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Asmi Inner Circle

A room of 12 founders.
One year. One table.

By invitation only.

The Inner Circle is our annual mastermind for established Indian founders at ₹10 Cr+ revenue who've built their business, installed their systems, and are now asking bigger questions. This isn't coaching. It's a room of peers who've earned the right to sit together.

Accepting applications · 2026 intake
Who This Is For

The Inner Circle exists for
a specific kind of founder.

Not everyone belongs in this room. The members share specific traits — not by coincidence, but by selection. This is what we look for.

01

₹10 Cr+ annual revenue

You've built a real business. Past survival mode. Now facing scale, succession, or diversification questions that smaller founders don't yet have.

02

Systems already in place

You don't need basic Business OS training. Your marketing, sales, and operations run without you. You're ready for higher-order problems.

03

Respect for peer confidentiality

What's said in the room stays in the room. Every member signs a mutual confidentiality agreement. Your peers discuss real numbers, real challenges.

04

Willingness to contribute

You show up not just to extract — but to give. Share your frameworks. Vet others' decisions. Support members facing your past challenges.

05

Long-term thinking

You're thinking 5-10 years out, not next quarter. Building legacy, not optimising monthly revenue. The Inner Circle serves that horizon.

06

Referred or earned entry

Every member is invited. Either through a current member's referral, or by Anand after a completed Architect engagement. No open applications.

Year-Long Experience

What you get in
the Inner Circle year.

This is not a typical mastermind. No weekly Zoom calls. No homework. No "accountability partners." The Inner Circle is structured around four in-person retreats and continuous peer access.

01

Four Quarterly Retreats

2-day immersive retreats in carefully chosen locations. Goa in winter. Udaipur in spring. Hill stations in summer. City hotels for focused work sessions. Never the same place twice.

In-person · India
02

Peer Mastermind of 12

Curated cohort of 12 founders, each from different industries. No two members from competing businesses. You meet the same 11 founders across all 4 retreats — deep relationships, not networking.

12 peers · 1 year
03

Direct Access to Anand

Unlimited WhatsApp access throughout the year. Monthly 60-minute 1:1 strategic advisory calls. First priority access when you need an urgent second opinion.

Always-on advisory
04

Hot Seats & Deep Dives

Each retreat includes hot seats — one member presents a real challenge, the room works on it for 90 minutes. Everyone gets at least one hot seat per year. Collective intelligence applied to your specific problem.

90-min workshops
05

Curated Guest Sessions

Each retreat includes one guest — a senior executive, investor, operator, or domain expert we bring in. Not lectures — conversations. Access to networks you wouldn't normally touch.

Guest speakers
06

Curated Reading & Resources

Quarterly reading kit sent before each retreat. Frameworks, case studies, private memos. Between retreats, a members-only digital library grows with everyone's contributions.

Members-only archive
The Year's Rhythm

Four retreats. One year of compounding insight.

Each quarter has a distinct theme. The progression is intentional — the year starts with vision, ends with legacy.

Q1 · Winter
Vision & Strategy
Goa, India

Year ahead planning. Macro trends. Individual 10-year visions. Peer feedback on strategic direction.

Q2 · Spring
People & Team
Udaipur, India

Leadership depth. Hiring at scale. Succession planning. Making yourself replaceable. Building second-level leaders.

Q3 · Monsoon
Capital & Growth
Lonavala, India

Fundraising decisions. Profitability vs growth. Acquisition vs organic expansion. Financial architecture for scale.

Q4 · Winter
Legacy & Next Chapter
Private estate · India

What does this business mean beyond revenue? Exit planning. Philanthropy. Family wealth. Defining your next decade.

The Room

The founders you'll
share the room with.

We can't share names — confidentiality is foundational — but we can share the shape of the room. Every member earned their seat.

The best room you can be in is one where you're not the smartest founder — but also not the least experienced. Everyone at this table has built something real. Everyone is still building.

12
Members
per year
₹10Cr+
Minimum
annual revenue
4
In-person
retreats/year
0
Competing
businesses
The Investment

By invitation. Not publicly priced.

Annual Membership
Inner Circle

The price isn't the filter.
The fit is.

Annual membership fee is significant — it covers four in-person retreats at premium venues, guest speaker honoraria, private advisory access, and curated resources. But money is not how we select members.

We invite founders who meet the criteria above. When an invitation is extended, the investment is shared privately. This keeps the room exclusive to those selected — not those who happen to have the budget.

Request An Invitation

All requests reviewed personally by Anand. Response within 7 days.

Two Paths Forward

If the Inner Circle fits —
request your invitation.

If it doesn't yet, start with the Architect program. Build your Business Operating System first. The Inner Circle is the natural next step when you've outgrown needing implementation support.