Veda Narayanan

Business Development Executive

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India3 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Closed 8 high-value deals in under a year.
Reduced project delivery cycles significantly.
Expert in optimizing operational workflows.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Business Development expert with a focus on operational efficiency.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentSales OperationsProject ManagementClient OnboardingProduct Strategy

Other Skills

Strategic PartnershipsGo-to-Market StrategyClient ManagementOperational EfficiencyStartup OperationsB2B SalesRevenue OperationsProject CoordinationAccount ManagementLeadership and Team BuildingCustomer retention strategyBrand StrategyCustomer ExperienceDigital TransformationSales and Marketing

About

I run the commercial and GTM side of Vizdale a custom AI & software firm, working with founders whose businesses still run on Excel sheets, WhatsApp groups, and memory. I joined Vizdale in 2022 as one of the earliest team members, handling sales, client ops, and delivery firefighting while we were still figuring out what we wanted to be. Over time, that turned into owning the full commercial engine: pipeline, scoping, commercials, handoffs into delivery, and keeping clients for the long term. Along the way, I've closed 8 high-value deals in the ₹5–20L range and led 18+ projects end-to-end from first cold conversation to go-live and ongoing support across manufacturing, tech-enabled services, and legacy businesses trying to modernize their internal tools. I cut typical delivery cycles from 5+ months to under 2 months by standardising how Vizdale scopes, hands off, and tracks work instead of rebuilding process from scratch every time. I care about the unsexy part of AI and software: making sure what Vizdale ships actually cleans up day-to-day operations and doesn't become "yet another tool nobody updates". Right now, that means working with ops-heavy founders to decide what to automate first, where AI is genuinely safe to introduce, and how to plug these systems into their existing teams without chaos.

Experience

Vizdale

3 roles

Director of Business Development

Promoted

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Own Vizdale's growth strategy across sales, partnerships, and marketing by defining ICPs, outreach systems, and commercial structures for our custom AI and software work.
Led and closed 8 high-value deals in the ₹5–20L range, ran 18+ projects end-to-end (first cold touch → go-live → retention), and cut typical delivery cycles from 5+ months to under 2 months by standardizing scoping, handoffs, and internal tracking between sales, delivery, and clients.

Strategic PartnershipsGo-to-Market StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSales Operations

Sales & Operations

Aug 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr

Managed client-facing communication and ops for Vizdale's early software projects, from onboarding and requirements gathering to coordinating designers/developers and getting to go-live.

Sales OperationsClient Onboarding

Sales Operations Intern

May 2022 – Aug 2022 · 3 mos

Joined as one of the earliest team members during Vizdale's founding phase. Supporting outreach, client coordination, and basic project ops while the company was still figuring out its service stack and processes.

Sales OperationsBusiness Development

Zestoz

Founding Team Member

Oct 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Remote

Part of the founding team building an AI-integrated end-to-end holiday experience platform (cab pickup to local exploration, full travel journey automated) owned early business development, vendor partnerships, and go-to-market before the venture was shelved due to execution bandwidth.

Business DevelopmentGo-to-Market Strategy

Blosums

Core Team Member

Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 · 4 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Remote

Part of the core team for a custom gifting platform working on early product thinking, basic operations, and initial outreach before the venture was shelved due to operational and focus constraints.

Business DevelopmentProduct Strategy