Dec 2024 – May 2025 · 5 mos

• Taken a career break to rebuild myself, my life and approach to things, both personally and professionally.
• Needed this to come out of all the fatigue, unlearn and relearn based on my experience and eventualities i faced while building Bolo.
• Also, helped me to understand all the mistakes i made, reasons i made and how this has helped me evolve.

Dec 2019 – Aug 2020 · 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Jul 2019 – Aug 2024 · 5 yrs 1 mo

• Provided mentorship to early-stage startups across sectors including technology, healthcare, education, and gaming.
• Conducted workshops and one-on-one sessions on key startup areas such as MVP design, scaling operations, investor pitching, and team building.
• Acted as a bridge between startups and industry networks, government programs, and incubation facilities.
• Supported the development of innovation ecosystems by mentoring within Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) and Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).
• Assisted founders in building investor-ready pitch decks, business projections, and operational roadmaps.
• Actively contributed to startup evaluation panels and hackathons organized under the Atal Innovation Mission.

May 2019 – Nov 2024 · 5 yrs 6 mos

• Founded Bolo Live, a leading creator economy platform operating at the intersection of video live streaming, gaming, and social media.
• Built a vibrant ecosystem enabling creators to monetize through live engagement, virtual gifting, skill-based challenges, and interactive content.
• Scaled the platform to over 5.5 million app downloads, fostering one of the fastest-growing live social communities.
• Raised 3.5M USD in venture capital funding from prominent investors, driving product innovation and user acquisition at scale.
• Led end-to-end product vision — combining real-time video, gamified user interactions, creator analytics, and monetization tools.
• Developed and executed platform strategy for user retention, creator incentives, community moderation, and content safety.
• Built and managed a high-performance cross-functional team across engineering, product, design, growth, community operations, and business development.
• Drove marketing and brand initiatives resulting in high organic growth, virality loops, and creator advocacy
• Positioned Bolo Live at the forefront of India’s emerging creator economy and live entertainment sector.

Oct 2014 – Jul 2021 · 6 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Founded Career Anna, an online test preparation focused on helping students and professionals.
• Scaled the platform to over 10,000 paying users and built a highly engaged learning community across India.
• Achieved over $500,000 in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) through a combination of B2C subscription models and live courses.
• Designed and launched high-quality content modules for competitive exams, leading to industry-leading learner satisfaction scores.
• Built a strong brand presence through content marketing, organic community building, and strategic partnerships with education influencers.
• Successfully exited the venture, delivering a 2.5x return and ensuring continued growth of the platform post-acquisition.
• Drove operational efficiencies and sustainable unit economics, enabling profitable growth without heavy reliance on external capital.

May 2012 – Oct 2014 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

• Developed Go-to-Market Strategy for different geographies for the SBU via proactive pitching to prospective clients to create opportunity funnel,
• Provided support to the leadership on the following lines:
• 1. Building account specific intelligence for effective planning and preparation of the leadership meetings
• 2. Analysis of market trends (IT & Non-IT Specific) to support the leadership team and BU in its business objectives
• 3. Business Analysis, Competition Study and tracking accounts insights to assist the leadership and the field force
• Designed a framework to benchmark applied value offerings to customers for additional revenue generation
• Constructed frameworks for demand planning and procurement strategies via. collaboration with client vendors
• Monitored and optimized the sourcing strategies viz. competitive landscape analysis of potential competitors
• Interfaced clients, vendors and HR Managers for planning and implementing data compliance for Global Data Management

Apr 2011 – Jun 2011 · 2 mos

• Analyzed the current Distribution Network and Planning for 943 SKUs involving 29 CFAs
• Performed ABC Analysis on the products to identify share of products in total Logistics Spend
• Applied Stepping Stone Method to optimize Distribution Network and reduce expenditure on Logistics
• Proposed mappings for saving on Logistics Expenditure and Warehouse Maintenance Cost

May 2010 – Dec 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

• It is a volunteer activity (not a job) - Dealing with Online engagement with users, mentoring and moderation responsibility at India's largest MBA Community ( 530,000+ users )

Dec 2008 – May 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos · Mangalore Area, India

• Worked on SAP modules : Material Management and Sales & Distribution ; SAP- Master Data Management Tools

Jun 2008 – Nov 2008 · 5 mos · Chandigarh Area, India

• Budget Planning and Impact analysis for ATL Activities on the basis of reach and effectiveness
• Identification of prospective clients through comprehensive market analysis & research
• Evaluated Pricing Strategies for Target markets- Pharmaceutical companies for sale of Process control instruments
• Improved processes in vicinity with Sales Team of client to generate additional revenue from retail customers
• Initiated the Promotion Programmes for new products for industrial clients in and around Chandigarh