Aashish Solanki

Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India24 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founded a global UX/UI studio impacting over 1 billion lives.
  • Transformed 250+ brands across 20+ countries.
  • Frequent speaker at global design conferences.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a design leader in the SaaS industry with a strong focus on user experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

User ExperienceDesign Strategy

Other Skills

User Interface DesignUsabilityMobile ApplicationsProduct DesignWeb DevelopmentInformation ArchitectureDesign ConsultingVisual CommunicationCorporate IdentityEntrepreneurshipAgile MethodologiesInteraction DesignStrategic DesignInternet EntrepreneurUser-centered Design

About

Holla! I'm Aashish, design director & founder at NetBramha Studios, where I am on an audacious dream/mission to impact 100% of the world's population through design & design thinking. Already touched 1Bn+ lives, & still counting… But this thought occurred 25 years ago! Here is my story in a nutshell: - In 8th grade, I discovered my passion for design in a cyber café in South Bangalore. - Over the years, I completed 2 internships & focused solely on starting my own studio. - In 2001, I co-founded Genius Dreams at Christ University, gaining recognition on TOI, Deccan Herald etc. - In 2007, I co-founded HeadStart Network to foster innovation in India. - And in 2008, I gave birth to NetBramha (working with my wife since 2015!) Fast forward 17 years—we're now crafting digital experiences for giants like Google, Microsoft, and Unilever, with our work turning heads from Paris to Berlin! Our secret sauce? With a team of 70+ people we follow 3 core values: >To pursue craftsmanship >To be value-centric for our customers >To be curious - have the enthusiasm of a kid & a motivation of a coach :) These 3 philosophies have helped us transform 250+ brands across 25+ domains in 20+ countries. And our expertise lies in 3 simple things: 🎯 Research: User research, product benchmarking, & behavioural studies 🎯 Strategy: Product vision, roadmap creation, & digital transformation 🎯 Design: Interface design for web, mobile, & emerging platforms And that’s not it! Beyond business, I founded Design Day in 2012, connecting 9000+ designers across India and actively teaching Design Thinking at IIMs, Design universities. I'm also a frequent speaker at global design conferences like TEDx, DesignUp, Nasscom etc. When not designing the future, you will find me writing songs or glued to cricket matches. Want to create something meaningful together? Drop me a line at aashish@netbramha.com

Experience

24 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
18 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Designday.co

Founder / Curator

Oct 2012 – Oct 2017 · 5 yrs · Bangalore

  • Founded and curated DesignDay.co, a volunteer-driven monthly meetup for designers across Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi.
  • Organized structured design meetups featuring a 3-hour design jam and two talks on design craft and entrepreneurship.
  • Fostered collaboration among designers of various disciplines and experience levels, impacting 7K-8K designers over five years.

Netbramha studios

Founder & Design Director

Jul 2008 – Present · 17 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore

  • As the Founder and Design Director of NetBramha Studios, I lead a global UX/UI studio dedicated to creating exceptional digital products.
  • Spearheaded research-driven design initiatives across various platforms, including web, mobile, and emerging technologies.
  • Fostered a user-centric approach that transformed businesses and elevated user experiences in diverse industries.
  • Championed innovation in design, resulting in an award-winning portfolio recognized worldwide.
User ExperienceDesign StrategyUser Interface DesignUsabilityMobile ApplicationsProduct Design+1

The headstart network

Co-founder/Volunteer

Jun 2007 – Present · 18 yrs 11 mos

  • The HeadStart Network is a not-for-profit organization run by volunteers and full time professionals to create and promote the innovation ecosystem in India. We define the innovation ecosystem as consisting of entrepreneurs and startups, researchers in academia and industry, adopters of new technology and products, and investors.
  • HeadStart Network runs Startup Saturdays [www.startupsaturday.in] across major cities in India. It also has it's annual conference called 'HeadStart' every year in Jan.

Yulop!

Co-Founder & Web Lead

Aug 2006 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Yulop is a next generation internet company which strives to tap the web revolution in an effective fashion.
  • We believe that we are in the midst of a technological revolution - including Rich User experiences, software as a service, semantic web, enterprise 2.0 & mobility - that will touch the lives of billions, utilizing the capabilities of the internet to unleash joy & comfort.
  • Yulop ventured into Location & City based portals like CityCast, City Events, City Listings etc. It also had an e-commerce arm selling Kannada books online.
  • It is now largely a content company licensing its geo-tagged listings to others.

Proint software

Web Developer

May 2005 – Sep 2006 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Was involved as Web Developer building portals, toying with technology, stint with CRM and architecting company's websites.

Genius dreams

Co-Founder

Jul 2001 – Jun 2006 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Genius Dreams Inc is web development and consultancy venture catering to clients along with providing web-enabled products. Genius Dreams adapts agile methodologies and believes in empowering your world!
  • Key roles were to negotiate with the client, give the project specification and cater with web services that meant 'value' to clients.
  • Also simultaneously had to manage & monitor the progress of the organization, build business and identify potential market for development.

Together technologies pvt ltd

Design Intern

Mar 2000 – Apr 2002 · 2 yrs 1 mo · On-site

  • Learnt everything about design here. Interned twice over 2 years during the school vacations.
  • Forever indebted for giving a 14 year old the opportunity to learn & work with creative professionals.

Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Computer Science

Jan 2003 – Jan 2007

Christ University, Bangalore

Junior College

Jan 2001 – Jan 2003

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Marketing for Entrepreneurs

Jan 2010 – Present

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