Harsh Agarwal

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India8 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled Coding Ninjas revenue from โ‚น10 L to โ‚น13 CR monthly.
  • Transformed GeeksforGeeks into a leading edtech community.
  • Expert in driving growth marketing and user acquisition strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a growth-focused leader in the EdTech industry with a strong emphasis on business strategy and product innovation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyGrowth MarketingP&l ManagementUser AcquisitionProduct-led GrowthBusiness DevelopmentContent StrategyProduct Innovation

Other Skills

0 to 1AlgorithmsAnalytical SkillsBackend DevelopmentBrand StrategyBusiness ExpansionBusiness Process ImprovementCC (Programming Language)C++Competitive AnalysisCompetitive ProgrammingContent CreationCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Acquisition

About

*๐‡๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ @ ๐‚๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐ฌ | ๐„๐ฑ-๐†๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐†๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ | ๐„๐๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ | ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ | ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ | ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ* I lead business at Coding Ninjas, driving growth, product strategy, operations, and P&L for one of Indiaโ€™s largest tech-skilling platforms. ๐Ÿง  I thrive in uncertainty, wear multiple hats, and love solving 0โ†’1 and 1โ†’10 problems at scale. ๐Ÿ’ผ Operator by skill, entrepreneur at heart. ๐Ÿ“Œ Always looking for ambitious people, disruptive ideas, and high-leverage opportunities in the edtech and beyond. Letโ€™s connect if you're building in edtech, upskilling, or simply love talking startups.

Experience

Coding ninjas

3 roles

Head of Business | Full P&L Ownership

Promoted

May 2022 โ€“ Present ยท 3 yrs 10 mos ยท On-site

  • 10L/month -> 13CR/month
  • 0โ€“1: Business Creation & Go-to-Market
  • Scaled revenue from 10L/month to 6Cr/month in an year.
  • Conceived and launched Coding Ninjasโ€™ flagship professional upskilling vertical.
  • Designed the product via deep market/user research and iterative MVP launches.
  • Built a high-performance sales org from scratchโ€”hiring, establishing playbooks, comp models, and driving CRM adoption.
  • Drove initial growth marketingโ€”engineered acquisition funnels, increased lead conversion 4x, cut CPL by 50%.
  • Managed cross-functional product sprints to refine the user journey and optimize touchpoints.
  • 1โ€“10: Scaling, Optimization & Profitability
  • Scaled revenues from INR 6cr/month to 13CR/month, delivering business profitability and P&L ownership.
  • Expanded sales headcount to 350+; pioneered university partnerships for fresher hiring, reducing costs by 33%.
  • Led advanced growth marketing: ML-driven lead scoring, new product lines, and reactivation campaigns.
  • Uplifted sales conversion by 20% with deep funnel analytics, revamped pitches, and personalized touchpoints.
  • Partnered on major product/tech upgrades, reducing page-load times and directly boosting acquisition metrics.
  • Shortened sales rep ramp-up from 45 to 12 days using robust, AI-powered training programs.
  • Outcome: Architected & led a full-funnel, high-ticket businessโ€”building a high-performing sales force, driving growth marketing strategy, and owning product-market fit to take Job Bootcamp from โ‚น10 L to โ‚น13 CR monthly.
Analytical SkillsBusiness StrategyGrowth Marketing

Business Head - Small Ticket Business

Promoted

May 2021 โ€“ May 2022 ยท 1 yr ยท On-site

  • Identified and took charge of the user acquisition and conversion funnel for the flagship โ€œScholarship Testโ€ paid course product.
  • Achievements:
  • Generated 5,000+ paid registrations and 50L revenue in the first month, scaling business from INR 1CR to 3CR/month in <12 months.
  • Focused on low-ticket, high-volume courses targeting college students (DSA, Full Stack, ML, etc.)โ€”purely via product-led growth.
  • Growth & Execution Strategies:
  • Launched new courses through market research and user interviews, addressing real skill gaps.
  • Doubled top-of-funnel acquisition by leveraging organic, email, drip, campus ambassador, and social channels.
  • Unlocked 50% higher conversion rates with new pricing/discounting strategies and data-driven optimizations.
  • Enhanced referrals by 50% via NPS analysis and redesigned reward journeys.
  • Drove a 30% increase in LTV by optimizing upsells and launching add-ons (course extensions, mock interviews).
  • Regularly contributed to landing page/product redesigns to further improve UX and boost conversions.
Business DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentUser AcquisitionProduct-Led Growth

Strategy Lead

Dec 2020 โ€“ May 2021 ยท 5 mos ยท On-site

  • Joined during the COVID-19 remote work phase as "Strategy Lead" after a direct conversation with the founder, initially without a defined role.
  • Took a hands-on approach exploring YouTube growth, launching and shaping CodeStudio (a free coding practice platform), and initiating B2B partnerships with colleges.
  • Built early traction and process improvements despite WFH challenges and a lack of cross-functional collaboration.
  • Established a learning-first culture, proactively experimenting and adapting to high-impact areas across product and marketing.

Geeksforgeeks

Founding Team, Leadership Team

Jun 2017 โ€“ Oct 2020 ยท 3 yrs 4 mos ยท Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India ยท On-site

  • Joined as one of the earliest team members; played a pivotal role in transforming GeeksforGeeks from a growing blog into one of Indiaโ€™s largest and most influential edtech communities.
  • Growth Engine Architect:
  • Spearheaded a massive expansion of high-quality content, recruiting, onboarding, and managing a network ofย 1000+ freelance content creators.
  • Designed and implemented a two-step manual quality control process, driving operational excellence in the pre-AI, pre-remote work eraโ€”resulting in the site achieving anย Alexa India Rank under 50 and Global Rank under 250.
  • Scaled platform reach to serveย millions of users dailyย and built GeeksforGeeks into a trusted household name for coding and interview preparation.
  • Business & Product Innovation:
  • Identified critical market need for tech interview prep courses and led the launch of premium/paid educational offerings.
  • Designed and executed a highly targeted go-to-market (GTM) strategy built on converting massive organic blog traffic.
  • Scaled paid course revenue from 0 to INR 2โ€“3 CR/month in under 6 months, unlocking key new revenue streams and funding further platform investment.
  • Multi-Hat Leader:
  • Worked across content, product, education, marketing, operations, and strategic partnerships, helping set direction on company-wide decisions.
  • Acted as chief problem solverโ€”rapidly wearing multiple hats to build products, manage large-scale operations, and drive business outcomes.
  • Community Champion:
  • Fostered engagement among contributors, learners, and industry mentors, ensuring GeeksforGeeks remained the go-to platform for tech upskilling and job prep.
  • Helped orchestrate initiatives that turned GeeksforGeeks into a community-driven learning hub, supporting both students and professionals.
Business StrategyOperational ExcellenceContent StrategyProduct Innovation

Allmniedu

Freelance Web Developer

Dec 2016 โ€“ Dec 2016 ยท 0 mo

  • Developed complete website for this coaching institute.
  • The website is currently available at: http://www.allmniedu.in

The shipper

Backend development Intern

Jun 2016 โ€“ Aug 2016 ยท 2 mos ยท Kolkata

  • Worked on backend of two android application at The Shipper - Android application for Customer and Android application for Driver. Also worked on optimization of SQL queries, front end design and Search Engine Optimization of The Shipper website.

Education

Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College

Bachelorโ€™s Degree โ€” Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2014 โ€“ Jan 2018

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