Sharmad K.

Co-Founder

Goa, India7 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Co-founded and scaled an alternative business school.
Led marketing tech stack and automation systems.
Successfully managed a Kickstarter campaign raising $48K.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a MarTech and Education Technology expert with a strong focus on scalable systems and user engagement.

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Skills

Core Skills

MartechMarketing StrategyProject ManagementCurriculum DesignOperations ManagementSocial Media ManagementCreative StrategySocial Media Marketing

Other Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Content CreationCustomer ServiceDNS ManagementDigital MarketingDigitalOceanGSuiteHubSpotLeadershipMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeNo-Code DevelopmentReverse ProxySocial MediaStrategic Planning

About

Co-founded and scaled Stoa - an alternative business school backed by Zerodha and top Indian/US founders. I ran the entire marketing tech stack end-to-end: CRM systems, campaign management, paid ads, WhatsApp/email automation, customer journey design, and tooling across operations, HR, and sales. I’ve led tool implementation, built infra from scratch, negotiated contracts, and replaced bloated CRM features with leaner no-code workflows. Also survived a major DDoS attack with just Cloudflare, caffeine, and chaos. — Engineer by degree, operator by experience. I care about clean design, user behaviour, and building scalable systems that don’t fall apart when real users show up.

Experience

Stoa

Co-Founder

Jul 2020 – Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Stoa was an alternative business school for working professionals — online, community-led, and outcomes-driven. We shut it down in Dec 2024 after a 4-year run backed by Zerodha and global founders.
I led Marketing Tech and internal automation systems across the company, working closely with Growth, Ops, and Product to keep systems lean, integrated, and scalable.
What I handled:
Built and maintained our no-code/low-code stack (HubSpot, WATI, Webflow, GSuite, n8n)
Designed and implemented full-funnel user journeys — from lead gen to onboarding and activation
Owned and optimized ad operations and marketing automation for 3+ years
Managed tooling across teams — evaluating, contracting, implementing, and maintaining systems for Marketing, Ops, and HR
Deployed and self-hosted internal tools on DigitalOcean; handled DNS, reverse proxy, and basic infra
Ran a lean 3-member MarTech pod supporting ~50 member org at scale
Nothing flashy. Just made sure the system didn’t collapse at scale.

MartechMarketing StrategyDigital MarketingNo-Code DevelopmentProject Management

Nova semita

Co-Founder

Nov 2018 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · Goa, India

Helped ~40 final-year students from non-metro colleges land web development roles through training, mentoring, and ISA-backed support.
Led operations, curriculum design, and employer partnerships — focused on building a job-ready pipeline from scratch.

Curriculum DesignOperations Management

Seeker space

Design & Innovation Fellow

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos · Goa

Worked with high school students to build hands-on tech projects — from line-following bots and voice-controlled lights to racing drones.
Explored how offline-first learning spaces could scale, and helped systematize the model for wider replication.

Inventrom pvt. ltd. - bolt iot

Visual Designer

Jul 2017 – May 2018 · 10 mos · Bangalore

Managed social media, ads, and brand content across Bolt’s product and training businesses.
Led creative strategy for the Kickstarter campaign in Nov 2017 — campaign was 420% funded, raising $48K globally.
Earlier worked on content and design for ongoing product offerings before the campaign launched.

Social Media ManagementCreative Strategy

Chief electoral officer, goa

Intern - SVEEP (Election Commission, Goa)

Sep 2016 – Feb 2017 · 5 mos · Panaji, Goa

Led social media campaigns to increase youth voter turnout.
Focused on organic traction through college outreach, content-led interventions, and local events.
Led the initial marketing on Social Media using organic events for traction.

Social Media Marketing