Akshay Kothari

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States17 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Co-founder of Notion, a leading productivity tool.
  • Led LinkedIn's product strategy in India, impacting millions.
  • Developed Pulse, an award-winning content aggregation app.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS product leader with extensive experience in user experience and product management.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementLeadershipUser ExperienceEntrepreneurshipProduct Development

Other Skills

Product DesignBusiness DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsUser Interface DesignWeb DevelopmentUser-centered DesignStart-upsRapid PrototypingUsabilityHuman Computer InteractionAndroidMobile DevicesBusiness StrategyNotion

Experience

17 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
7 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Notion

Co-Founder

Aug 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Linkedin

2 roles

VP Product, Head of LinkedIn India

Promoted

Jan 2016 – Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Country Manager for LinkedIn's second biggest market, with 50+ million members and 1000+ employees. Responsible for international R&D teams (China, Japan, Germany, India)
Product ManagementLeadership

Product Lead

Apr 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Product lead for major content initiatives at Linkedin, including Pulse, Publishing Platform and Influencer program
Product ManagementUser Experience

Linkedin pulse

Co-Founder/CEO

May 2010 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco, CA

  • Pulse was an award-winning application for iPhone, iPad, Android and the web. It gave users the opportunity to access their favorite content—from traditional news sources to blogs to social networks—all in one beautiful interface. Pulse had been named to Apple's App Store Hall of Fame, chosen as an Android Editor's Choice app, selected as one of TIME's top 50 iPhone apps of 2011, and honored with the Apple Design Award. Pulse was acquired by LinkedIn in 2013 for $90 million.
EntrepreneurshipProduct Development

Sdl ventures

Analyst

Jun 2007 – May 2008 · 11 mos · Los Altos, CA

Infosys technologies

Intern

Jun 2006 – Aug 2006 · 2 mos · Bangalore, India

Lutron electronics

Intern

Jan 2005 – Dec 2005 · 11 mos · Coopersburg, PA

Education

Stanford University

Master of Science (MS) — Electrical Engineering

Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

Purdue University

Bachelor of Science (BS) — Electrical Engineering

Jan 2003 – Jan 2007

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