Rishi Modi

Co-Founder

Panaji, Goa, India15 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Co-founded a successful vacation rental startup.
  • Grew Airbnb supply by 5x in India.
  • Led quality control for thousands of listings.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on hospitality and real estate.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementSupply StrategyPartnership ManagementGo-to-market StrategyQuality ControlTeam ManagementSales StrategyTeam LeadershipAccount ManagementRevenue GenerationSales OperationsReal Estate Transactions

Other Skills

Start-upsVendor ManagementMarketingSales ProcessesStrategic PartnershipsStakeholder CoordinationMarket InsightsTrainingQuality AnalysisPerformance ManagementMarketing StrategiesInvestmentsNegotiationBusiness StrategyConsulting

About

Passionate about revolutionizing the vacation rental industry since 2021, I've co-founded Staymaster with a vision to redefine holiday experiences. Our journey has been marked by innovation and dedication to creating unforgettable stays. At Staymaster, we're poised to become the country's premier vacation rental management company, leveraging cutting-edge technology to scale our operations. Our design-led approach ensures that all our homes are meticulously crafted for maximum comfort and aesthetic appeal. With three distinct verticals, we cater to every aspect of the market across multiple categories: 1. Stay: Offering discerning guests the chance to indulge in our meticulously curated holiday homes, providing unmatched comfort and convenience in premium, upscale, and luxury categories. 2. Host: Empowering second home owners to effortlessly maintain and monetize their properties, ensuring maximum returns and peace of mind. 3. Invest: Providing potential buyers with comprehensive insights and support to make informed decisions when purchasing a second home, guaranteeing predictable returns and long-term value. Our holistic approach sets us apart, fueled by a passion for hospitality and a commitment to excellence. Join us on this exciting journey as we transform the vacation rental landscape, one stay at a time.

Experience

15 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Staymaster

Co-Founder

Oct 2019Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Goa, India

  • Staymaster is a Goa based hospitality & prop tech startup dedicated to making vacations more memorable and authentic. With Staymaster discerning travellers are mastering the new way to stay in handpicked private vacation homes with professional hotel like hospitality and service. With a strong focus on providing seamless and personalised services, Staymaster aims to digitise and enhance its current offerings in the hospitality space. As a pioneer in the market, Staymaster is committed to leveraging technology to deliver exceptional guest & homeowner experiences while streamlining operations.
  • Stay | Host | Invest
Start-upsVendor ManagementTeam ManagementBusiness DevelopmentMarketingEntrepreneurship

Airbnb

3 roles

Supply Quality Manager

Oct 2017Apr 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • ✔ Key Project: Supply Quality
  • Team Training & Quality Control
  • ➟ Leading a team of 10 quality analysts to scan 5000 defects per month from 2000 online appeal of listings
  • ➟ Recommending changes to 1000+ hosts on a monthly basis around creating multiple listings to bolster business opportunities
  • ➟ Bolstered incremental supply to 2000 lists by same hosts at zero incremental costs
  • ➟ Upgrading the team skills around usage of learning tools like Sales force, Superset and Tableau via Airbnb global playbooks
  • ➟ Conducting a training boot-camp at the start of every quarter
  • ✔Key Project: Tele sales – Srilanka
  • Sales Strategy Formulation & Acquisition
  • ➟ Formulating host outreach sales strategy to acquire 200 listings on a monthly basis in Sri Lanka
  • ➟ Leading a team of tele-callers while publishing 3000+ listings in 1.5 years
Team ManagementQuality ControlTraining

Project Manager

Promoted

Apr 2017Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Supply Strategy & Growth
  • ➟ Played an instrumental role in formulating and implementing the India Supply strategy
  • ➟ Closely coordinated with the leadership team to define SOPs and track performance of different supply initiative
  • ➟ Developed new sales processes to contribute ~30% to India targets in 2018 using existing resources at no incremental cost
  • ➟ Helped grow supply by 5x in India in a span of 3 years.
  • Key Project: API Partnerships | Partner Manager
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • ➟ Fostering stellar business relationships with 8 Travel tech companies
  • ➟ Collaborated with international stakeholders and work accross different functions including legal, product, support etc
  • ➟ Training partners w.r.t nuances of hosting while monitoring quantity and quality of listings
  • ✔ Key Project: Airbnb Plus | Project Manager
  • Go-to-Market & Operational Excellence
  • ➟ Gained insights around working of local Indian market to assist product team in localization of global playbook
  • ➟ Reached 60+ hosts across 3 markets and prepared 48 hosts for Airbnb ‘Plus’ for suitable investments by the company
  • ➟ Identified key safety & regulatory compliances and assisted in formulating go-to market strategy
  • ➟ Defined SOPs for qualification, inspection & verification of global processes for Airbnb ‘Select’ to customize for Indian market
Project ManagementSupply StrategySales ProcessesStrategic Partnerships

City Lead

Apr 2016Apr 2017 · 1 yr

  • Team Leadership & Business Development
  • ➟ Recruited, trained and supervised a team of 9 Host Acquisition Specialists while managing targets and performance of the same
  • ➟ Surpassed monthly targets to achieve 160 listings per month (against target of 100) & boosting 550 listings to 1500 9 months
  • ➟ Generated 100 leads on a monthly basis by gauging local insights to boost Airbnb Supply footprint in East India
  • Key Achievements
  • ➟ Honored with the title of Airbnb ‘Super-host’ for 3 years with 145+ reviews from 2 listings in Kolkata
  • ➟ Promoted core values like ‘Be a Host!’ by consistently delivering great hospitality
  • ➟ Driven Airbnb to achieve assigned quarterly targets of number of listings and number of bookings in ’17 and ‘18
Team LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentPerformance Management

Matrix international group

Senior Manager

Dec 2014Jan 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • ✤ Enterprise Account Management & Revenue Generation
  • ✦ Acted as the key account manager for the Tata Group of companies while reporting to the Founder
  • ✦ Launched operations in Mumbai and recruited a team of Sales and Client Servicing representatives to achieve INR 75 L of business against the target of INR 50 L
  • ✦ Established new business connections with 12 companies like Shapoorji Pallonji, Corob India and ITC to generate a business of USD 100,000+ within 1 year of Mumbai operations
  • ✦ Led a team of 8 spanning business development, client servicing, content development and graphic designing
  • ✦ Rendered assistance in conceptualizing and implementing brand promotion strategies
  • ✦ Generated a revenue of INR 1.2 CR by conducting rewards and recognition campaigns, implementing channel partner loyalty programs & organizing events
Account ManagementRevenue GenerationBusiness Development

Investalyst consultancy services

Partner

Apr 2011Nov 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • ✤ Real Estate Sales & Operations
  • ✦ Gathered HNI real estate requirements and converted the same in high value transactions
  • ✦ Incubated a team of 3 sales representative and 3 executives for back-end operations
  • ✦ Closely coordinated with builders (Lodha Developers, Oberoi Realty, etc.), wealth advisors (Karvvy, Motilal Oswal, etc.) & architects (Della, MICD Sri Lanka etc.)
  • ✦ Facilitated residential transactions between ~30 HNIs & 15+ Real Estate Developers worth INR 75 CR in S. Mumbai in 2 years
  • ✦ Formulated and executed marketing and sales strategies for real estate developers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  • ✦ Developed a broker network for the builders and played a pivotal role in creating new sales channels like online property websites
Sales OperationsReal Estate TransactionsMarketing Strategies

Citi

System Support Specialist

Jun 2009Jan 2010 · 7 mos

  • Assisted in the GTA team (Global Time and Attendance) for all employees of citi asia-pacific region.

Citi bank

Summer Intern

Mar 2009Jun 2009 · 3 mos · Singapore

  • Administered change requests while reporting to the team leader
  • Liaised with the Global Time and Attendance (GTA) department to manage employee data for all employees in Asia Pacific region

Education

Singapore Management University

Bachelor's degree — Information Science/Studies

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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