Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

• I advise Web3 founders on product strategy, roadmaps, and hiring issues. In addition, I provide overall consulting on the Web3 world. Feel free to book a 1:1 session with me on HUMANS: https://humans.work/advisors/gagan-gehani

Aug 2022 – Dec 2022 · 4 mos

• Helping web3 projects and non crypto native orgs with crypto product management, strategy, GTM.

Sep 2021 – Jun 2022 · 9 mos

• One of the earliest members in the International expansion product team in Coinbase APAC.
• D.R.I.(directly responsible individual) for growth products ( 0 to 1 and localisation ) - referrals, promo codes to drive crypto transaction volumes and MTU(monthly transacting users). I also led the creation of a 0 to 1 retention feature called Spin the Wheel - that has been deployed across international markets and platforms like base.
• I also managed the onboarding, KYC and new, localised payment experience(payID) for the AU market.

Feb 2021 – May 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Jan 2021 – Jun 2021 · 5 mos

Nov 2020 – Sep 2021 · 10 mos

• D2C -
• Helping build ecommerce and post purchase engagement experience for the USA( Subscription + transactional )and India(transactional)
• Digital games -
• First digital game for the org : Guess in 10, a multiplayer, family educational game. Built on unity for ages 6 to 12, primarily focused on the USA and other international markets
• Data -
• Insight engine to track emerging and sustaining trends in consumer behaviour to improve product design and development.
• Time to market from idea to finished product is at 3 months, the data layer aims to improve the probability of user / market acceptance, help price better, improve the offering via a consumer feedback loop
• Fund raising - Was part of the Series A fund raise, ultimately closed with Sequioa capital and a large family office.

Jul 2020 – Oct 2020 · 3 mos

Apr 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Set up the career suite of products from 0 to 1.
• Broad categorisation of products
• 1. Career Centre - Dedicated platform for everything careers: Job applications, Resume builder, global trackers, Career guide AI
• 2. Data - Built data science models to predict playability, career readiness scores and underlying career intent of learners and a JD - Resume matcher.
• 3. Gamification - Drive the learner behavior via an all encompassing career readiness score and smart, data driven nudges for action
• 4. Industry - Dedicated self-serve platform for our hiring partners / recruiters to connect with our learner base

Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 · 11 mos

Oct 2017 – Mar 2018 · 5 mos

Feb 2017 – Sep 2017 · 7 mos

Nov 2016 – Nov 2016 · 0 mo · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Working on the Atal Innovation Mission ( AIM ) - Tinkering labs initiative.
• Facilitating the program for screening of the incoming applications and effectively managing the data from the process.
• Acting technical lead for the software ( web and mobile app ) developed specifically for the centralized screening at the Pune center ( 1/6 across India ) for the final screening with over 2000 stakeholders across 4 states in India.

Aug 2016 – Jan 2017 · 5 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• My work involved managing Intel in Education's various innovation-centric programs for
• impacting the K-12 education of the country. The major projects undertaken were the Intel
• Innovation festival and Intel Tech Challenge ( pipeline to ISEF )

Jun 2016 – Jul 2016 · 1 mo · Greater Jaipur Area

• Consulting CIIE - IIM Ahmedabad's Rajasthan wing in collaboration with the Rajasthan state industrial body, RIICO: Startup Oasis.
• My work includes designing and implementing grass-root entrepreneurship development programs for startup ecosystem development in tier-2 cities in order to decentralise entrepreneurship from the hotspots and expanding the outreach and footprint for startup policy impacts for both the Rajasthan Startup Policy and the central government's Startup India program.
• The initial channels being tapped are the identified funnel for young, creative minds : the universities. Forging long term partnerships with the interested institutes ( after thorough market research ), undertaking outreach drives in the institutes to educate and generate awareness about the available programs and avenues in the entrepreneurial space both by the government and private bodies. Example of such Tier 2 implementation: Kota Startup Fest.

Feb 2016 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

• My work in the core team of Kairos India includes successfully designing and implementing the Kairos regional centre engagement plans, developing and maintaining active engagement channels via the institute's management to ensure engagement with the regional student communities for Kairos and Kairos associate's programs.
• The Kairos regional centres are local hubs of entrepreneurial activity in premier Indian universities such as IIT Bombay and BITS Pilani to promote entrepreneurship at the grass-roots level, serve as a pipeline for our flagship fellowship program and deal flow for the Kairos India VCs in the country and internationally.
• My work also includes selecting Regional chapter leads and managing our student engagement programs to deliver high quality, learning experience to all stakeholders while delivering our key product: the esteemed Kairos international network.
• 22% of Forbes 30 under 30 for the past 3 years have also been Kairos Fellows previously.

Sep 2015 – Feb 2016 · 5 mos · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

• Working with Sr. Program Facilitator of UNCTAD, United Nations, Geneva to set up Entrepreneurship Development Program in Geneva.
• My job role includes:
• 1. Advising on international collaborations chiefly between Indian and Swiss commerce chambers
• 2. Designing strategic entry of foreign brands into the indian market.
• 3. Working on corporate engagements and collaboration with MNCs across the globe.

Sep 2015 – Nov 2015 · 2 mos · Texas

• Temporarily Confidential

Jul 2015 – Aug 2015 · 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Conduct thorough market research and competitive landscaping with the objective to calculate market size and better understand the existing players in the market for our first program - Startup with UpGrad.
• Identifying and partnering with relevant organisations and events in the ecosystem for lead generation.
• Assist the content team in creating initial drafts of the course with focus on insight and anecdotes collection from the leading entrepreneurs in the country.

Jun 2015 – Sep 2015 · 3 mos · Greater Jaipur Area

• As the single point of contact, my role was to manage the end-to-end activities of the Intel Tech challenge under the Intel Innovation Festival 2016, liaise between Intel and the institutes, lead a team of research fellows to gather data for future programs, implement Intel Ideathon framework for promoting the DIY culture and integrating hands-on learning with the regular curriculum of the institutions.

Oct 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr

• Selected in the top 2 Dell ambassadors for western India in Rajasthan. My role was to primarily manage outreach for Dell programs and initiatives designed for the student community and actively liaise between the student community, institute management and Dell corporate.