Aneeq Dholakia
Co-Founder & CPO at Edyst- Claim this Profile
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Edyst
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India
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & CPO
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Dec 2016 - 7 years 1 month
Hyderabad Area, India Co-Founder Selected for Y Combinator W19 batch (2% acceptance rate); raised $150k seed capital and an additional $45k seed capital on Demo Day (March 2019) Grew user base to 180,000 from 2019-2022 Built and lead a diverse 10-person engineering, digital marketing & content team; directly managed all team members through check-ins with a 90% satisfaction rate Product Tools Used: JIRA, BalsamIQ, Figma, Airtable, Sentry, Newrelic, Amplitude, Posthog Wrote… Show more Co-Founder Selected for Y Combinator W19 batch (2% acceptance rate); raised $150k seed capital and an additional $45k seed capital on Demo Day (March 2019) Grew user base to 180,000 from 2019-2022 Built and lead a diverse 10-person engineering, digital marketing & content team; directly managed all team members through check-ins with a 90% satisfaction rate Product Tools Used: JIRA, BalsamIQ, Figma, Airtable, Sentry, Newrelic, Amplitude, Posthog Wrote multiple PRDs, conducted Market Research and led product development for the entire Edyst product Grew the product to 175k users in a span of 4 years, with 4000+ MAU and 70+ mins of Daily Average Time spent by users on the platform Implemented product usage tracking via analytics tools like Amplitude and Posthog Guided engineers working on Python, Flask, PostgreSQL, Redis, RQ Key Features Designed & Implemented: Asynchronous learning paths: deployed 20 courses, with the ability to lock/unlock content as per student’s pace and earn points P2P chat system for students to clear queries. Total chats: 6.5 Million+ Online Evaluator for Coding submissions: 35 million+ total attempts by students Proctored assessments: configurable assessment with window, audio, and video proctoring Synchronous Live Classes: using Zoom Web SDK, designed a solution for one-to-many live classes with attendance tracking and offline viewing at a minimal cost Notifications: Designed integrations for Whatsapp, Email, and OneSignal for notifications Data & Operations Tools Used: Redash, Python, Google Sheets, Zapier Deployed 50+ dashboards using Redash (an open-source BI tool) and saved months in engineering effort Wrote 300+ queries using multiple data sources: PostgreSQL, API sources, and Google Sheets Marketing Tools Used: SendInBlue, Google Analytics, OBS, Zapier, Typeform Created 100+ videos and live streams for Edyst YouTube channel and grew it to 38k subscribers Show less
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Spaceman and Mammoth
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Education Administration Programs
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Co Founder
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May 2015 - May 2016
Hyderabad Area, India Experiential Workshops for College Students.
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StartingBloc
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fellow
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Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Greater Los Angeles Area Fellow at StartingBloc LA '15 Institute
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Vice President Business Development
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Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Hyderabad Area, India In 2014, I led a Department of 20 to organize various events, ensure financial sustainability and improve external opportunities for AIESEC Hyderabad. Events organized in 2014: Nexus 2014 Generation WE 2014, Hyderabad Generation WE 2014, Vijayawada Genesis AIDS Run Balakalakaar 2014 - the 10th Edition Also initiated a series of interaction spaces - 'The Link' - in the theme of talk shows that enabled students to get in touch with budding and established… Show more In 2014, I led a Department of 20 to organize various events, ensure financial sustainability and improve external opportunities for AIESEC Hyderabad. Events organized in 2014: Nexus 2014 Generation WE 2014, Hyderabad Generation WE 2014, Vijayawada Genesis AIDS Run Balakalakaar 2014 - the 10th Edition Also initiated a series of interaction spaces - 'The Link' - in the theme of talk shows that enabled students to get in touch with budding and established entrepreneurs of the city/nation.
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Organizing Committee President, Balakalakaar
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Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
Hyderabad Area, India Organized an art workshop for 4000 underprivileged children wherein we provided them with free food, stationery and transport. Involved Sales, Logistics, Team Management and Leadership.
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Business Manager
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May 2013 - Sep 2013
Sales, Marketing, Client Relationship Management, Fund Raising, Networking etc.
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Core Committee President, Nexus
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Jan 2013 - Apr 2013
Led a team of five to organize AIESEC in Hyderabad's first ever Stakeholders' Summit, Nexus. This entailed raising funds, managing clients, procuring venue & logistics, delegate servicing, tracking finances etc.
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AIESEC
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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National Partnerships Manager
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Aug 2014 - Nov 2014
Responsible for coordinating between the National Team and 20 Local Chapters present in India, in order to ensure smooth delivery of National Partnerships. Current Partners include Microsoft, LinkedIn, Danone, Coke and Apollo BHB
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International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)
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India
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2013 - Feb 2014
Hyderabad Area, India Working under Dr. Syed Azeemuddin, the research involves study and simulation of various antennas on CST for various purposes.
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Intern
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Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
Tunisia I worked on the project, 'Hug the World'. The project encompassed various social aspects: anti-smoking, cancer, environmental hazards and playing with handicapped children. Furthermore, I also attended a local conference on leadership.
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Education
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Y Combinator
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International Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering -
Delhi Private School, Sharjah
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Hansraj Morarji Public School
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Y Combinator