams
Scale go-to-market functions


🌱 SEED STAGE

Find product market fit
Build company story for funding
Establish U.S. market entry


MY SERVICES 

👉  My blog and site at: www.anuragwadehra.com
👉 1:1 Coaching
👉  Private Workshops (Half-Day to 3-Days)
👉  Live Cohort Courses 
 https://maven.com/anurag-wadehra
👉  Self Guided Video Courses
https://anuragwadehra.thinkific.com/

WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE

📌 I've operating experience - across all growth stages

I’ve scaled B2B software companies from Seed to IPO to $500 Million in the U.S. I was part of 10X growth at Google Cloud and began my career in brand at P&G. I have been CMO at 2 public companies, and a tech founder or an operator at six tech startups - from cloud infra, data platform, analytics to AI, APIs and apps.

📌 I make complex tech simple - as a first principle thinker & storyteller

I’ve built products, and built brands
I’ve been an engineer, and a filmmaker
I’ve written tech specs, and screenplays
 
WHAT OTHERS SAY

✨ 1:1 COACHING

🎤 “Anurag has incredible breadth across marketing, product and strategy. This combination of details + big picture is unique and invaluable.” 
🎤 “Anurag especially shines at the problems which don’t have easy answers. He doesn’t give out the answers. Rather, his approach is to help you ask better questions so that you yourself are better equipped to figure the answers on your own. That wisdom is priceless and is a key reason why I would recommend him.
🎤 “An incredible experience - clear thinker, a pleasure to work with.”

✨ LIVE COURSES

🎤 “Dramatically helped with every aspect of our company, and subsequently, with fundraising.”
🎤 “Anurag helped me understand how PMF looks like in real-world”
🎤 “The structured framework for evaluating PMF and the supporting material/pre-work …allowed me to self learn and prepare”

Ready to talk? Reach out to me on LinkedIn or at aw@anuragwadehra.com

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