10 years after its founding, Aarav Solutions continues to be a bootstrapped IT products and services firm, with a global presence in India, the US, the UK, Canada, and other geographies. One of the things that stand apart when we look at Raj Darji’s journey in building Aarav Solutions is, the company is still self-funded, and Darji has stuck to a key principle his father taught him; ‘take care of your employees, and they will take care of you in return.’
Built initially from his savings and later from initial revenues from the business, today, Aarav Solutions has grown from a small IT consulting firm in Ahmedabad to a global product engineering and IT consulting company with 100+ employees and global offices in India, the US, Canada, and the U.K. The company offers digital transformation and digital enablement, mobility and managed services, infrastructure-as-a-service, and revenue and customer management solutions to customers across BFSI, automotive, energy & utilities, and media & communications industries.
In this interview with Jaleel Rawther, Raj Darji talks to us about the steps Aarav Solutions took to overcome the pandemic, emerging technologies the company is adopting to grow its business and Aarav’s future outlook. As a CEO, my first priority at this stage is to ensure strong & sustainable growth for the organization in terms of revenue and customer management solutions, while keeping our customers as well as employees at the center of all key initiatives.
So, the next goal is to offer the right IT products and solutions to enable businesses towards digital transformation using the right technology, people, and processes. In line with this thought, I founded Aarav Solutions with the objective to offer equal growth opportunities for every member of the organization. So, when the pandemic hit, while we did face an initial period of fear and confusion, our employees, leaders, and customers played a big role in supporting us and helping us understand and respond to the situation.
On a strategic level, we took key decisions to create a stronger communication channel for our employees and customers and ensured that we delivered quality services to our customers with the right solutions and pricing strategy. We had always focused on management by objectives, and I am blessed to have a team that focused on creating value for the organization, customers, and towards each other.
Digital transformation will be the top priority for businesses, and the IT industry will lead the economy in the coming years. At Aarav, we have seen exponential growth of more than 100%, and we are continuously growing every day. To build a sustainable business, hiring is an important factor, however providing growth opportunities, and helping the workforce train and learn new technologies in a motivating environment should also be considered as an equally important aspect.
What steps have you taken toward digital transformation, and how is it impacting your business and customers?
The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation and helped businesses restructure their processes. At Aarav, we have been at the center of such digital transformation initiatives for our customers.
What steps are you taking to upskill employees in an increasingly digital environment?
For us, while working in digital environments is comparatively easy, continuous learning and upskilling is also a must. We also help experienced members of our team get trained in new and diverse technologies. Our ethos is to offer a growth-oriented environment for everyone, which cannot be built without the right people who are happy and motivated to work.
Where do you see Aarav Solutions 3 years from now?
We would like to be established in these geographies as a trusted IT consulting and product engineering organization.
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