Malavika Varadan has been running The Hive on Classcard for almost a decade. That kind of loyalty says more than any feature list.
If you're running an academy and looking for the right platform, book a free Classcard demo today: classcardapp.com/request-dem…
Round 2 with our Co-founder & CTO, Anuj Chhabria 💻
What the industry gets wrong, what "shipping" a feature actually means, and what keeps him at it on the hard days.
Last week, the whole team came together for the Annual Classcard Co-working Week 2026. The team was bigger, the laughter louder, and the ideas crazier!
Here's a glimpse into a week of work, runs, new friendships, and everything in between!
Rapid fire with the our very own tech whiz, our Co-founder & CTO, Anuj Chhabria 🧑💻
Tabs or spaces, dark mode or light, and what actually goes into building software that doesn't break on a Monday morning.
Stay tuned for Part 2!
Invoicing, automations, retention data - everything a basketball academy needs, in one place. Perfect for both the business side and the end users. That's why Coach Ryan at Hoop Mountain runs everything on Classcard, so more of their time goes back to the court.
Almost four decades of swim teaching, in one rapid fire. ⏱️
Gerrie van Gurp, Founder and General Manager of High Performance Sports Club Dubai, answered everything - favourite stroke, biggest risk, and what she'd tell the version of herself who started it all.
Rapid fire (Round 2!) with our Co-founder & CEO, Suraj Talreja💥
Conventional wisdom he's ditched, what he'd never hand off, and what winning looks like for Classcard.
Rapid fire with the man who keeps the whole machine running, our Co-founder & CEO, Suraj Talreja💥
This one's got the laptop rituals, the quick gut checks, and some secrets behind scaling and growth.
Part 2 drops next! Stay tuned!
We put Sensei Alex and Juš from Champions Karate in the hot seat. Rapid fire questions. Unfiltered answers. 🥋
Tap play - it gets good fast!
Last month, we brought together Sales, Marketing, and Design on the ground in Dubai. 15 days of meeting academy owners and coaches in person, running on-ground activations, and collecting real-time feedback.
Here’s a glimpse into the start of summer at Classcard HQ!
From high school championships in Boston to building basketball culture in Dubai, Coach Ryan's journey with Hoop Mountain is about more than just the game. 🏀
Tap play to watch the story of how a sport became a culture, and how Dubai became home!
Empathy is at the very core of theatre, and The Hive is taking that further with their social impact wing, Beecause by The Hive. Malavika and her team are working toward building a world where creative equals can work together. Hear the inspiring story behind creating change.
The FIFA World Cup has kicked off, and football fever is everywhere right now! This month, we're sharing some football drills that build real skills and confidence and digital marketing strategies to boost summer camp enrollments.
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A free summer theatre festival, for kids, by kids. This is the story of a drama studio’s labour of love.
We spoke to Malavika Varadan, Managing Director of The Hive about how it started, where it’s going and what’s in store. Tap play to hear the mind behind the magic!
Discipline, confidence, coordination, and a whole lot of fun.
Champions Karate has been building more than just karate skills. Sensei Alex and Sensei Juš share what makes training at their dojo different, and a lot more enjoyable 🥋
Acquiring a new student costs more time and energy than retaining one. Yet most academies treat re-enrollment as an afterthought.
Here are some proven strategies to get students to re-enroll without having to chase them down each term.
👉The full guide: tinyurl.com/27k9e29c
Sports performance anxiety is one of the most common things athletes face, and one of the least talked about. This Anxiety Awareness Day, let’s change that.
Swipe through for practical ways you can help your athletes show up when it matters most: tinyurl.com/3v9a288a
In this month’s newsletter:
☀️How to fill every spot at your summer camp
🏫10 proven strategies to retain students
💪 Why motivation is the real driver of student engagement
🎧 How to make learning as addictive as social media
Read it here: tinyurl.com/4h97wsde
300 guests at a minimum. Sometimes 1,000. All there to watch Bharatnatyam in its pure essence.
Puja Unni, founder of Spanda Academy didn't just build a dance school. She built a culture around an art form itself.
Swipe through as she shares what she’s most proud of building.
This World Football Day, we've put together 10 football drills that maximize ball contact, minimize standing around, and keep kids genuinely engaged from warm-up to final whistle.
Read the full blog here 👉 classcardapp.com/blog/10-foo…



































