The necessity of a hefty funding to start a venture has become a thing of the past. The power of the internet, if properly leveraged, can work wonders in minimising the risk of cash crunch in the initial months. Like many passionate young entrepreneurs, 25-year-old IIT Kharagpur alumnus and Indore resident Jayan Prajapati embarked on his journey from his bedroom, armed with nothing more than his laptop.
While studying architectural engineering Jayan was exposed to Building Information Modeling (BIM), a 3D model-based process that equips architecture, engineering, and construction professionals with the insight and tools to plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure more efficiently.
Impressed by the technology and confident in his own knowledge of architectural engineering, Jayan decided to start up in this domain. He was so enthused by the idea that he sent out 9,000 emails seeking BIM coordination.
After getting a couple of responses by way of projects, he decided to hire a few people, whom he then trained in the usage of BIM. He started Glex Consulting in May 2016 as a platform for import and export of services in the construction simulation sector, which is still considered a niche domain.
Talking about the initial days, he recalls how his first client was someone who had come on board on a trial basis for a month. Today, his client list is said to have expanded to the US, UK, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand.
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