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An exciting two days at HRSE, Dubai! 🌍✨ Our team had the opportunity to connect with over 100 HR professionals and leaders at the HR Summit & Expo (HRSE) in Dubai. The conversations gave us valuable insights into the evolving challenges HR teams face and the growing role of technology in driving performance, engagement, and culture. A big thank you to everyone who visited our booth and shared their thoughts. We’re leaving HRSE with fresh perspectives and a strong sense of purpose as we continue to push the boundaries of HR tech! #HRSE #HRTech #DigitalTransformation #EmployeeEngagement #PerformanceManagement #PeopleCues xto10x

Catch PeopleCues live at the HRSE Summit in Dubai, October 23rd-24th, at Booth E34!

Testimonial Alert! Excited to share a fantastic testimonial from Foxtale, a skincare brand transforming beauty with its science-backed, customer-first approach! Founded by Romita Mazumdar, Foxtale is raising the bar in the D2C space! We had the privilege of partnering with Foxtale on their journey toward Operations Excellence! In Romita’s words: “Operations is not just about packing and sending—Ops is growth. Working with xto10x felt like having a co-founder on the team, pushing us to build operations for a 1000 crore company. The impact of first-principle thinking and deep data analytics has been transformative in our decision-making.” A heartfelt thank you to Romita Mazumdar! It’s been an absolute pleasure collaborating with you and the Foxtale team. Pawan Raghuveer Abhishek B V Ankit Hetamsaria Tanveer Ahmed Neeraj Aggarwal

Testimonial Alert - Keventers! With a decades-long heritage, Keventers has transformed into an iconic brand, loved by millions across India and beyond. Known for its classic milkshakes and nostalgic vibes, Keventers has continuously innovated and evolved to stay at the forefront of the ever-changing F&B landscape. xto10x team had the privilege of working Keventers through the Operations Excellence program. Neeraj Aggarwal Pawan Raghuveer Abhishek B V Tanveer Ahmed The engagement focused on optimising store operations, improving profitability, and driving sustainable growth. But don’t take our word for it! Here’s what the Director & Chief Strategy Officer, Shaurya Prabhat, of Keventers had to say:

Ever since we started xto10x six years ago, one of the key practices we focused on building was People Excellence. Most companies compete very heavily for a reasonably small talent pool, so it becomes critical to create a culture and environment that allows you to retain and develop the talent you do manage to hire. Companies that do this have a significant advantage over others. One of the key challenges we've been working on solving, is the attrition of high quality talent. Over the past few quarters, through our HR SaaS platform, PeopleCues, we've been building a solution to identify and address potential attrition of high quality talent without having to rely on traditional point-in-time surveys (which are infrequent and too late in providing signals). In case this is of interest to you, do DM me or write in to neeraj@xto10x.com and we'll arrange a POC for you to demonstrate how it can positively impact retention in your organization's context.

Building great public market companies - IPO readiness On Friday, we had a wonderful curtain-raiser session for the xto10x IPO academy with Mohandas Pai. Mohan had everyone spellbound for 2.5 hours (no breaks and no one moved!) - sharing the deep learnings from his years as Infosys CFO - on what it means to be truly ready to be a public company. Not just doing the IPO transaction, but being ready for the years of consistent growth and value creation that must come hand-in-hand with the responsibility of taking money from retail shareholders. The reality is, many of us in the startup ecosystem are at the risk of missing these six simple truths ("readiness conditions") in our preparation to go public: 1. A unique “disruptor” business model that can outperform peers - with strong visibility into the first 8 quarters of growth/profit performance post-IPO 2. Ability to give accurate guidance and consistently deliver 3. An IPO-ready team that can scale with the business 4. An independent, highly-skilled board - as a competitive advantage 5. High transparency & 100% compliance 6. A price that leaves value on the table, ensuring great returns for both new and existing shareholders After Mohan's talk, we did a readiness assessment with the audience of founders/CFOs on where they felt they stood on these six areas. The result was quite revealing (see attached graphic) - with board readiness coming out as the lowest scoring area. One surprise in the self-assessment for me was that consistent quarter-to-quarter performance came out quite high on the readiness score - we know from our work at xto10x that this is something that worries many founders headed to IPO in the next 2-3 years. The high point of the session was the manifesto signing where 80+ founders/CFOs (inspired by Mohan's words!) signed a simple statement committing to work towards true readiness before going public. We wrote this manifesto after more than 25 conversations with founders, industry stalwarts, board members, investment bankers, regulators and functional leaders who have gone public - as a simple mission statement of what we should work towards as the startup ecosystem. We will do our best as xto10x to provide operating support and act as conscience-keepers to help achieve this goal. To read the full manifesto, please feel free to download it from https://lnkd.in/g6Na4jiD (don't worry, it's not behind a paywall or registration form!). If you have IPO on your mind (who doesn't!!) and would like to discuss some of these readiness areas, please feel free to drop me a line at saikiran@xto10x.com. #startups #iporeadiness

Thrilled to partner with Accel - Anand Daniel, Ritika Gupta, and Ishtaarth Dalmia - in creating and delivering Accel Atoms, a program designed to support startups building in Bharat! At xto10x, we bring real-world insights from 500+ startups, transforming these learnings into actionable playbooks that drive growth. Together, we’re crafting a powerful initiative that provides pre-seed founders with the tools, frameworks, and strategies they need to thrive in their journey. Empowering builders in Bharat has never been more critical, and we’re excited to help accelerate the success of these innovative startups! If you're a founder building for Bharat, do check out Accel Atoms!

🌟 At Licious, the foundation of a high-performance culture is built on alignment and collaboration across teams. From organization-level goals to functional deliverables, every team member understands their role, with many goals being cross-functional. Hear from Naveen, Head of Human Resources, about how Licious has elevated PeopleCues to a single source of truth for both performance management and business reviews. We’re proud to support Licious with PeopleCues. Here’s to the ongoing journey of success and partnership! 🚀 A big thank you to the Licious team Naveen Kumar N Sowmya Surikuchi Aboli Ektare Sumanth Donthi Watch the full video at: https://lnkd.in/g8_PqFfT #PeopleCues #BusinessTransformation #GoalAlignment #PerformanceManagement #TeamCollaboration

🚀 Testimonial Alert! 🚀 The Souled Store, celebrated for its unique designs and a cult-like following, recently partnered with us in the Operations Academy for founders. Listen to Aditya Sharma, one of the co-founders, share his experience of working with xto10x, biggest takeaways, and the “aha” moments along the way. We’ve completed 5 batches of the Operations Academy, with participation from over 35 B2C growth-stage startups! Curious to learn more? Reach out to us at growth@xto10x.com! Binny Bansal Saikiran Krishnamurthy Neeraj Aggarwal Pawan Raghuveer Abhishek B V Tanveer Ahmed Ankit Hetamsaria #xto10x #OperationsAcademy #StartupGrowth #OperationalExcellence

Over the 10 year journey building Flipkart, I saw first-hand the sheer complexity of scaling a startup. I personally never had the privilege of taking a company public as a founder, but as an active investor and advisor to many startups, I am so excited to see many founders preparing for an IPO. This is a fantastic opportunity for our ecosystem to build the next generation of technology-enabled, enduring businesses of the future. While I feel tremendously proud of this “coming-of-age” moment for the Indian startup ecosystem (we could see as many as 75 IPOs in the next 2-3 years!), it’s clear that many founders are still not fully prepared for the complexities in taking their companies public. In the spirit of playing a relevant role in supporting this journey for the Indian startup ecosystem, we are launching the xto10x IPO Academy — a sincere attempt to make the IPO journey a little easier. The program brings together the best faculty (post-IPO founders, industry stalwarts, prominent board members, public market investors, i-bankers and more), powerful playbooks, and a small, tight-knit group of founders to support a company’s journey to IPO and beyond. You can learn more about the academy here: https://lnkd.in/gMhP9eGu If you are a startup founder or CXO planning to IPO in the near future, please register for the curtain-raiser: “Setting Higher Standards to Build Enduring Public Companies,” by Mohandas Pai on 13th September. #ScaleUp #PrivateToPublic #xto10xIPOAcademy