Manish U.

Co-Founder

Pune, Maharashtra, India11 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led growth strategies for innovative fintech products.
  • Co-founded a successful storytelling platform in India.
  • Achieved significant user growth through data-driven marketing.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Growth Leader in Fintech and Social Media sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Growth MarketingProduct ManagementProduct GrowthGrowth ManagementEntrepreneurshipApp Marketing

Other Skills

A/B TestingAdvertisingAffiliate MarketingAnalytical SkillsAnalyticsBrand ManagementBusiness DevelopmentBusiness GrowthBusiness StrategyContent MarketingConversion OptimizationCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Digital StrategyEmail Marketing

About

I am a product growth leader with over four years of experience in driving organic growth and customer success for innovative consumer products in the finance and social media domains. I am currently the Head of Growth at FPL Technologies, where I lead the product and marketing strategy for OneScore and OneCard, two of the smartest and simplest solutions for credit score management and metal credit card in India. My passion is to leverage technology to empower people to make smart financial decisions and express their creativity. I have a proven track record of delivering exceptional business results, data-driven insights, user research, and UX/UI design for products that reach millions of users. I am also a co-founder of Mshup, a peer-to-peer storytelling platform for Bharat, and a Reforge alum with advanced skills in growth strategy and product management. I enjoy connecting with other founders, product managers, and growth marketers, and sharing my learnings and best practices through technical meetups and volunteer work.

Experience

11 yrs
Total Experience
1 yr 6 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Fpl technologies

3 roles

Head of Product & Growth - Wizley

Promoted

Jun 2024Mar 2025 · 9 mos

Head of Growth - OneCard

Jul 2019Jun 2024 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Helping consumer to get Smartest Metal Credit Card ever made for Indians.
EntrepreneurshipCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct ManagementProduct Led GrowthGrowth MarketingAnalytical Skills+8

Head of Growth - OneScore

Jul 2019Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Helping consumers to check, maintain, build, and improve their credit scores for their financial wellbeing with the simplest credit score product ever built for half a billion Indians.

Mshup

Co-Founder - Product & Growth

Jul 2018Jun 2019 · 11 mos · Maharashtra, India

  • Building the next big social video product in India & serving creators. In our endeavor to help creators create content & solve for lack of vernacular media, we've iterated over a couple of products.
  • News & Status Saver app - 5 Millions+ downloads, 750k+ MAU - built out hyperlocal news & Status app that grew organically using ASO. https://bit.ly/2OEAEGR It's like Sharechat without the $$$
  • Finally in its current form - Mshup - Peer-to-peer storytelling platform for Bharat. Started out as an app to make funny mashup videos by mixing your video with a movie clip. Now powering stories across India.
  • YC W19 interview shortlist.
EntrepreneurshipStart-up LeadershipBusiness GrowthGrowth ManagementAnalytical SkillsGo-to-Market Strategy+12

Flochat

2 roles

Product Manager

Jul 2017Jul 2018 · 1 yr

  • Defined product features, user stories, wireframes. Worked with the team of 20+ Tech, QA, Design members for product conception through launch and multiple iterations for timely releases as per the product roadmap.
  • Successfully launch Patent Pending features Teleport and Stitch to enable Flochat users to take the selfie with their friend who is not with them.
  • Defined key app funnels and data points required to analyze them. Reduced user drop-offs by 23%.
  • Help to personalized notifications to improve funnel conversions & reminders to non-returning users help 31% more app launches
  • Worked with Android team to reduce android app size by 61%.
  • Managed Beta testing, the voice of the customer for feedback & conducted in person and online user research with 40+ Indian and 30+ international user with the help of design team member.
  • Manage partner alliance with the industry leader such as Zomato, BookMyShow, Ola, Uber, CouponDunia, Dineout, JRI, Ixigo, Careem, Groupon, Souq, Tenor, agora.
  • Devised and Implemented ASO, SEO, SEM and digital marketing strategy for visibility and user acquisition and grew platform from inception to 500K+ users.
Analytical SkillsA/B TestingMarketing AnalyticsGrowth MarketingKey Performance IndicatorsMicrosoft Excel+7

Product Growth

Oct 2016Jul 2017 · 9 mos

  • Devised & Implemented ASO, SEO, SEM and digital marketing strategy for visibility and user acquisition and grew platform from inception to 100K+ users.
  • Manage partner alliance such as Zomato, BookMyShow, Ola, Uber, Couponduina, Dineout.
  • Applied for different accelerator program and get to be part of facebook startup (FBStart) Program.
  • Led implementation of client and server-side analytics tool such as Firebase, CleverTap, Branch GA.
Analytical SkillsA/B TestingMarketing AnalyticsGrowth MarketingKey Performance IndicatorsMicrosoft Excel+7

Niki.ai

Growth

Nov 2015Sep 2016 · 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Achieved 3x growth in user base and revenue within 6 months through strategies like performance marketing, referral programs, ad networks, SEM, and affiliate marketing.
  • Designed and executed ASO and SEO strategies, increasing visits by 40%.
  • Managed social media marketing, PR campaigns, blogger outreach, app reviews, influencer marketing, and content marketing to enhance brand visibility.
  • Built partnerships with top affiliates like InMobi, CouponDunia and CashKaro etc. to driving revenue growth via CPS models.
  • Collaborated with designers and tech teams to improve app and website UX/UI, enhancing user engagement and retention.
  • Leveraged data analytics and contributed to business development for sustained growth.
  • Worked with customer support to resolve issues related to technology and payment, ensuring a seamless user experience.
  • Tools Used:
  • Mixpanel, Branch, Solution Infini, Mailchimp, Sendgrid Grafana, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Quora, SEMrush, InMobi, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console
Analytical SkillsA/B TestingMarketing AnalyticsGrowth MarketingKey Performance IndicatorsMicrosoft Excel+7

Sprouteye.com

Co-Owner

Apr 2015Oct 2015 · 6 mos · New Delhi

  • Conceptualization of the marketing strategy for Medical Export Company.
  • Social Media Strategies for a Delhi-based healthcare start-up
  • Strategy online marketing for Raibarely based Education startup.
Analytical SkillsA/B TestingMarketing AnalyticsGrowth MarketingKey Performance IndicatorsMicrosoft Excel+6

Vdc construction

Founder

Oct 2013Jun 2014 · 8 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Deal with 25 Worker for various different work on construction sites.
  • Managed finance and day to day operation on the site.
  • Managed and work with builder & architecture to complete the project within the timeline of 9 Month.
  • Managed Inventory management for the project site.
EntrepreneurshipKey Performance IndicatorsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointGoogle Analytics

Pramod auto scan, pune

Floor shop Executive

Jul 2012Mar 2013 · 8 mos · Pune Area, India

Microsoft Excel

Sail-bhilai steel plant

Winter Intern

Nov 2011Dec 2011 · 1 mo · Bhilai Area, India

  • I am along with my Team mate Mr Amit Chopra work in following departments of BSP.
  • Process Flow control
  • Manufacturing and maintance
  • Captive Mines
  • Coke Ovens
  • Blast Furnace
  • Steel Melting Shops
  • Rail & Structural Mill
  • Mills
  • The Cutting Edge Processes
  • Quality Assurance

Phoenix and co.,

Summer Intern

May 2010Jun 2010 · 1 mo · Howrah,India

  • Served as a Trainee at Phoenix and Co., a company into manufacturing of Bearings, Pulleys and Conveyors etc. For the period of 15 days (17th May’11 to 2nd June’11)

Education

Reforge

Advanced Growth Strategy (Spring 2021 Cohort) — Product Management (Growth)

Jan 2021Present

Reforge

Growth Series - Fall 2020 — Growth & Product Management

Jan 2020Present

upGrad.com

Product Management — Product Management

Jan 2016Jan 2017

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering Nagpur

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2008Jan 2012

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