Fornclakes Consulting Group
Run by Ashutosh Sahu and Team

We help early stage founders turn messy execution into clean workflows

Strategy and operations generalists with experience across founder office, consulting, program management and sales. We design processes, fix systems, and keep teams aligned so you can focus on choices instead of chasing tasks.

₹3.3 Cr
Revenue in first PGDM cohort launched
20%
Lift in conversion and learner experience in past roles
4+
Verticals across education, consulting, and inclusion
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Based in India, working with early stage teams that want calm and predictable operations without killing speed.

The Fornclakes playbook is built from work at these teams

Who is behind Fornclakes

We are strategy and operations partners with experience across founder’s offices, high-intent sales environments, and consulting-led problem solving. We have launched new revenue verticals, run programs end to end, rebuilt systems for scale, and kept cross-functional execution aligned.

Fornclakes exists to bring that operating discipline to early-stage founders who want someone in the trenches with them, not just a deck and a weekly call.

  • Program and project management for education and upskilling businesses
  • Process design and workflow improvement using the tools your team already relies on
  • Hands-on support across sales, accounts, and partner operations
The Playbook

Experience that feeds this playbook

DSJ Keeplearning

From Idea to ₹3.3 Cr Cohort
  • Built and launched a new PGDM vertical from zero to ₹3.3 Cr in revenue in the first cohort
  • Designed delivery, tracking, and feedback systems to prevent learner drop-offs
  • Replaced a paid CRM stack with ERPNext to cut recurring costs and centralise op
  • Partnered with leadership on P&L visibility and operating rhythm

Scaler

  • Improved consult-to-sale conversion by ~20% through structured consult frameworks
  • Managed high-volume pipeline in LeadSquared and supported automation upgrades
  • Worked cross-functionally with product and ops to reduce training turnaround time

YCP Auctus

  • Conducted market and competitor research for a global chemical client
  • Helped design a factory placement framework weighing demand, cost, regulation, logistics

BeUnic

  • Built SOPs and operating documents to reduce day-to-day confusion
  • Led cross-functional initiatives and execution clean-ups
  • Organised a corporate conclave with 30+ companies and sponsor backing

How We Work With Founders

Operational Design & Workflow Systems

We reduce execution leakage by designing clear workflows and ownership maps that teams can follow without constant supervision. No tool bloat. No overengineering. Just structure that scales.

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Team Execution & Delivery Management

We increase shipping speed by building operating rhythms, defining accountable owners, and setting up simple tracking. Fewer last-minute fires. More predictable output.

Team operations visual

Founder Support & Embedded Chief of Staff

We bring clarity to your week, priorities, and dashboards. Strategic alignment combined with hands-on execution. Not just coordination, but real follow-through.

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Go To Market & Performance Operations

We build foundational revenue systems including funnel views, lead flows, and reporting dashboards. You see what is working in minutes, not hours.

Go to market operations visual

We work inside the tools your team already uses

No new platforms. No tool sprawl. We build directly in the stack you already run.

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