Ravi Shankar
Co-founder, AttendFirst
About
Ravi builds attendance and workforce tools for Indian SMBs. Previously led product at two B2B SaaS startups in Hyderabad.
Ravi has spent a decade shipping B2B SaaS to Indian small and medium businesses. Before AttendFirst he led product at two Hyderabad startups serving manufacturing and retail operations, which is where the brief for AttendFirst started: owners needed verifiable attendance, not a full HR suite. He writes the side-by-side comparison posts and the pragmatist-voice guides on AttendFirst.
Areas of expertise
- Attendance tracking
- B2B SaaS product strategy
- Indian SMB operations
- Competitor comparisons
Posts by Ravi Shankar (5)
Half-day leave policy for Indian SMBs: sample clause to copy, salary calculation formula, state Shops Act requirements, and tracking without a spreadsheet.
QR Code Attendance India: Setup Guide, Pros and Cons (2026)QR code attendance check-in for Indian businesses. How it works, pros and cons vs selfie and biometric, real use cases, setup steps, and common mistakes.
Daily Attendance Tracking in India: SMB Guide (2026)Daily attendance tracking for Indian SMBs: paper vs Excel vs mobile app compared with real cost math. GPS, selfie, QR, and biometric methods explained.
Best Attendance App in India (2026): 7 Options ComparedComparing 7 attendance apps for Indian businesses: PagarBook, SalaryBox, greytHR, Kredily, Keka, Truein, and AttendFirst. Real 2026 pricing, no fluff.
Attendance Register App: Why Indian Businesses Go DigitalStill using a paper attendance register? Here's why Indian businesses are switching to app-based attendance tracking with GPS and selfie verification.