You bring the ambition.
We build the business with you.
1008 is the temporary venture-building partner for capable Indian corporate leaders, domain experts, and entrepreneurs. We provide full-stack execution, missing co-founders, and seed readiness for shared equity upside — not consulting fees.
Zero hourly consulting fees. Equity & upside aligned.
Build with you, then transition complete independence.
Auto-expiring listings. Zero dead co-founder ads.
Built for seasoned corporate leaders & operators.
Ex-Fortis supply chain VP building temperature ledger across 14 hospital trial sites.
Pune manufacturing veteran seeking Go-to-Market Co-Founder for Tier-2 machine shops.
On-demand precision tooling platform. ₹1.15 Cr monthly GMV. Raising ₹2.5 Cr Seed.
Four unified pillars. One high-conviction partner.
Whether you need hands-on execution muscle, a missing co-founder, operational playbooks, or seed capital — 1008 is engineered for venture creation in India.
Build With 1008 (Venture Studio)
Hands-on execution partner for experienced corporate leaders. We design, build, and deploy the entire product architecture, systems, and initial commercial traction alongside you.
1008 Partner Network
Have the idea, missing the person? We match domain founders with vetted Technical CTOs, GTM co-founders, and operational leads offering meaningful equity.
Listings auto-expire in 60 days to keep the talent pipeline ultra-high signal and responsive.
1008 Knowledge Hub
Zero fluff. Curated operational playbooks, legal & ESOP frameworks, book summaries (Andy Grove, Ben Horowitz), masterclasses, and India-specific venture tactics.
1008 Capital (Deal Board)
Curated seed-stage startup deal cards for vetted 1008-built and network ventures. Back seasoned Indian operators with validated unit economics, audited codebases, and institutional governance.
Built for India's serious venture builders.
We don't cater to tourists or hype-chasers. We partner with operators who have lived the problem and have the conviction to build defensible enterprises.
Corporate VP / Director / Senior GM
You have 8–20+ years of deep domain experience in Healthcare, Logistics, D2C, Industrial Manufacturing, or FinTech. You see clear market inefficiencies every day, but lack the tech team and full-stack execution setup to build it alone.
Technical Co-Founder / Operator
You are a Staff Engineer, Engineering Lead, or VP of Sales looking to build an authentic 0-to-1 company with meaningful equity, but you don't want to work on trivial consumer gimmicks.
Family Business / Industrial SME
You run an established manufacturing unit, distribution warehouse, or supply chain business. You want to launch a modern digital spin-out or modernize operations with automated tech.
Angel Investor / CXO Syndicate
You seek high-signal early seed deals led by mature operators with proven unit economics, reference-checked backgrounds, and high technical defensibility.
Build with you. Not forever for you.
A temporary, high-intensity 180-day venture-building partnership engineered to make you completely self-sustaining.
Phase 1: Validation & Architecture
Problem discovery, customer pain ledger & technical architecture.
By Day 180, 1008 transitions out of daily operations. You walk away with full equity ownership, an operational business, customer revenue, production code, and zero vendor lock-in.
Have the idea. Missing the person?
Curated matchmaking for domain founders and technical/commercial leaders. All listings auto-expire in 60 days to ensure active conviction.
Technical Co-Founder (CTO) for AI-Driven Clinical Trial Logistics
Building a specialized cold-chain and regulatory compliance ledger for Phase II/III clinical trials across 120+ top tertiary care hospitals in India.
Go-to-Market / Commercial Co-Founder for Industrial Spare Parts Marketplace
Digitizing B2B procurement and rapid precision fabrication for Tier-2 auto-ancillaries facing catastrophic downtime due to obsolete toolings.
Operations & Supply Chain Co-Founder for Functional Ayurvedic Nutrition
High-efficacy, clinically validated botanical sleep and metabolic health formulations with direct sourcing from certified regenerative farms in Kerala and Himachal.
Operational Playbooks. Zero Theory.
Battle-tested frameworks on cap table structuring, enterprise B2B sales cycles, ESOP rules under Indian law, and unit economic modeling.
The 180-Day Corporate-to-Venture Transition Blueprint
Senior corporate executives possess immense domain depth, supplier networks, and customer trust, yet 80% fail when transitioning to startups due to speed mismatch, bloated initial hires, and lack of hands-on prototyping. This playbook details the exact 4-phase transition matrix to de-risk leaving employment.
ESOP Structuring & Co-Founder Vesting in Indian Startups
Bad equity splits and ambiguous co-founder vesting destroy more early-stage Indian startups than market failure. Learn how to draft bulletproof SHA terms, implement reverse vesting, manage dead equity, and design high-conviction ESOP pools for early engineers.
High Output Management by Andy Grove: The Executive Summary for Founders
Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, defines management with mathematical clarity: a manager's output is the output of the organization. Learn how to apply manufacturing process control to knowledge work, engineering teams, and high-growth venture operations.
Frequently Answered Questions
Everything you need to know about partnering with 1008, our equity model, and operational governance.
Ready to build a defensible venture in India?
Stop waiting for the perfect moment or overpaying freelance agencies. Partner with 1008 for true execution muscle and shared upside.