Abdus Samad Ashraf
The person behind LinkPG, India's managed living platform. Abdus also works directly as a real estate consultant for buyers, sellers and investors across Greater Faridabad and Delhi NCR.
Building since the age of 13.
Abdus started his first business at 13. Since then he has launched ventures, taken real losses and rebuilt from zero, each time clearer about what he was building towards.
LinkPG is not just a listing site. It is full-stack managed living: no brokerage, clear pricing, and care after move-in, which most platforms ignore. That thinking comes straight from its founder's own experience.
Alongside LinkPG, Abdus personally advises buyers, sellers and investors on plots, builder floors, resale flats and new project launches.
Every setback was a masterclass. The hostel chain didn't survive, but it taught me what managed living really means at scale.Abdus Samad, Founder & CEO, LinkPG
What Abdus runs today.
The LinkPG platform, the B2B workforce housing arm, and his own advisory work in real estate.
LinkPG
Managed living platformZero-brokerage PG and hostel platform. Verified properties, transparent pricing and simple booking, without the middlemen who squeeze both owners and tenants.
12+ cities / 1,000+ properties / 100K+ beds / 50K+ tenantsHabitatX
Workforce housing, B2BManaged workforce housing for companies. Bulk accommodation, compliance and daily operations handled end to end. Safdarul Islam is CEO.
Real estate consulting
Faridabad and Delhi NCRAbdus's independent practice: residential sales, new project launches, resale, investment advice and commercial leasing. Same rule as LinkPG: no hidden charges, straight answers.
Abdus in the news.
Coverage of Abdus and the ventures he has built, from ShabnamStays to LinkPG.
Sangri TodayMeet Abdussamad, Who Runs 20+ Cr Business of Shabnamstays
A profile of the Kota-based founder who started at 17. It covers his early cafe and grocery ventures, the debt that followed their closure, and the hostel business he built next.
Hindustan MetroShabnamstays Founder Abdussamad Ashraf: How He Became a Successful Entrepreneur at 17
Traces the path from a tea cafe and an online grocery start-up to leasing a first hostel in Kota, and growing it into a student housing group.
LinkPG: How Abdus Samad Ashraf Is Building a Technology-Driven Platform to Transform India's PG and Hostel Market
A feature on LinkPG's push to bring technology and transparency to PG and hostel housing across India.
Be So Good They Can't Ignore You: ShabnamStays Founder Abdussamad Ashraf's Story
A founder story built around the idea of becoming too good to ignore, following Abdus and the ShabnamStays journey.
Outlook IndiaInspiring Story of ShabnamStays Founder and India's Youngest Entrepreneur Abdussamad Ashraf
A spotlight feature on Abdus and how he built ShabnamStays, one of the stories that put his early-start journey in front of a national audience.
Abdussamad Ashraf Says That Every Difficulty Is an Opportunity for Personal Growth
Abdus talks about treating hard moments as chances to grow, a thread that runs through his story from ShabnamStays to LinkPG.
How Abdus got here.
Four chapters, oldest first.
Oyetea
His first business. Branding, customer psychology and cash flow, learned before algebra.
Aburmart / Oyozon
Hyperlocal grocery delivery in a crisis: demand spikes, broken supply chains, zero-margin logistics.
ShabnamStays
A 14-property hostel chain across Kota and Delhi. It collapsed operationally and financially; he rebuilt his thinking, and the business became LinkPG.
LinkPG
Technology, operations and trust at scale, with his real estate practice in Greater Faridabad alongside.
Three rules LinkPG runs on.
Learned by Abdus the slow way, across setbacks and rebuilds.
Trust first
Every decision gets one test: will tenants and owners trust us more after this? No shortcuts.
Systems over hustle
Chaos doesn't scale. We invest in infrastructure, not just effort.
Rebuild stronger
We've started over before. That experience is our edge.
