Dilshad D — Co-Founder

Hodo Stays is transforming urban living with premium aparthotels and managed living through a tech-enabled platform that enhances guest experiences and operational efficiency. As a co-founder, I lead Product, Growth, and Analytics, combining 8+ years of experience across travel, data, and operations to unlock exponential growth. Here’s what we’re building (and how I help lead it): Tech-first Hospitality Infrastructure: - Custom-built PMS & internal tools to streamline daily operations - Dynamic pricing engines & revenue optimization frameworks - Seamless OTA integrations + scalable listing systems to expand globally Growth Engine that Actually Converts📈: - SEO, influencer, and performance marketing strategies that bring demand - Direct booking funnels powered by CRM automations & loyalty workflows - Guest engagement tools that drive repeat bookings & 5-star reviews AI & Automation Behind the Scenes 🤖: - AI-powered chatbots, self-check-in, concierge workflows - Smart automations across onboarding, reconciliation, and feedback loops - Data pipelines and dashboards to make decisions faster — and smarter Before Hodo, I helped scale Headout, one of the fastest-growing travel marketplaces, where I: ✔️ Led analytics across product, marketing, and ops (reporting directly to the COO). ✔️ Scaled the data team 5x and built experimentation + BI frameworks from scratch. ✔️ Reduced support load by 80%, improved payout processing time 10x, and grew revenue through strategic pricing. Tools I Live On 🔧: Looker, BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, GA4, Retool, Mixpanel, GCP ⚡ If you're building in travel, hospitality or proptech, and care about improving guest experience, ops efficiency, or digital growth — let’s jam. Collabs, partnerships, projects — I’m all ears.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused data and growth strategist with expertise in hospitality and travel.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 7 yrs 7 mos

Skills

Product Management
Growth Strategy
Data Analysis
Business Intelligence
Marketing Analytics

Career Highlights

Led analytics for one of the fastest-growing travel marketplaces.
Scaled data team 5x and built BI frameworks from scratch.
Implemented AI-driven automation to enhance operational efficiency.

Work Experience

Hodo Stays

Co-Founder (1 yr 3 mos)

HSR Founders Club

Member (1 yr 4 mos)

Headout

Lead Data Analyst (2 yrs 11 mos)

Senior Data Analyst (1 yr 4 mos)

Senior Operations Analyst (11 mos)

Operations Associate (1 yr 2 mos)

Altair Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Business Analyst Intern (1 yr 6 mos)

Education

Master of Technology - MTech at PES University

PGDBM at SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

Bachelor of Engineering - BE at New Horizon College of Engineering

Dilshad D

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led analytics for one of the fastest-growing travel marketplaces.
Scaled data team 5x and built BI frameworks from scratch.
Implemented AI-driven automation to enhance operational efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused data and growth strategist with expertise in hospitality and travel.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementGrowth StrategyData AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceMarketing Analytics

Other Skills

A/B TestingAutomationBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness InsightsData AnalyticsDocumentationGrowth StrategiesLookerMachine LearningManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Word

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Experience

Hodo stays

Co-Founder

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Product AnalyticsGrowth StrategiesData AnalysisProject ManagementProduct ManagementGrowth Strategy

Hsr founders club

Member

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Headout

4 roles

Lead Data Analyst

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

As a Lead Analyst, I was responsible for scaling our data function, driving cross-functional collaboration, and aligning analytics with Headout’s product and growth priorities. I led a analytics and automation team, worked closely with the COO, and partnered with Product, Marketing, and Engineering to launch scalable tools and insights across the organization.
📌 Key Deliverables & Leadership Responsibilities
Team Leadership: Scaled the data team, directly led an operations analytics pod across customer ops, finance, and supply.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acted as a data partner to Product Managers, Growth Leaders, and C-suite stakeholders to drive high-impact decisions.
Product & Growth Analytics: Built experimentation and measurement frameworks to analyze A/B tests, feature rollouts, and performance funnels.
Customer Support Optimization: Reduced query volume by 80% through content automation, intelligent routing, and self-help tools.
Revenue Strategy: Analyzed conversion patterns, dynamic pricing models, and bundling tactics — contributing to a 10% increase in AOV and take rate.
⚙️ Tooling & Automation Projects
Designed and launched internal BI tools to monitor product usage, inventory fulfillment, booking success rates, and CX health metrics.
Created auto-refreshing dashboards for supply and inventory teams, drastically reducing manual overhead.
Partnered with the engineering team to build a real-time Collection Opportunity Playbook that aligned supply pipeline with user demand trends.
Automated affiliate marketing reports and alerts, improving reaction time to underperforming campaigns.
🛠️ Tools & Tech Stack
BI: Looker, Sisense, Tableau, Google Data Studio
Data Engineering: dbt, Airflow, SQL (BigQuery), Stitch
Experimentation & Growth: A/B Testing Tools, GA4, Attribution Dashboards
Communication & Project Management: Slack, Notion, Figma, Retool
Cloud: GCP (admin), BigQuery

Data AnalyticsA/B TestingBusiness IntelligenceAutomationData Analysis

Senior Data Analyst

Promoted

Aug 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

In this role, I owned and automated key processes across Finance Ops, Customer Support, Supply Chain, and Business Marketing. I partnered with stakeholders to ensure smooth reconciliation, reduce operational inefficiencies, and drive informed marketing decisions.
📌 Key Deliverables & Responsibilities
Finance Ops Automation: Reduced reconciliation time from 1 week to 4–5 hours by automating partner payout checks and stock closing validation.
Vendor & Inventory Ops: Implemented automation flows for onboarding and product updates, improving speed and accuracy.
Marketing Analytics: Built and maintained campaign and affiliate dashboards, enabling real-time tracking of RoI, CVR, and market opportunities.
Revenue Assurance: Identified and fixed discrepancies in partner commissions and tracking issues across platforms.
⚙️ Operational Improvements & Projects
Launched audit and alerting systems to flag data mismatches and reconciliation errors early.
Designed dashboards for collections, receivables, and campaign pacing.
Built tools for competitor benchmarking, pricing insights, and collection analysis.
🛠️ Tools & Tech Stack
BI: Looker, Sisense, Tableau, Google Data Studio
Data Engineering: dbt, Airflow, SQL (BigQuery), Stitch
Automation: Retool, Internal Ops Dashboards
Communication & Project Management: Slack, Notion, Clickup, Retool