Experience

DailyBrief

• India
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Product Head

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  - Co-founded DailyBrief (Read the news like a CEO) – one of India’s highest-rated news apps - Y Combinator Finalist, S21 - Co-founded DailyBrief (Read the news like a CEO) – one of India’s highest-rated news apps - Y Combinator Finalist, S21



SnapCard

• Co-Founder & Product Head

  • May 2018 - Mar 2020

  Conceptualized, built & scaled SnapCard (Event Networking Redefined), a SAAS event app and networking platform, from the ground up. SnapCard lets event attendees schedule meetings, exchange business cards, manage leads, and find the right people to network with, all from a simple app. Successfully exited via acquisition at the beginning of Covid. Conceptualized, built & scaled SnapCard (Event Networking Redefined), a SAAS event app and networking platform, from the ground up. SnapCard lets event attendees schedule meetings, exchange business cards, manage leads, and find the right people to network with, all from a simple app. Successfully exited via acquisition at the beginning of Covid.



SelectRooms For Agents

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Co-Founder & Product Head

  • Apr 2017 - May 2018

  Built SelectRooms, a hotel deals portal that let B2C consumers book hotels at secret B2B rates (generally only available to travel agents). Later pivoted to a B2B product for travel agents Built SelectRooms, a hotel deals portal that let B2C consumers book hotels at secret B2B rates (generally only available to travel agents). Later pivoted to a B2B product for travel agents



Fairfest Media Limited

• India
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director - Marketing & Tech

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2018

  Led a team of 10 (marketing managers, copywriters, email marketers, telecallers) in revamping Fairfest’s marketing operations for all their trade shows - Fairfest organizes 10+ trade shows in India annually, including India’s (and Asia’s) largest travel trade shows Led the marketing for Asia’s largest travel trade show – OTM Mumbai (1200+ exhibiting companies, 50+ participating countries, 30000+ visitors) Led a team of 10 (marketing managers, copywriters, email marketers, telecallers) in revamping Fairfest’s marketing operations for all their trade shows - Fairfest organizes 10+ trade shows in India annually, including India’s (and Asia’s) largest travel trade shows Led the marketing for Asia’s largest travel trade show – OTM Mumbai (1200+ exhibiting companies, 50+ participating countries, 30000+ visitors)



Fantasy & Science-Fiction

• Novelist & Short-Story Author

  • May 2014 - Mar 2017

  - Wrote fantasy & science-fiction full time for 3 years. My fantasy novel, “The Burnt State” was requested by 5 literary agencies in the USA. - Published short story author - 'The Warrior Boy Who Would Not Suffer' published in Apex Magazine, a Hugo award nominated science-fiction & fantasy magazine (http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-warrior-boy-who-would-not-suffer/) - 'My Darling' short story published in Tasavvur Nama, South Asia’s pre-eminent magazine for fantasy & science-fiction (https://tasavvurnama.com/my-darling/) Show less



AADHAAR (UIDAI)

• Programmer & Product Analyst

  • May 2011 - May 2012

  Part of Product & Re-engineering team of world’s largest biometric database program – AADHAAR (UIDAI) - AADHAR covers 97% of the Indian population of 1.4 billion & is the backbone of UPI & IndiaStack Part of Product & Re-engineering team of world’s largest biometric database program – AADHAAR (UIDAI) - AADHAR covers 97% of the Indian population of 1.4 billion & is the backbone of UPI & IndiaStack



Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

• Intern

  • Apr 2009 - Jun 2009

  Developed unique model to predict behaviour of WiMAX (4G Tech) signals under varied conditions Developed unique model to predict behaviour of WiMAX (4G Tech) signals under varied conditions