Dev Gadhvi, a self-styled passionpreneur (a mix of Passion and Entrepreneur), is a mindset coach who helps you to change your mind about running a business. He acts as a business trainer, speaker, and mindset coach who has delivered speeches at IIMs, IITs, and various Fortune 500 companies.
Currently, he runs a training company where he advises upper management and entrepreneurs. Though there is primarily negative information available about Mr. Dev Gadhvi about him being a scammer, etc. But in this post, we will evaluate his side, his life, and his public life.
Background
According to Dev Gadhvi, he used to have a job in 2017-18, making 36 Lakhs. But his business now generated 27 Crores in the financial year 2021-22 and is now projected to achieve 50+ Crores in the financial year 2022-23. [Source: Here]
There is not much information available about his educational background. But he has done some courses from Dan Lock.
Controversies
Working in a self-help industry has its share of controversies because to act as a coach you’ve to look successful. There are some successful business people in the industry but few like Tai Lopez take a shortcut and try to look rich. Which has become quite easier these days by hiring expensive cars, yachts, and private jets.
So people also call Mr. Dev Gadhvi a scammer who first sells his INR 99 webinar and then draws most people into buying more expensive 30,000 to 50,000 courses and then into buying 1.5 or 2 Lakhs course. So this is how he makes money. While others say they have got real value from his courses.
Selling Entrepreneurship dreams
Dev Gadhvi is selling an entrepreneurship dream which is fair except that it is not sustainable. Businessmen do need consulting and training but mindset training is not for them. So your target audience will be students fresh out of college who need to learn and make mistakes by working at jobs so that they can apply their skills.
If you’re showing students hope of creating a business by just changing their mindset then my friend you’re in it for a big shock. Entrepreneurs keep on working on their things and change them according to input from the surroundings or market.
Dev Gadhvi claimed himself as a businessman, a best-selling author, and a mentor. He is born into a middle family.
In 2018, he built his business in the self-development industry in India. Dev Gadhvi has also given his interview on famous platforms such as ted talks.
He has trained a lot of people & now they have become successful in their lives. Read Next to know more about him.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dev Gadhvi a scam?
If you are looking to learn how you can start a self-help coaching business, then Dev Gadhvi is not a scam at all. People label Dev Gadhvi as a scam because they have different expectations. Dev Gadhvi hasn’t run any business except his training, so he can offer you great advice about how you can run a training business.
You’ll only get the correct answer to the above question by following one piece of advice and it is to Run a real business which is not a training business. People like MBA Chai Wala (Prafull Billore) may offer you better advice and inspiration and he doesn’t own a Ferrari because he doesn’t have to impress you.
What is Dev Gadhvi’s net worth?
According to all the information at our disposal, Dev Gadhvi’s net worth stands somewhere around 10 Crores though there is no reliable source available.
Does Dev Gadhvi really own a Ferrari?
Owning or renting a Ferrari is no big deal. But I don’t think any shrewd businessmen of net worth 10 crores will own a 3 crore or so Ferrari because cars are depreciating assets. And if you’ll be committing 30% of your total net worth to a depreciating asset, then only God can save you.