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Karthik Sridharan

Flexiple - Build a dream team of developers and designers

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At Flexiple, we help ambitious companies ace their goals by building dream tech teams for them.

Focus on building your company. Hiring is on us with:

1. Handpicked talent
2. 1-week no-risk trial
3. Contract or full-time roles

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Karthik Sridharan
Maker
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Hey everyone πŸ‘‹πŸΌπŸ‘‹πŸΌπŸ‘‹πŸΌ , I’m Karthik, co-founder at Flexiple! We have been building Flexiple for 5+ years now and entirely bootstrapped at that :) It has been a great journey - starting as first-time entrepreneurs, we have slowly found our mojo and hit $3 million in revenue too! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ The cool thing about building Flexiple is that I get to do what I love - help startups & companies grow. The core job that we do is to help them build a dream team of developers & designers. We do that by: 1. Handpicking talent: Ensuring we work with the absolute best 2. No-risk trial: We understand adding someone to your team is a big decision. So, we want you to be sure before you take that leap. 3. Custom offering: Our goal is to solve any hiring challenge you face. Full-time, contract or even if it is just searching for the right NoCode tool for you (free of cost), we will find a custom solution to help you succeed :) Now, that’s just our core offering. Apart from that, becoming a part of our network means: 1. Discounts on top products: You get huge discounts on amazing products that will further supercharge the growth of your company. 2. Access to our founder network: We have an exciting network of founders from top tech companies working with us. Each is an expert in their industry and set of functions. Connect with them and learn how you can grow your business further :) Finally, what's new in this launch? 1. Full rebrand: Completely rebranded and revamped our platform 2. Sleek product: Easy-to-use and fully transparent dashboard for you to track your missions. 3. New dream talent: We have onboarded hundreds of mission-driven developers & designers. 4. Tech hiring central: Numerous resources to answer all your questions around developer hiring. So, with that, I'll end this long message. Do share your thoughts and comments. I'll be here all day to respond to each of them :)
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@smallsohosolo Thanks, Owen! We build long-term relationships with our customers, so this was an easy decision for us :)
Adityaraj Bhatt
@karthik_sridharan congratulations on the launch, the product feels fresh and amazing. Have been following your journey for quite sometime now and have to say this great work!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@adityaraj_bhatt1 Cheers, Aditya - glad you liked the product! Also, thanks a lot for your support :)
Swapnil D Puranik
@karthik_sridharan Great to see you launch on PH! Have heard nothing but raving reviews from my friends who have used Flexiple over the years. Congratulations on building a successful bootstrapped business and all the best for future!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@swapdp_01 Wow, thanks Swapnil! :)
Umar | SaaS Guy
Congratulations on the launch, Karthik! It's impressive to hear that Flexiple has been bootstrapped for 5+ years and hit $3 million in revenue. I'm curious about your process for handpicking talent. How do you ensure that you are working with only the best developers and designers?
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@heyumarkhan Thanks a lot, Umar - yes, it has been a long, hard but rewarding journey :) To handpick talent, we have a pretty extensive process. 1. Start with reviewing their application and seeing if they actually have depth in their past work 2. There is technical coding test that everyone has to pass through 3. A live technical interview with our panel of interviewers Only those who get through these rounds join our talent network. For designers, we have a more subjective process at the moment of reviewing their portfolio and an interview call. Of course, even after they join the network, we review our talent's performance with clients :)
Umar | SaaS Guy
@karthik_sridharan sounds great!
Arjun Singh
Congratulations on the launch Karthik! the product and the redesign looks very very slick. As a former customer - cant speak more highly. Flexiple has provided great engineering talent in <48 hours and time to hire as soon as we were comfortable post our hiring process. Rooting for you and the team!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@arjunsingh1 Hey Arjun, really appreciate your support and also the feedback on our product πŸ˜€. Really excited about the new entrepreneurial venture you take on! :)
Dmitry Sytsevich
Launching soon!
Hello πŸ‘‹ Congratulations on the launch of Flexiple on PH! πŸ˜‰ It looks amazing! I'm going to try this product out. What inspired you to create it?
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@dmitry_sytsevich Hey Dmitry, sorry missed replying earlier! I was in a really painful Investment banking job before this. That broadly pushed me to never return to traditional employment again. So, Flexiple is a product of that want to build something of my own. I love building stuff and with Flexiple I not only get to do that, but also get to help other people to build products for their dreams - doesn't get any better :)
Touhid Haji
Really love the new look of the product! It is surely going to be a remarkable tool for freelancers and businesses alike. Have experienced the user-friendly interface on a first-hand basis and it is a great choice for those who are looking for an all-in-one platform to build their teams and products! Congratulations on the launch! :)
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@touhid_haji Hey Touhid, Really happy you liked the new product - please let me know and I will give you a personal demo of some of the cool things we are doing too :)
Lakshmanan Raman
Karthik and Team, congrats on the launch. The redesign looks really good. It's interesting how launching a product though in business for 7 years could make your feel new. Wishing some exciting time ahead :)
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@laxman_karthik Thanks Lakshmanan! haha, yes - we have miles to go before we rest. We want to help the startups, business & tech ecosystem as much as possible. So 7 years is but a minor blip in the long run 😁
Pruthvi Raj
Congratulations Karthik πŸ₯³
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@pruthvi2 Thanks a lot, Pruthvi :)
Shubham Dhawan
Rooting for you Karthik and Hrishikesh! The new rebrand looks super solid, esp the microinteractions. Keep going!
Hrishikesh Pardeshi
Maker
Thanks a lot, Shubham! :)
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@shubham_dhawan Thanks a lot, Shubham ❀️
Atharv Tathe
new UI is awesome!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@atharvtathe Thanks Atharv - really glad you like it! Took us a lot of time & hard work to get it out :)
Aliaksei Saskevich
Launching soon!
Congratulations on your launch! πŸš€ Interesting tool for startups and HRs!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@asaskevich Thanks Aliaksei - do let me know if we can help in any way :)
Keyuri Bhanushali
Hey guys, congrats on the launch! I can imagine how hard the bootstrapping journey must have been, so this makes it even more special. Wish you the very best :)
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@keyuri_bhanushali Thanks, Keyuri! It has surely been a very interesting journey so far. But we are just getting started - really appreciate the wishes :)
Tamilselvi Ramasamy
Impressive to see how your rebranding efforts have completely transformed the website! I am sure that Flexiple will continue to address the hiring needs of businesses with top-notch designers and developers. And personally, I love your new logo. Congratulations on this significant milestone!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@tamilselvi_ramasamy Hey Tamil, Really appreciate you taking the time to support us :)
Achalesh Lakhotiya
Falling in love with your work on LinkedIn everyday and building a bootstrapped startup as well as sharing stories that that touches me as an individual. Congratulations πŸŽ‰ on launch too! Let's buildd it.πŸš€πŸš€
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@achalesh_lakhotiya Thanks a lot for the kind words & support, Achalesh - really means a lot me :)
Ozan Yalçın
Congrats on the launch!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@ozan_yalcin1 πŸ™
Maciej Zatorski
Hi! This looks really great! I used to work for a software house that offered Extended Team services and was wondering what are the advantages of using Flexiple over such a solution? They usually only charge you when they're successful in finding the right candidate. Would love to hear more about your product as I feel as if this is a very interesting niche πŸ‘
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@mzatorski Thanks a lot! Dev shops or software houses typically work well when you want to outsource entire workflows or features, typically not core to the product. Our primary offering is staff augmentation, where the developer works like an extended team member. As you said, some software houses offer the extended team services as well and the model is then mostly similar to ours. It then just comes down to the quality of talent :)
Maciej Zatorski
@karthik_sridharan Thanks for the reply! I see a lot of value in your product and can definitely imagine how it could have helped some projects that I've been a part of. One more question for you; I mostly work on the Polish market and many customers hire developers from Poland to reduce costs. Where is most of your developer roster based in and how do you stay competitive in terms of pricing?
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@mzatorski Thanks! Our talent is distributed across 50+ countries but has a higher density in India, & certain African countries. We have a good pool in Eastern Europe and Latin America too, but are trying to grow even further there. To stay competitive in the market, we negotiate long-term contracts with our clients and talent, so that they see value in working at a lower cost.
Salil Sethi
@karthik_sridharan - Congrats on the launch! I'm happy to see a platform that simplifies the process of building dream tech teams for companies. Question for you - How does Flexiple ensure a great fit between the talent and the company, both in terms of technical skills and company culture?
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@salil_sethi Hey Salil, thanks a lot :) Great question! Here's how: 1. Evaluation: Our evaluation process enables us to get to know a candidate in absolute detail and over the years we have parameterized inputs at a very fine level. 2. Requirements gathering: We have a detailed call with each company to understand their expectations - both technical and cultural. Both 1 & 2 together make accurate matching a science rather than a chance. Beyond the above 2 points: 3. Manual matching & hand-holding: Even after the above process, we have a manual step in between where our internal tech expert reviews each of the recommendations made to companies. Our talent team ensures that there is alignment of expectations. We succeed quite well on this. 4. However, we understand how big a decision it is to add someone to one's team. So, we offer the first week as a no-risk trial :)
Salil Sethi
@karthik_sridharan Thanks for the thoughtful answer. Excited to try out Flexiple for our next role.
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@salil_sethi Sounds great, Salil. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you think I can be of help even otherwise :)
Reema Bharti
Congrats boys! Let's go πŸš€
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@reema_bharti1 haha, thank you ma'am πŸ’™
Akshay Menon
Congratulations on the rebrand, Karthik and Hrishikesh- The rebranding looks sleek and it conveys a certain gravitas. Keep it going! Flexiple has been an amazing place to source reliable talent from - it’s excellent to see that you aren’t resting on laurels and you are reinventing even now, 7 years after starting out! Best of luck!
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@akshay_menon Thanks Akshay - indeed, miles to go before we sleep :P
Shravan Shandilya
I have been using Flexiple for the past few months as a talent partner and can totally recommend it. They take out the hard part of sourcing clients and let's me concentrate on my biggest strength.
Suvansh Bansal
Maker
@iam5hravan thanks for the kind words, Shravan! Will continue delivering on the promise of making your life easier :)
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@iam5hravan Thanks a lot for taking the time to support us, Shravan :)
Chiritescu Stefan
This looks to be a path that more and more companies take when it comes to hiring good people. Risks are minimised, i'm guessing paperwork too, and if the recruiting process is done by the book then companies could build long lasting teams. Now, i've seen the benfits for companies, but i'm pretty curious on benefits for designers and developers. Are there any risks that should concerne them? do they have a safety net in case a company does them wrong? I'm sure you have these in place, but having them out in the open might benefit people that want to join your team. Nicely done πŸ’ͺ.
Karthik Sridharan
Maker
@chiritescu_stefan Very well put :) We filter for clients just like we do on the talent side. So, we ensure quality clients & work upfront. On top of this, the payments for devs & designers are guaranteed by Flexiple. While we align separately on advance payments, invoice cycles etc. with clients, this never concerns the talent and they get paid on what's aligned with Flexiple. Having said that, typical risks with freelancing (and a solo business for that matter) still exist. An example would be periods of no work between projects. We work hard to get long terms projects & upfront clarity to solve for this, but we also align with the talent on potential risks like these :)
Chiritescu Stefan
@karthik_sridharan I thought you might have some things in place in regards of that matter :D. Really happy to hear that you're trying to look at this industry as a whole, taking into consideration different perspectives. And yes, there are always risks. But i guess this is what Flexiple tries to do, minimise those risks. Thank you for your response.