Akshay M

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

Built products for 5,000+ users across 50 SMBs.
Grew developer community to 15,000+ members.
Conducted 150+ customer interviews for product insights.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Product Manager with strong community-building and product development expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementApi DevelopmentCommunity BuildingProduct DevelopmentBusiness Impact

Other Skills

Agile MethodologyAndroid StudioC++Customer InterviewsCustomer RetentionDocumentationEvent OrganizationFull-Stack DevelopmentHTMLJavaLeadershipManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPoint

About

Building products that matter, communities that last. 🚀 As a Founding Product Manager at EventHQ and curator of the SaaS Insider community, I'm at the intersection of product development and community building in the B2B SaaS space. What I Do: - Lead product strategy and development at EventHQ - Build and nurture SaaS Insider, a thriving community of B2B SaaS founders and leaders - Organized large-scale tech conferences (SAASCON24, DEVCON24) - The HR Club podcast, featuring conversations with People Leaders Impact Numbers: - Built and scaled products reaching 5,000+ users across 50+ SMBs - Grew developer community to 15,000+ members - Conducted 150+ customer interviews shaping product decisions - Built a podcast audience of 2,000+ HR professionals Previously founded two startups: - Wrky.ai - Employee performance management platform (Angel funded, ISB incubated) - Merge Intern - Assessment-based intern recruitment platform I'm passionate about: - 0 to 1 Product Building - Community-Led Growth - B2B SaaS Strategy Always open to connecting with: - Fellow product builders - B2B SaaS founders - Community leaders

Experience

Phyllo

Product

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Led core API product (~95% of revenue) powering creator data access for top influencer marketing agencies. Drove end-to-end execution across product strategy and delivery.
Delivered 6+ new APIs (Instagram DM, Comment Replies, Notable Audience), unlocking 4 new revenue-generating use cases.
Owned LinkedIn & YouTube Search API enhancements, improving targeting accuracy by 30% and driving 15% uplift in customer retention.
Migrated billing and introduced token-based pricing, reducing churn risk and improving revenue flexibility.
Replaced unreliable data vendors, improving uptime by 20% and reducing data costs by 15%.
Revamped developer documentation UX, increasing integration success rate by 25%.

Product ManagementAPI DevelopmentProduct StrategyCustomer RetentionDocumentation

Eventhq

Product

May 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leading product development at EventHQ
Key Responsibilities:
Spearheading product strategy and development for EventHQ's core platform
Leading SaaS Insider, our flagship B2B SaaS community initiative
Organizing and executing major tech conferences
Notable Achievements:
➡️ Product Impact:
Led product development from 0 to 1, defining core features through 50+ customer interviews
➡️ Community Building:
Heading SaaS Insider, a thriving community of B2B SaaS leaders
Organized SAASCON23, DEVCON24, and SAASCON24
➡️ Leadership:
Built and led cross-functional teams across product and design
Established product development processes and metrics

Product ManagementCommunity BuildingEvent OrganizationCustomer Interviews

Saas insider

Head of SaaS Insider

May 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Wrky.ai

Co-Founder

Aug 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Co-founded and led product development for an innovative employee performance management platform.
Key Achievements:
➡️ Product Development:
Built and launched full-featured performance management platform
Conducted 100+ customer interviews to validate product-market fit
Implemented agile development methodology
➡️ Business Impact:
Scaled to 5,000 active users across 50 SMBs
Generated $100K in revenue
Secured angel funding from investors in India and US
➡️ Recognition:
Selected for incubation at Indian School of Business (ISB)
Built active HR community around the product
Established thought leadership through HR Club podcast