Founder & Systems Thinker helping businesses build sustainable, frugal, customer-centric operations.
Blending 29 years of engineering, automotive, software, and supply chain experience to build systems that simplify work, and actually deliver value.
Hi, I’m Prashant Joshi. I design practical, transparent, and future-ready systems that help businesses run better.
I’m an engineer-turned-entrepreneur with nearly three decades of experience across product development, PLM/engineering software, consulting, supply chain, and B2B procurement. I’m the founder of Nine Software Solutions, and the builder of Shoppeboard, our flagship operational and procurement solution. Both ventures follow the same foundation of frugality, clarity, and practical systems.
Beyond work, I’m a marathoner, so I think in terms of pace, consistency, and long-term goals. Whether I’m building a company or running 42 km, the mindset stays the same: start steady, stay steady, finish strong – Prashant Joshi Learn More
What I Do
Business Leadership
Building and scaling teams, operations, P&Ls, and technology-enabled offerings over 29 years.
Systems Thinking
Designing lean, frugal, transparent processes that remove noise and deliver measurable outcomes.
Procurement Strategy
Helping organizations simplify non-core procurement and gain visibility into spend through structured processes.
Entrepreneurial Guidance
Sharing real, practical lessons for founders, based on mistakes made, systems built, and marathons run.
MY PHILOSOPHY
- Purpose over profit
- Frugality over funding
- Knowledge over code
- Progress over perfection
- Customers over everything else
- Transparency is strength
- Self-care is strategy for founders
My Ventures
Systems, Processes & Practical Solutions
I currently run Nine Software Solutions, a process-first systems company, and Shoppeboard, its flagship procurement platform serving 200+ enterprises.
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
1996
Began career in engineering & manufacturing
1999–2005
Engineering Software Solutioning, consulting & channel development
2005–2015
Head of Engineering Business, scaled to 400-person multi-location org
2015–Present
Founder, Shoppeboard & Nine Software Solutions
CONTACT
If you’d like to connect, collaborate, or simply exchange ideas on systems, entrepreneurship, procurement, or leadership, I’m always open to meaningful conversations.