/’kwench/ is India’s first corporate library solutions provider, bringing a paradigm shift to the concept of conventional corporate libraries.
Convenient access to a wide range of books – meeting both professional and personal needs - is an unfulfilled need for most book readers. This is particularly true for the employed class who spend most of their time at work. From a corporate’s standpoint, setting up a good quality library requires management effort, capital expenditure on books, administrative effort and costly real estate. /’kwench/ addresses both these needs.
Launch of /’kwench/ library services enables employees to conveniently access books across 40 plus categories that cater to the professional and personal reading needs of individuals. Users can browse the collection of titles through our website and place an order for borrowal. While the collection is accessed online, the physical book is delivered to the user’s workplace within 24 hours.
/’kwench/ helps companies enhance their employee value proposition by providing a best in class library service to their employees with no capital expenditure, no administrative effort and no physical space.
Employee engagement
/’kwench/ promotes employee engagement in client organizations through four elements of its value proposition. We help individuals in their professional development by providing an extensive collection of books in general management, finance, marketing, operations management, information technology etc. Our exclusive tie-up with Harvard Business Publications enables employees to access the prestigious Harvard Business Review Magazines. Our collection of books on communication, team building, negotiation skills, time management, health, mind and body etc. assist individuals in their personal development as well. Online communities of common interest, periodic quizzes, book ratings and reviews etc. foster community building within organizations. Finally, our focus on light reading by providing books on fiction, history, biographies, comics and children’s books promote a healthy work-life balance for the employees and extend the benefits to their families as well.
Customized engagement models
We believe in establishing long term relationships with our clients. In keeping with this belief, we customize our offering to suit the needs of individual organizations. Our experience in serving several clients across industry sectors with employee base ranging from a few hundreds to several thousands enables us to provide customized engagement models and solutions that factor in the unique organizational requirements. (Please refer case studies section for a glimpse into the solutioning capabilities of /’kwench/)
/’kwench/ clients
/’kwench/ is proudly associated with more than 60 clients cutting across industry sectors including Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Knowledge services, IT and ITES, FMCG, Telecom and Manufacturing. With thousands of active users, /’kwench/ is today uniquely positioned to cater to the varied requirements of its user base. (Please refer section on clients for a representative list of clients we serve).
Multi city presence
/’kwench/ is currently operational in Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Bengaluru. Many of our clients with multi city offices have leveraged our services in every city that we operate.
Professional management
/’kwench/ is founded by four alumni of the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad. The founders have an average of over 9 years of experience in various industries and have worked in organizations such as McKinsey, TCS, TVS Group, Reliance and Yes Bank. /’kwench/ has been rated as one of the Top 25 Web 2.0 Start-ups in India by the leading technology magazine Dataquest recently.
Sunder Nookala, Co-founder and CEO
Sunder has 8 years of experience in investment banking, corporate treasury, corporate finance and customer relationship management. He worked for over 7 years with Tata Consultancy Services and a year with Yes Bank. Sunder is a chartered accountant and an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad.
Prashant John, Co-founder and Executive Director
Prashant has 8 years of experience in marketing, customer relationship management, product management and project management. He has worked with Tata Consultancy Services for nearly 7 years leading large accounts in the Telecom vertical. He has worked for a year in the marketing strategy team of one of India's largest Telecom player. Prashant is a B.E. (Electronics) and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.
Krishnan Madhabushi, Co-founder and Executive Director
Krishnan has 9 years of experience in manufacturing, quality assurance, customer relationship management, supply chain and logistics. He has worked for 7 years with Sundaram Clayton, a leading auto component manufacturer, and for 2 years with McKinsey & Company. Krishnan is a B.E. from BITS Pilani, M.S. from the University of Warwick, UK and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.
Mitesh Damania, Co-founder and Executive Director
Mitesh has 8 years of experience in finance, operations, sourcing, supply chain and logistics. He has worked for 6 years with a large shipping company and for 2 years in the Corporate Finance division of Yes Bank. Mitesh is a B.Tech in Marine Engineering and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.