The Operator building
for Bharat's next generation
Ashish Bijarniya — Founder & CEO of GetVidya. 7+ years turning complex operational challenges into streamlined, profitable systems across global tech (Microsoft), hyper-growth startups (BYJU'S, zazzy), and his own ventures.
Acquired Clatmaxx. Built GetVidya to 50,000+ students. Mentors early-stage founders at AIC-MUJ via MAARG. Now building Vidya-1 — India's first AI model trained exclusively for government exam preparation.
An operator who thrives between idea and scalable reality
With over 7 years of experience across global tech giants (Microsoft), hyper-growth startups (BYJU'S), and building my own ventures (GetVidya, Mangalam Hotel), I specialise in turning complex operational challenges into streamlined, profitable systems.
Founder's Grit
Scaled products from zero to thousands of users on shoestring budgets and navigated the complexities of M&A — successfully integrating Clatmaxx under Prepdot Solutions.
Operational Systems
Whether it's managing a physical hospitality business or a digital EdTech platform, I build the SOPs that allow teams to scale without breaking.
Strategic Growth
From high-value technical sales at Microsoft to pioneering affordable exam prep for Tier 2/3 India — I know how to find product-market fit and drive revenue.
Tech-Forward Execution
I leverage AI and modern tooling (Supabase, Claude AI, Netlify) to build lean infrastructure that reduces burn and increases speed to market.
Currently mentoring early-stage founders via the MAARG portal and AIC-MUJ, while building GetVidya into India's definitive government exam prep platform.
A track record built in the field
Every role — from OYO intern to Microsoft technical sales to GetVidya CEO — built a specific muscle. Here's how they stack.
First exposure to hospitality tech at scale — how OYO was using standardisation and data to disrupt an unorganised industry. The playbook that later shaped Mangalam Hotel's transformation.
Sold enterprise cloud solutions at Microsoft — working with decision-makers on complex, high-value technical deals. Learned how world-class technology is packaged and sold. Also noticed how little of it was built for India's non-metro majority.
Worked inside India's then-largest EdTech. Saw the gap from the inside: a ₹80,000 course optimised for metro parents with tablets and stable WiFi — fundamentally inaccessible to a student from Sikar, Jhunjhunu, or Churu.
Built and executed marketing systems for a consumer startup. Developed the precision-marketing muscle — KPIs, funnel optimisation, and performance tracking — that now runs GetVidya's district growth engine.
Led business development, strategic planning, and client relationship management across zazzy's portfolio. Ran full-cycle growth operations: market research, competitive analysis, GTM strategy, and cross-functional execution. Built the operator instinct that GetVidya runs on.
Built the entire platform from zero — Flutter app, Next.js API, Supabase DB, AI question pipeline. Acquired Clatmaxx under Prepdot Solutions. 50,000+ students. Represented GetVidya in the MAARG portal. Building Vidya-1: India's first exam-focused AI model.
Led full digital and operational transformation: AI-driven inventory management, real-time business intelligence, custom delivery app, POS-AI integration, and hyper-local SEO targeting NH52 and Mody University traffic. Premium pure-vegetarian fine-dining — run like a tech company.
Mentors early-stage founders and student innovators via AIC-MUJ and the MAARG portal. Sessions cover product-market fit, lean startup methodology, startup law essentials, and investor storytelling. Also collaborates on demo days, pitch reviews, and startup competitions.
Education
How GetVidya is actually built
No agency. Lean infrastructure. AI-first execution. Every tool chosen to reduce burn and increase speed to market — the operator's approach to product building.
Supabase
PostgreSQL with pgBouncer pooling. Stores 5,000+ AI-validated questions, student profiles, and adaptive difficulty state.
Claude AI
Anthropic's Claude powers content strategy, platform intelligence, and forms the research backbone of Vidya-1 — India's first exam-focused AI model.
Groq + LLaMA 3.3
300–400 fresh MCQs generated every night. Groq's inference speed makes real-time question generation viable at near-zero marginal cost.
Gemini Flash
Every Groq-generated question passes through Gemini's validation — checking curriculum alignment, answer correctness, and distractor quality before hitting the DB.
Next.js 14
App Router with server components. Both getvidya.in and api.getvidya.in run on Next.js deployed on Vercel with Netlify as CDN backup.
Flutter
Single codebase for Android. Works on ₹6,000 devices. Under 15MB APK. Offline-capable question caching for students with spotty 4G connectivity.
Vercel + Netlify
Zero-config deployments on every git push. Vercel Cron Jobs trigger nightly AI batch at 01:30 UTC. Global CDN for sub-100ms response across Rajasthan.
Prisma ORM
Type-safe DB queries across 15+ models. Adaptive difficulty, referral tracking, AI practice logs — all schema-defined with full migration history.
Vidya-1: India's first
exam-focused AI model
Every AI model powering exam prep today — GPT-4, LLaMA, Gemini — is a general-purpose model. They were not trained on the RPSC RAS syllabus. They don't understand Rajasthani student error patterns in Quantitative Aptitude. They hallucinate exam dates.
Vidya-1 is a fine-tuned language model trained exclusively on 10+ years of SSC, Railway, UPSC, and RPSC Previous Year Questions — plus 5,000+ validated questions from GetVidya's own growing database. Designed to generate questions, solve doubts, and explain concepts natively in the context of India's 2 crore government exam aspirants.
Three phases. One direction.
The same playbook used at Mangalam Hotel — start with one hyper-local problem, solve it completely, then scale the model across verticals.
District Penetration
Now → Month 6
- Play Store launch — v1.0.12
- 5 Sikar district colleges onboarded
- 500 MAU, 25 Pro subscribers
- Institute B2B pilot (Sikar coaching centers)
Referral Multiplication
Month 7 → 12
- Referral engine live (Victory, Near Miss, Streak triggers)
- OneSignal exam countdown push notifications
- 3,000 MAU, 150 Pro subscribers
- ₹3L cumulative revenue milestone
Vidya-1 & Scale
Month 13 → 24
- Vidya-1 v1.0 in production — India's first exam-focused AI
- 50,000+ PYQ training dataset curated
- All 33 Rajasthan districts active
- Series A raise: ₹3–5 crore
Voices from the field
From Rajasthan's Tier-2 districts — the exact students GetVidya was built for.
“GetVidyaAI identified my weak areas in Reasoning in the first week. I cleared SSC CGL Tier-1 after 3 months of prep on GetVidya.”
“At ₹149/month, this gives me more than a ₹30,000 coaching centre. The AI study plan is genuinely different from anything else I've tried.”
“I was doing 2 hours of random practice every day. GetVidya's diagnostic test showed me I was wasting time on my strong subjects. Game changer.”
GetVidya & Clatmaxx
Building India's most affordable AI exam prep platform under Prepdot Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Acquired Clatmaxx to expand the exam portfolio. Represented GetVidya in the MAARG portal initiative, aligning with national mentorship and scalability standards. Mentoring the next generation at AIC-MUJ, Manipal University Jaipur.
Mangalam Hotel, NH52
Led full digital and operational transformation at Mangalam Hotel, Lachhmangarh — AI inventory management, custom delivery app, POS integration, La Carimali equipment, and hyper-local SEO targeting NH52 and Mody University traffic. Innovation that honours heritage while serving guests more efficiently.
For students. For founders.
For builders from Bharat.
If you're a student preparing for SSC, Railway, UPSC, or RPSC — start your AI study plan today. If you're an early-stage founder building in EdTech, consumer, or SaaS — Ashish mentors via the MAARG portal at AIC-MUJ, Manipal University Jaipur.
Mentorship for early-stage founders available through the MAARG network — AIC-MUJ, Manipal University Jaipur.
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