Experience

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  Cognizant

  Sept 2008 - Oct 2011

  • Software development and support: Worked as Middleware & Java Developer on multiple projects, produced feature specifications, designed schemas, improved critical features.• Took an initiative by voluntarily building a crucial knowledge sharing product for my team-members.• Regularly presented in front of large audiences; active participant in company-wide Oratory Club. Worked as Core Java developer.

  • Associate - Projects (Java and SOA developer)

    Mar 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Programmer Analyst (Java developer)

    Sept 2008 - Feb 2010
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  My audition dates

  May 2011 - Feb 2013

  Founder

  - An audition classified portal (LinkedIn for Talent)- Responsible for Customer Development (added 600+ talent & casting directors to the app)

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  Bmc software

  Oct 2011 - Nov 2012

  Sr. associate consultant

  • Interfaced with international clients for customer requirement gathering and implementation (delivered solutions onsite at client location, Germany)

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  Qonversa

  Nov 2012 - May 2013

  Co-founder

  Qonversa.com is a conversation platform for long-form discussions• Built product roadmap, generated user stories, designed DB schemas, defined key success metrics.• Got selected into The Morpheus Gang startup accelerator program (Batch 2013)• Managed a project involving remote freelance designers, thereby saving the company ~60% cost.

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  Feedbackyard

  May 2013 - Nov 2013

  Co-founder

  Feedbackyard.com is a mobile feedback management system for restaurants, later pivoted to real-time mobile feedback utility for public speakers/events • Responsible for product development & marketing, carried out market research.• Generated leads for the product, signed up 3 major B2B customers for pilot.• Built and tested Minimum Viable Product (MVP) at client locations with real users.• Ran user interviews at client location for product insights.

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  Storypick

  Dec 2013 - now

  Founder

  Storypick.com is India's leading internet news and entertainment website• Developed product vision & strategy, bootstrapped the company using lean startup principles.• Leading product marketing and business growth.• Managing partnerships with leading digital marketing agencies, clients in India and abroad (delivered marketing campaigns for more than 400+ brands)• Managed a cross-functional team of content writers, editors, designers, social media executives, developers.• Tested multiple customer acquisition channels, scaled Facebook to 1.5 million followers, Twitter to 149k followers. Show less

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  Truecaller

  Jun 2022 - now

  Product director - new initiatives

  Taking ideas from zero to one at the New Initiatives Business Unit.