Pira Thiru

Managing Director at 657 Oslo
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Oslo, Oslo, Norway, NO

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Experience

    • Norway
    • Think Tanks
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Director
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      Norge Norway’s largest coworking space for CreativeTech and tech Industries. We accelerate passionate people and ignite great ideas. We’re a Go-to-Market Hub, specializing in enabling entrepreneurs to succeed when scaling and commercializing their business.

    • Norway
    • Philanthropic Fundraising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Deputy board member
      • Oct 2022 - Present

      Norge Sammen oppfyller vi livsendrende ønsker og skaper magiske øyeblikk for barn mellom 3-18år, som lever med livstruende sykdom i Norge.

    • Germany
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Member
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Co owner and board member

    • Chief Growth Officer / Co-owner
      • Jun 2021 - Nov 2022

      Oslo, Oslo, Norge Discovering exceptional talents through our Startup Preschool program and building the companies of tomorrow. Over 1500 participants and 70+ company founded by our alumni since 2021.

    • Partner
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      Oslo, Oslo, Norge Startupsenteret er for ungdommer mellom 15-25 år som ønsker å lære mer om gründerskap og innovasjon. Målet med arbeidet vårt er å åpne dører og vekke en gründerånd hos ungdom i Groruddalen.

    • Board Member
      • Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

      Norge Acquired by Jagex, the creators of Runescape. Just fortunate enough to plan a Norway expansion before Gamepires got aquired. Norway expansion was then put on ice.

    • Sweden
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Market Operations Manager/ Markedssjef
      • Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

      Norge Growth and expansion of Hedvig in Norway. Launched in Norway April 2020.

    • Sweden
    • Consumer Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Market Operations Manager/ Drift og markedssjef
      • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

      Oslo Area, Norway Had the pleasure of introducing e-scooters and Voi to Norway. Launched March 2019 and did over 2m rides during my year leading the organisation in Norway. Christina Moe Gjerde took over as General Manager after my time at VOI and has taken the company another step up. Based on regional and global strategy, I helped to drive strategic initiatives and coordinate the local team to prioritize, set a timeline to reach goals quickly, and see them through to completion. We reached 2 million… Show more Had the pleasure of introducing e-scooters and Voi to Norway. Launched March 2019 and did over 2m rides during my year leading the organisation in Norway. Christina Moe Gjerde took over as General Manager after my time at VOI and has taken the company another step up. Based on regional and global strategy, I helped to drive strategic initiatives and coordinate the local team to prioritize, set a timeline to reach goals quickly, and see them through to completion. We reached 2 million rides in Norway by the end of my time at Voi. Some of my responsibilities was to ensure that the marketing, vehicle, operations teams had all tools and resources available to deliver stellar results, and to make P&L, growth and compliance recommendations and drive product changes needed for local adoption. Show less

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Retail Market Manager
      • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

      Norway It was a good, but short run; I decided to quit after 6 months because I found out that my passion was working startups and with entrepreneurs. I will forever be grateful for my time at Microsoft for the learnings along the way. Some of my responsibilities were; - Competition analysis and market reports; analyze the Retail landscape in Norway - Optimizing the placement of products, distribution, and point of sales with the biggest retailers in the Nordics. (Elkjøp… Show more It was a good, but short run; I decided to quit after 6 months because I found out that my passion was working startups and with entrepreneurs. I will forever be grateful for my time at Microsoft for the learnings along the way. Some of my responsibilities were; - Competition analysis and market reports; analyze the Retail landscape in Norway - Optimizing the placement of products, distribution, and point of sales with the biggest retailers in the Nordics. (Elkjøp, Power) - Sales support and training for retail managers in Nordics Show less

    • Norway
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business Development Manager
      • Mar 2018 - Jan 2019

      Oslo Worked closely with CEO, Jimmy Westerheim, to try to solve growth pains and to set a path forward for the organisation. Worked with strategy and planning. Currently working pro-bono as an advisor for the organisation.

    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sales/Marketing Specialist
      • Feb 2015 - Jul 2018

      Sales/Marketing in Nordics with primary focus on growth in Norway. I was headhunted for a position at Libratone after 4 months at Sonos.

    • United States
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Market Sales Representative
      • Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

      Oslo

Education

  • High School
    Dropout
    2010 - 2023

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