Rahul Manchanda — Co-Founder
Sportsperson → Software Engineer → Product Manager → Founder → Kellogg MBA → GenAI Builder Across each chapter, a few things have stayed constant: curiosity, a bias toward action, and the patience to work through hard problems when the path isn’t obvious. My journey began with code. At Expedia, I pitched a travel product inspired by my own experience as a hackathon project that won Best Use of External Data and shipped across 50+ global brands, which slowly led me into Product Management. Since then, I’ve worked at the intersection of technology, business, and AI - building zero-to-one products as a founder, scaling platforms in startups and enterprises, and learning when to move fast and when to slow down. During my Kellogg MBA, I deepened my focus on Generative AI, working across product, strategy, and investing. Today, I work on production GenAI systems, particularly retrieval, evaluation, and agentic workflows, with a focus on building systems people can trust. At my core, I’m a builder and lifelong learner. Competitive sports shaped my approach to teamwork and resilience; engineering shaped my systems thinking; product taught me humility in the face of real users and constraints. I’m most energized in the deep end whether that’s designing GenAI products, building AI agents, or turning early ideas into systems people rely on.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-focused product manager with strong technical and strategic capabilities.
Experience: 6 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Generative Ai
- Customer Experience
- Ai Strategy
- Product Design
- Strategy
- Web Development
- Algorithms
Career Highlights
- Led development of GenAI tools for global brands.
- Co-founded AI assistant for professors, enhancing education.
- Secured $2.5M investment for product launch.
Work Experience
IA Collaborative
AI/ML Product Manager (10 mos)
Perta.ai
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Crocs
AI/ML Product Manager (MBA Internship) (0 mo)
Elivaas
Senior Product Manager (0 mo)
Cases Over Coffee
Management Consultant (2 mos)
Expedia Group
Product Manager 2, Ads Platforms (3 yrs)
Software Developer 2 (0 mo)
Software Developer 1 (2 yrs)
MyClanMate
Co-Founder (2 yrs)
Xtage Labs
Data Science Intern (1 mo)
Aspiring Minds
Research Intern (1 mo)
Lynchpin Technologies
Intern (1 mo)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Bachelor’s Degree at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
Product Management Course at PM School
Secondary Education at Nav Uday Convent
Primary Education at Scholars Rosary Senior Secondary School
