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100x Engine
ProviderImperfect Labs
Led byShivansh Garg
TypePersonal-branding product
ForExperts, doctors and founders
PlatformInstagram
DeliveryOnline: Skool, live sessions and WhatsApp
AdmissionBy application; about 2 in 10 accepted[1]
Current versionv5 (updated 3 November 2026)[2]
Price₹5.5 lakh + GST (1 year)
$5,500 (1 year, outside India)[3]
GuaranteeResults, or 100% money back[4]
Websiteimperfectlabs.net/100x-engine

100x Engine is the personal-branding product of Imperfect Labs, led by its founder Shivansh Garg. It is aimed at experts, doctors and founders who want to build an audience on Instagram while keeping their existing work. Members learn to make content in their own voice, with live coaching each week and a team that gives feedback on WhatsApp.[1]

Admission is by application, and the company says it accepts about two in ten applicants, choosing "on values, not budget".[1] The programme comes with a results-or-money-back guarantee.[4] The current version, v5, was last updated on 3 November 2026.[2]

Background

Imperfect Labs says it built the programme around four places where experts get stuck on Instagram:[1]

  1. Too much to say: years of knowledge but no single idea people remember them for.
  2. No time: posting daily does not fit a clinic or a company.
  3. Content that doesn't travel: accurate but ignored, because hooks, formats and delivery are a separate skill.
  4. Help that doesn't get them: agencies post generic content that does not sound like the expert.

Format

The programme runs in three parts every week, plus support on WhatsApp 24 hours a day, five days a week.[1]

PartLed byWhat happens
Blue Ocean StrategyShivansh GargFinding the space a member can own: who they are for, what they stand for, and the one idea people will remember them by
Happy HourShivansh Garg24 live sessions, two a month, each with a set goal. The first Friday is for scripting.
Viral HourSanketA weekly live session on what makes content spread. The fourth Monday of the month covers hooks.

Sanket, the Viral Hour host, is credited by the company with more than one billion organic views and over ₹25 crore in revenue driven.[1]

Feedback

Each member has a "virality engineer" who watches their reels and messages them first with the one thing to fix next, in a private WhatsApp group. Feedback arrives within 36 hours.[1] Before version 3 it took seven to fourteen days.[5]

What is included

  • Blue Ocean Strategy with Garg
  • Weekly Viral Hour with Sanket
  • 24 Happy Hours with Garg
  • Feedback within 36 hours
  • Growth Tracker with a monthly goal
  • Brand-deal support
  • A mapped plan for the first 90 days
  • Four live profile reviews a month
  • Front-row sessions with industry leaders
  • 24/5 WhatsApp Q&A
  • Exclusive brand deals from ₹10,000 each
  • Offline meetups and a welcome kit

Source: 100x Engine page.[1]

First week

Members start recording on the first day, in formats chosen for their field, rather than spending a month on theory. In the same week the team works on the member's profile (bio, highlights and pinned posts), display picture and audio setup.[1]

Three-year journey

The company describes 100x Engine as the start of a three-year path:[1]

YearGoal
Year 1Build distribution: a clear position, an audience that trusts the member, and content formats of their own
Year 2Launch a product based on what the audience already asks for, and sell it to that audience
Year 3A business the company says can be worth ₹1 crore or more a year, built on the member's own audience

The company notes that results depend on effort, niche and the platform.[1]

Admission

Applicants fill in a two-minute form, then see a short video from Garg and can book a call. Riddhima or Virangna from the admissions team reads every application; the team says it replies within one to two hours.[1]

According to the company, the programme suits people with real depth in their field who are willing to create, even imperfectly, and who want honest feedback. It is not meant for people who want someone to post for them, expect followers overnight, or cannot set aside a few focused hours a week.[1]

Pricing

Plan lengthIndia (before GST)Outside India (no GST)
1 year₹5,50,000$5,500
2 years₹11,00,000$11,000
3 years₹15,00,000$15,000

No-cost EMI options and a seven-day cooling-off period are available on every plan.[3]

Comparison with agencies and freelancers

Imperfect Labs compares the programme with hiring help as follows. Freelancer and agency costs are its estimates of typical rates in India.[1]

FreelancerAgency100x Engine
Cost per year₹3 lakh+₹12–18 lakh₹5.5 lakh
Who does the workThey edit, you chase themThey do it, you approveYou record, the team guides each step
StrategyNoneGenericBuilt around the member, with Garg
What remains at the endSome edited filesNothing; growth stopsThe skills and the audience

Guarantee

The company offers 100% of the plan price back, including GST, if a member does the work and misses the target agreed with them. "Doing the work" means posting at least three videos a week in at least 85% of weeks, attending at least 80% of Happy Hour sessions (live or recorded) and sending Instagram Insights to the virality engineer once a month. Examples of targets are "3 quality leads in 3 months" for a doctor or "3 times my monthly views within 6 months" for a founder. Claims are made by email within 30 days of the end of the time frame, and can be made once per person.[4]

Version history

VersionReleasedMain changes
v2March 2026Relaunch with a home on Skool for trainings, checklists and recordings; a private WhatsApp feedback group for every member; regular Happy Hours and a weekly Viral Hour[6]
v3May 2026Feedback sent proactively, cut from 7–14 days to 48–72 hours (later within 36 hours); "Shivansh Reacts"; live profile reviews inside Skool[5]
v418 July 2026Brand-deal and income support, content frameworks, and a Growth Tracker with a monthly goal (v4.0–v4.4)[7]
v5October 2026Two live sessions with Garg every month, the money-back guarantee, a smoother first day, a masterclass calendar, and (v5.4, 3 November 2026) a course on turning Instagram DMs into paid calls[2]

Results

Case study card: Dr. Anuradha HS grew from 19.3K to 400K Instagram followers
Case-study card for Dr. Anuradha HS, published by Imperfect Labs.[8]

Members highlighted by the company include paediatrician Dr. Anuradha HS (19.3K to 400K followers), parenting creator Dipali Bajoria (8,892 to 88.2K) and jeweller Avijit Goel (8,986 to 24.6K).[1] The company says 89% of members see results in their first three months, and that results depend on effort.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "100x Engine · Personal branding with Shivansh Garg". imperfectlabs.net/100x-engine. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  2. ^ "100x Engine v5: More Shivansh, results or your money back | Imperfect Labs". imperfectlabs.net/whats-new/v5. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  3. ^ "Pricing · 100x Engine, Live Profile Reviews and VIP". imperfectlabs.net/pricing. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  4. ^ "Results, or your money back · 100x Engine guarantee". imperfectlabs.net/guarantee. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  5. ^ "100x Engine v3: Faster feedback, more access | Imperfect Labs". imperfectlabs.net/whats-new/v3. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  6. ^ "100x Engine v2: The 2.0 relaunch | Imperfect Labs". imperfectlabs.net/whats-new/v2. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  7. ^ "100x Engine v4: Brand deals, frameworks, income | Imperfect Labs". imperfectlabs.net/whats-new/v4. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  8. ^ "Case studies · Real 100x Engine member stories · Imperfect Labs". imperfectlabs.net/case-studies/. Imperfect Labs. Retrieved 10 November 2026.

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