I’m a growth marketing expert with over 15 years of experience. I have worked with several product and service based startups. I also advise a few startups on product, growth, marketing and monetisation.

I’m currently building OpenStays, the vertical AI infrastructure layer for accommodation bookings. My family also runs Areca County farm stay at Honavar.

My career thrives at the intersection of technology, marketing and community. I led 0 to 1 marketing strategies for Auralis AI by Zuro, an AI-powered customer experience platform. Prior to that, I worked as Growth Consultant at CanvasJS, scaling a data visualization library for developers. 

Helped Bounty App grow to half a million users (without ads) and million+ checkins a month. Built revenue strategies from the ground up. Forged partnerships with large ecommerce companies and food chains in India.

I was a Community Manager for Google Developers Group Belgaum where we built 2000+ member strong community. Hands-on experience producing and managing offline community events. Broad speaking experience, from groups of 5 to halls of 500, from college classrooms to large developer events.

I am ambitious and that was how I started my company “dotCORD” in my second year of College. Even as a student I knew what I wanted to do and accomplishing my milestones gave me the greatest satisfaction. I’m a data driven decision maker and early adopter of new technologies (mined bitcoin as early as 2011). Love to face every challenge with equal zeal and enthusiasm.

I was born in Honavar, a small town on the coastal belt of Karnataka, India. Completed my schooling and pre-university education at the same place and moved to Belgaum for Engineering studies. Used to be a chess champion throughout student life.

I love travelling, blogging, photography and talking on technology/entrepreneurship topics.

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