The operator behind Marga Haus.
Tanuj Ruhal. Mechanical engineer (MPE, UWA). Based in Melbourne, working globally.
Marga.
Marga is Sanskrit for "path" or "way." The practice takes its name from a simple view: the way out of founder bottleneck is rarely another framework. It is a small number of clear decisions, made earlier, with someone who has sat in the seat.
Tanuj Ruhal.
Before my own ventures I was inside two Tier-1 consulting firms, designing and running intrapreneurship programs and leading the teams that built the financial cases behind hundred-million-dollar capital decisions for iron ore miners, energy majors and industrial operators. $100M+ in savings modelled. $65M+ in fleet business cases signed off. Eight products shipped for a global energy major, for users from hi-vis field crews to board-room executives, each with a different definition of done.
Around 2024 I started asking the question every consultant should have to answer: would any of this ship if I had to do it myself? So I left and started building. Ramp Up is workforce tech for shutdowns and maintenance. MedClear is Australia’s first marketplace for verified medical certificates. MVP Guru builds launch-ready software in a week. I am in the founder’s seat, with the runway maths that comes with it.
Marga Haus exists because I noticed two things in the same month. One, most of what pre-seed and seed founders can afford is written by people who have never shipped. Two, the skill set I had built, diagnose the bottleneck, model the business case, ship the product, run the operating rhythm, is what a founder at pre-seed and seed needs. In 2026 I opened a second door for the C-suite and site leaders of heavy industry, where I spent most of my consulting years.
Four ground rules
Decisions, acted on
I am measured by what changed in the business. Every engagement ends with decisions made and carried out.
Evidence first
Good weeks end with three hard calls backed by the model. The model tells us which calls are cheap and which are expensive.
Ship rough, ship Monday
A working prototype on Monday beats a polished plan in a fortnight. Reality talks back; frameworks stay quiet.
Work myself out of a job
I stay every month the capability transfer is still in progress, typically three to nine. When the team can run the rhythm without me, the retainer ends.
Book a thirty-minute call.
Free, no prep. Tell me what is stuck and I will tell you what I would do about it.