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Talent, without
the overhead.

Sharp student consultants for real business projects. We vet them, we manage them, and you only pay when the work delivers.

Become a Client
The obvious question

"Why would I trust a student with real work?"

Fair question. You're not hiring a student, you're hiring Échelle. Every consultant passes an interview, a portfolio review and a trial task before touching client work, and we only match people who've already done the kind of work you need.

Then we stay involved. We manage the project, check the work and handle any problems. You brief us and review the output. You never end up babysitting an intern.

And the pricing takes care of the rest: no deposit, no retainer, nothing upfront. You pay when an agreed milestone is hit, or a share of the revenue the work brings in. If it doesn't deliver, you don't pay.

What you get

Engagements we actually run.

Focused projects, done by people whose past work matches your brief. Need someone who codes? We have them too.

Market Research

Customer interviews, competitor teardowns and audience research, so decisions rest on facts.

Growth & Expansion

Lead lists, partnership outreach and market-entry work. Unglamorous, and it adds up.

Sales Support

Outbound emails, prospecting and booking demos. A steady pipeline without a senior hire.

Marketing & Content

Reels, social posts, newsletters and landing copy from people who use these formats daily.

Business Advisory

Second opinions, competitor scans and Gen Z feedback panels. Fresh eyes, no office politics.

Design

Brand identities, pitch decks, mockups and campaign visuals that say things clearly.

A team discussing work around a table
01 / The brief

A conversation.
A clear direction.

You bring the challenge. We make a plan together.

Colleagues collaborating on a presentation
02 / The collaboration

Fresh thinking.
Shared focus.

The right people, working on the right problem.

A team working together in an office
03 / The delivery

From discussion
to doing.

Practical work, checked and managed by Échelle.

The split

Your side of it is short.

Every project divides the same way. Three things sit with you. The rest sits with us.

Yours Three things
  • A brief. One call is usually enough.
  • A review of the work when it lands.
  • Payment, on the milestone or a share of what it earns.

That is the entire list.

Ours Everything else
  • The interview, the portfolio review and the trial task.
  • Matching the consultant whose past work fits your brief.
  • Running the project and keeping it on schedule.
  • Checking the work before it reaches you.
  • Handling anything that goes wrong.
  • The risk, if the work doesn’t deliver.
How it works

Brief to delivery, without the labyrinth.

01

Brief

Tell us what you need and by when. One call is usually enough.

02

Match

We pick the consultant whose past work fits your project best.

03

Deliver

Work starts within days. We check in, review the output and keep it on schedule.

04

Pay on results

Fixed retainer on milestone, or revenue share. Never upfront.

Engagement models

You only pay when it works.

Two models, both rooted in the same principle: if you don't earn, you don't pay.

Model 01
Fixed Retainer
On milestone

Pay a fixed retainer only after a pre-agreed target is hit. Ideal for projects with a clear delivery milestone and defined scope.

  • Define the target together upfront
  • Pay only after delivery
  • Predictable and transparent
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Proof

The work speaks for itself.

8+
Active clients

Toy brands, training firms, food startups, an HR consultancy and a tech company.

0%
Upfront cost

No deposit and no prepayment. If anyone carries the risk, it's us.

Building an entrepreneurial mindset and a sense of relevance and self sufficiency is what these youngsters do. Their sincere and focussed approach opens doors for us that were otherwise left out of reach.

Mr. Dilip SharmaFounder, Multinode Solutions
Client roster

Companies we work with.

Consumer · Edtech
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Nesta Toys

School sales, subscription pricing and scaling their CYFI programme.

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Consumer · EdTech · India · Active client

India’s favourite educational toy brand: screen-free, sustainable, and designed for kids aged 0–14. Founded by Neha Makdey. We’re helping them scale CYFI, win B2B sales and outreach with schools, and set subscription pricing.

D2CB2BGrowthSales
B2B · Training
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Multinode Solutions

Selling assessments, growing e-learning and rebuilding client acquisition.

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B2B · Consulting · India · Active client

Corporate training, business mentoring and customised learning solutions. We’re helping grow sales of their assessments, develop their e-learning services further, and rebuild their client acquisition strategy.

StrategyE-learningSalesGrowth
CSR · Advisory
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Regiment

Helping NGOs spend CSR funds where they do the most good.

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CSR · Administration · Global · Active client

Changing the way CSR is done. Regiment gives NGOs strategic recommendations on how to use their funds most effectively and get the most social impact from them.

CSRStrategyNGO advisoryImpact
Food & Beverage
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Kalinga

Taking a local honey brand pan-India: packaging, platforms, distribution.

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Business · Ventures · India & Global · Active client

A local honey business we’re helping scale across India and abroad: product and packaging design, choosing the right sales platforms, logistics and supply chain, and setting up distribution.

F&BProduct designDistributionLogistics
Corporate Training
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Hariharan’s School of Success Education

Sharper L&D offers and a steady pipeline of corporate clients.

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Corporate Training · Transformation · India · Active client

Not just training, but transformation. We’re helping improve their L&D solutions, build a client acquisition strategy, and expand their corporate client base.

L&DCorporate trainingClient acquisitionGrowth
Health · Nutrition
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Muscle Key

Launching new protein and fibre products, from strategy to shelf.

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Health · F&B · India · Active client

A health and nutrition brand. We’re helping launch new healthy products with added protein and fibre, from product strategy to go-to-market and distribution.

HealthProduct launchGrowthD2C
HR Consulting · New
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People IQ-HR Consultancy

A new engagement with an HR and people consultancy. Work is underway.

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HR Consulting · New client

Our newest engagement, with an HR and people consultancy. Work is underway.

Technology · New
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Skyzentech

A new engagement with a technology company. Work is underway.

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Technology · New client

Our newest engagement, with a technology company. Work is underway.

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