TurboHire: How Aman Gour is Building the 'Google Maps' for Global Talent Discovery

Every year, millions of candidates apply for jobs, and most receive the same automated reply: "We will get back to you when there is a suitable opening." But for most enterprises, that opening never comes—not because the candidate isn't a fit, but because the candidate's resume is buried in a digital graveyard of unstructured data. Aman Gour, Co-founder of TurboHire, is solving this "Resume Paradox." By building an Augmented Intelligence platform that turns static resumes into dynamic "Smart Cards," Aman is ensuring that the best talent is never more than a click away.

Aman Gour’s journey into the HR tech space began with a series of personal observations. A graduate of IIT Bombay, Aman initially pursued a research internship in Germany before joining Microsoft. While at Microsoft, he was struck by two things: the intelligence gap in traditional ERP systems and the systemic friction in talent identification. He realized that finding the right job for a candidate is as complex as finding a life partner. In 2019, alongside co-founders Deepak Agrawal, Abhishek Kabra, Gaurav Kumar, and Rakesh Ranjan Nayak, he launched TurboHire to bridge this gap using high-end Natural Language Processing (NLP) and human-machine collaboration.

The Problem: The Digital Graveyard of Resumes

Enterprises are sitting on massive databases of resumes. For every job opening, they might receive over 300 applicants from LinkedIn, job boards, and referrals. However, because these resumes are unstructured documents, searching through them is a manual nightmare. Most recruiters end up relying on "keyword matching," which is fundamentally flawed because people write the same skills and experiences in thousands of different ways.

"Keyword matching is almost a lie," Aman explains. "If a recruiter searches for 'UC Berkeley,' they might miss the candidate who wrote 'University of California, Berkeley.' We needed to build a system that understands the intent and the context of the data, not just the string of characters."

The Solution: Augmented Intelligence & 'Smart Cards'

TurboHire doesn't try to replace the recruiter; it tries to augment them. The platform uses **Augmented Intelligence**—a model where the machine handles the data structuring and the human handles the nuance of the decision. By converting resumes into "Smart Cards," TurboHire overlays real-world data to explain *who* did *what*, *where*, and for *how long*.

Achieving Product-Market Fit in the Mid-Market

TurboHire found its "sweet spot" by focusing on mid-to-large market companies that handle high volumes of "Knowledge Worker" applications. Their platform performs exceptionally well for organizations where the average compensation is above ₹10 LPA, and the workforce is predominantly technology-enabled. By identifying this specific **Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)**, TurboHire has achieved an exponential growth trajectory, with MRR growing 60% month-over-month.

"We focused on revenue maximization as our crystallization principle," Aman notes. "We understood that HRs in similar industries talk to each other. By winning in the healthcare segment or the tech segment, we created a repeatable winning strategy that fueled our global expansion."

Lessons in Leadership: Managing the 'Founder Anxiety'

Aman is refreshingly candid about the personal toll of building a startup. He speaks about **Founder Anxiety**—the tendency for work to consume one's entire identity. He advocates for a "Four-Pillar Balance": Work, Health, Love, and Play. He admits that while most founders are 10/10 on work, they often ignore the other three, which eventually leads to burnout.

"Hard work plus reflection equals progress," he says. "I had to learn how to manage people who have significantly more experience than me. I had to understand that I am limited as an individual, but as a collective leadership team of eight, we are unstoppable."

The Meaning of Entrepreneurship

For Aman, entrepreneurship is the ultimate intellectual challenge. He views it as a journey of problem-solving where each level unlocked reveals a more complex and fulfilling puzzle. He defines a founder as someone who can iterate rapidly—someone who, like a kid learning to run, shrugs off the falls and keeps moving forward toward the vision.

TurboHire is proving that the future of hiring isn't in the algorithm—it's in the collaboration. By augmenting the recruiter with intelligent data, Aman Gour and his team are ensuring that the world's most suitable candidates finally get the reply they deserve.

About the Guest

Aman Gour is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of TurboHire. An IIT Bombay graduate with a background in engineering and research, Aman has combined his technical rigor with a passion for human-machine collaboration. Under his leadership, TurboHire has emerged as a premier talent intelligence platform, securing marquee clients and multi-million dollar funding. He is a recognized thought leader in the HR tech space and a mentor to early-stage entrepreneurs in the B2B SaaS ecosystem.

TurboHire is an AI-powered talent intelligence platform that helps enterprises automate and optimize the recruitment process. By using NLP to structure resumes and providing tools for collaboration and video interviewing, TurboHire reduces time-to-hire and improves the quality of talent discovery for global organizations.