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90-Day Launch Plan for a New India GCC

By Anupam Tandon · June 2025

TL;DR

Ninety days is enough to go from intent to a live first pod if you ruthlessly limit scope and decide fast.

A 90-day launch plan for a new India GCC

Ninety days will not build a mega-center. It can land a credible first pod.

Days 1-30

One-page charter and success metric
Model choice (often EOR for speed)
City and role slate for five to fifteen people
Counsel / EOR / recruiting partners named

Days 31-60

Offers out for founding seats
Access, security, and IP basics cleared
HQ cadence on the calendar
Interim workspace decision

Days 61-90

First joiners productive on the owned outcome
Weekly delivery review with HQ
Written go/no-go for the next hiring wave

Kill criteria

If charter keeps shifting or HQ sponsors disappear from the calendar, pause hiring. Do not “stay busy” into a muddle.

Takeaway

Speed comes from narrowness.

Launch one real pod. Then earn the right to grow.

We run this kind of ninety-day plan with founders.

“Structure matters, but the first three or four hires decide whether your India team becomes a capability or an expensive supplier.”
— Anupam Tandon, ContextDelta

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