Feb 2023 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

• MBAcupid is a dating/ matrimony app gated only for MBA grads. (www.mbacupid.com)
• You got 99%ile, so STOP competing in beauty contests with half naked six packed guys in Tinder, Bumble,etc. Find someone who values and resonates with your journey of life.
• We were profitable but was drained to scale it, also realised dating app is 1 purchase business. Moved to build EazyDukan, now Zluper.

Jun 2022 – Feb 2023 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• EloElo is a Series B funded, India's #1 Live Streaming Application.
• Work as Lead to Team of 2 Product Managers responsible for different experiences of the application like Gaming Experience, Creator Experience and Feed Visual Experience. Also help the support teams with different internal tools.
• Track and Optimize for Day 0 and Day 1 Retention in the Application.
• Track and Optimize for Gaming Metrics.
• Write and Review Product Descriptions needed to communicate across functions like Design, Tech & Leadership.
• Review and Ideate Designs of the product in collaboration with Design Team.
• Build Internal Tools for Support Teams like Moderation Dashboard.
• Plan and prioritize product items for Tech Sprints in consideration of Bandwidth of Tech Team.
• Ideate and brainstorm around high level discussion around opportunity of growth of the application and long-term vision with leadership.
• Entrepreneurial itch was quiet high, so I quit to start something of my own.

Jan 2022 – Mar 2022 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Kickstart their Blockchain Project.
• Helped in hiring 8 member blockchain team for their ERC20 Token project.
• Also helped in discussions with US Client on a Blockchain Application in healthcare record keeping.
• I had an agreement with the founder to run my startup alongside, but later he wanted me to quit it. I resigned to focus on my startup.

Sep 2021 – Jul 2022 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Blexings Media is a Social Media DApp Protocol that allow users to string along ERC20Tokens with content posted in the platform. This token will proceeded forward to viewers of content as payment for their attention. The protocol was transperant as it doesn't rely on complex content algorithm rather simple ordering as per reward for attention.
• We scaled it 30K+ users across globe primarily countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand and India. We have rewarded more than a million attention eye ball on content produced and distributed through the platform.
• Being bootstrapped it was bleeding money and needed more time for the token to have market driven value accrual. So we Shut it off with heavy heart and moved forward in life.
• Learnings:
• Building something alligns with governments agenda has governmental push and not governmental resistance.
• Most companies die because they kill themselves than competitors. Competitors dont even know you exist.
• Raising money is super hard, it needs network, patience and also "money". Funny when you realise you need to raise money.
• Solo Founder is a big red flag for investor, but building with someone half-hearted cofounder is twice more dangerous and recipe for failure.
• Building fancy concept with high end technology is much easier than getting customers pay.
• App was delisted from Playstore in Oct 2024 as we didn't keep updating it.

May 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Boneflare is Direct-to-Consumer Sexual Wellness Brand that focuses on creating a smooth purchase experience of buying sexual wellness products and disjoins gender bias narrative of sexual wellness products thus create a gender neutral brand positioning.
• Hired a Team of 6
• Scouted for 2 Cofounder
• Handled Retail Website Design and Deployment
• Handled Contract Manufacturing of Sexual Wellness Products
• Side-Hustle with job
• We failed primarily because of COVID Led Manufacturing halts and Cofounders loosing interest.

Nov 2019 – Nov 2021 · 2 yrs · Singapore

• Executive Assistant to Managing Director of Tata NYK Shipping (Revenue: $350+ Million)
• Digital Marketing
• Worked on different growth hacking digital marketing tools like web crawlers and tracker web beacon to generate shipping lead as well as follow-through by re-targeting the customer segment in different social media sites.
• Board Presentation
• Design different board pack/presentation for Quarterly/Half-Yearly/Annual Board Meeting
• Data driven Market Sizing of Shipping market collaborating with port agents, freight brokers and index pricing.
• Cash Flow pattern and generating plan to optimize cash cycle and save interest on ST loan for working capital.
• Optimize Refinancing plan for TNYK in LT Loan based on fixed and LIBOR Linked Rates from different partner banks.
• Annual Business Planning Pack/Presentation
• Lead initiative to reposition the Tata NYK Brand into Young Brand with culture to attract young talent and young customers.
• Working with a Brand consultant for revamping corporate identity from young `future-looking brand
• Lead the initiative to position Tata NYK Brand as Digitally Enabled Shipping Company.
• WhatsApp Chatbots enable customer interaction and business booking platform
• WhatsApp Chatbots enabled cargo shipping updates to customers.
• Website revamping and enabling e-contract in website for faster smoother customer interaction.

Apr 2019 – Oct 2019 · 6 mos · Singapore

• Analyse manual unstructured operational processes to develop & re-develop Standard Operating Procedures and circulate among concerned teams.
• Analysing Shipping Market Globally to predict Baltic Dry Index and understand Hire Rates for chartering of vessel at different ports & locations globally.
• Analysing global tickers to predict crude oil changes thus predict bunker oil changes and find optimal bunker schedule for vessel voyages.
• Analysis Cargo demand in each ports for negotiation of vessel hire while chartering wrt repositioning of vessel at different ports globally.
• Analysing COA and Spot cargos for optimal use of Owned & Chartered Vessels by TATA NYK Shipping Pte. Ltd.

Jan 2019 – Feb 2019 · 1 mo · Ranchi Area, India

• Freelance Growth Hacking Project:
• Ideate and design ad copies for Suvidha Cabs to drive user acquisition and transaction in Suvidha Cabs.
• Target digital ads through all social media platform Instagram, Facebook and Google Search with an budget of INR 0.06 Million per month
• Used tools like Appflyer, Facebook Business Manager to hack growth
• Achieved CPC of 10.21 INR and an Ad reach of 2 Lakhs people

Apr 2018 – May 2018 · 1 mo · Singapore

• Working in Singapore office will Global Strategy Team, Mentored by CFO.
• Develop TATA NYK Shipping Go-to-market strategy to enter in Coastal Shipping in India
• Data Analysis to locate the frequent path for coastal cargo movement in India.
• Analysis of all the stakeholders to start coastal shipping business in India.
• Develop business strategies and assess risk associated with the all strategies.
• Financial Analysis and implications of all the business strategies and find optimal strategy.
• Suggested partners for each strategies and end to end contact details of CXO executives.
• Converted into a Full-Time Offer (PPO)

Jun 2017 – Mar 2018 · 9 mos · Ranchi Area, India

• Developing and maintaining corporate relations through various communication channels between corporate and institute
• Negotiating with corporate to visit IIM Ranchi for executive hiring through placement drive over all it's competing institutes

Jun 2017 – Jun 2017 · 0 mo · Ranchi

• Live market study on ayurvedic women healthcare product in Ranchi on retail outlets

Jul 2016 – Jun 2017 · 11 mos

• Operation Manager, Finishing Line at Blue Fox Project, Hindalco Industries Limited
• Acknowledged as "Star Young Manufacturing Professional 2016" by Mr Satish Pai, MD Hindalco Industries Limited
• Managing production planning
• control and cost parameters
• Designing process for Can Body Stock (To be produced first time in India)
• Expenditure monitoring.
• Preventive maintenance
• Decreasing downtime and tracking daily breakdowns
• Optimization of energy consumption
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Product Development,
• Market trend analysis
• Quality Assurance
• 5S
• TPM activities

Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 · 11 mos

• On Job Training on Aluminium Market, Volatility, Price Recognition and manufacturing processes
• Training on Alumina Plant, Production of Alumina from Bauxite
• Training on Smelting Plant, Production of Molten Aluminium from Alumina
• Training on Captive Power Plant, Renusagar, Generation and distribution of power from CPP to Production Plant
• Training on Downstream Finishing Line, Downstream Production of Aluminium derived finished products
• Electrical Maintainance of Davy Cold Mill, Hot Mill, Extrusion Plant and Finishing Line

Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 · 11 mos · Durgapur Area, India

• Responsible for Organising as Chairman of Indian Society for Technical Education, Durgapur Chapter
• All India Students Engineering Congress 2015
• Inter-College Technical Meet 2014
• Industrial Visit: Birla Cements
• German Proficiency Certification Classes

May 2013 – Jul 2013 · 2 mos · ERLDC

• Training from Eastern Regional Load Dispatch Center
• Load Dispatch Scheduling STOA, LTOA, MTOA
• Phasor Measurement Unit
• IEX and PEX
• TTC
• MIS

Jun 2012 – Jul 2012 · 1 mo · North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India