Helping Leaders and CXOs actually use AI at work via Venture Studio | Founder, Garage Labs Tech · ex-Microsoft · IIT-D, IIM-L, Harvard.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A Harvard Business School Alum, ex-Microsoft and Times Internet, seasoned AI Product and Business leader, with an experience of building and launching several 0-to-1 businesses and scaling them to Mn users across India, Dubai and Indonesia region. Building InterviewClub.co with a mission to bridge the last mile gap between interview calls and offer letters. Build a Co-Pilot for interviews.
Garage Labs Technologies is a full stack AI Advisory setup, helping organisations move from AI awareness to AI impact through upskilling and incubation programs.
Garage Labs has trained 75,000+ professionals across 10+ countries through applied AI and transformation initiatives. Its ecosystem communities—AceAI.Club, PMx Global, and Women in AI—advance responsible AI adoption worldwide. Visit: garagelabstech.com
We're not an AI training company. Training is how we earn the organizational buy-in, a working AI system needs to survive
Co-Founder
AceAIClub
May 2023 - Current(3 years 5 months)
AceAI.Club is a fastest-growing global community of 50k+, high-energy community for the AI-curious learners and builders for folks from non-tech background. Our hands-on AI courses are already helping learners, from students to startup founders, build practical skills and confidence in the age of intelligent technology.
We’re now expanding into bite-sized, AI-generated podcast episodes—coming soon to keep you updated on the latest tools, trends, and expert insights.
At the heart of AceAI is our buzzing community of nearly 50,000 members who actively share knowledge, ask sharp questions, and stay ahead of the AI curve—together.
Builder
PMx The Product Mixer Club An inclusive space for design data and product folks to crossover
Jan 2016 - Current(10 years 9 months)
On a mission to build the most meaningful community around products. Being inclusive is at the core of the community… not just for product managers but also for designers and data folks. Check out the community space at https://pmmixer.glide.page
Group Product Manager
Talabat
May 2023 - Sep 2023(5 months)
Growth, retention and gamification
Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
Aug 2021 - May 2023(1 year 10 months)
Build communities and product-led growth behaviour loops for MS TEAMS. Responsible for user onboarding
Co-Founder
World of Webinar Discover Engage Grow
Apr 2020 - Jul 2021(1 year 4 months)
Building a webinar aggregator platform to solve the discoverability and distribution problem for consumers as well as organisers, respectively.
VP - Online Products
Yatra Online PVT LTD
Jul 2018 - Sep 2019(1 year 3 months)
Head of Business & Product Management
Times Internet
Jun 2016 - Jul 2018(2 years 2 months)
Building one of the most exciting loyalty platforms for India, rewarding users for their daily habits. The core of the program is a gamification engine. The two core gamification frameworks used were Hooked by Nir Eyal and Octalysis by Yukai Chao. • Delivered high growth in user engagement for TimesOfIndia.com and NewsPoints using various gamification hacks • Identified and monetized new revenue streams and scaled-up the marketplace with unique offers and deals • Led the product development for TimesPoints Loyalty Program • Re-engineered the product for mobile first users across Times Internet • Led the development of fi
Digital Payments & Personalization
MakeMyTripcom
Sep 2014 - May 2016(1 year 9 months)
• Led the Product Management function for Digital Payments for Makemytrip Group, handling 1 Mn transactions p.m. worth 130 Mn USD across 9 websites. • Responsible for the overall health of the horizontal business.
Digital Payment Evangelist
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
Apr 2013 - Sep 2014(1 year 6 months)
• Played a pivotal role in preparing the product and strategy roadmap for Jio Money Wallet for a 360 degree user narrative including the customer story and the merchant story. • Was responsible for all the new age, ahead of the curve product features, such as one click check out, biometric checkout etc.
Special Projects | Last Mile Fulfillment and Mobile Payments
Jabong
Jan 2012 - Apr 2013(1 year 4 months)
• Led the Product Management for GoJavas, right from ideation to Pan India execution. • Successfully took the logistics service from one center to over 11,000 pin codes. • Led the Internal Platforms charter and delivered BoxOffice, end-to-end order management and fulfillment ERP suite.
Education
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Senior Executive Leadership Program, Strategy
Harvard Business School
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019(1 year 1 month)
MBA, Marketing
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Jan 2008 - Jan 2010(2 years 1 month)
• Winner, New Product Development competition for Rural Market by Hindustan Unilever Ltd • All India Business Plan Competition, 1st Runner up, S.P.Jain, Mumbai
Bachelors in Technology, Industrial and Production Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Jan 1999 - Jan 2004(5 years 1 month)
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First Gamification workshop with #ProductTank
Product Tank Delhi
230 people signed up for the workshop!
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First MDP Lecture
IIM Lucknow
Delivered my first MDP lecture on Gamification and Digital Loyalty.
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Speaker at Product Management Festival APAC, Singapore
product management festival
PMF APAC 2019 welcomed over 300 attendees, 39 speakers in 40 sessions on 3 stages and 12 partners during two full days of product management 17-18 June in Singapore.