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title: "Akasmat Pradhan - Founder in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Akasmat Pradhan, Building AI & Tech teams Globally | Hiring the Top 1% Talent | Magna Hire | IIT BHU based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes anthropic apis, ollama, and openai."
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# Akasmat Pradhan on Tal

## Headline

Building AI & Tech teams Globally \| Hiring the Top 1% Talent \| Magna Hire \| IIT BHU

## About

On a mission to drive a hiring revolution and expose the India's talent pool to global opportunities\. \- Saved $100 Mn\+ for organisations just by asking right questions \- Mentored 300\+ under FirstSalary Foundation in getting placed in top companies \- problem solving, product & analytics \(Ex\-Zomato, Ex\-FirstSalary Foundation, Ex\-Tredence\)

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

anthropic apis

ollama

openai

windsurf

## Work experience

Founder at Magna Hire, May 2022 \- Present · 4 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Magna Hire helps 80\+ enterprises worldwide hire the top 1% of talent\. With a premium network of 500K\+ professionals, cutting\-edge AI, and expert insights, we make hiring fast and precise\.

Founder at FirstSalary Foundation, Aug 2019 \- Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, First\-Salary\.in, a non\-profit organisation, is on a mission to make senior undergraduates job\-ready\. We have launched this initiative we know the best\- Analytics\. Our mentors chaperone budding analysts through their placement season by engaging with them on a regular basis\. This program is for first generation low income students only\.

Product & Analytics at Zomato, May 2019 \- Apr 2022 · 3 yrs, Gurgaon, India, \- Led team of 30 Product Analysts which witnessed Z's food delivery journey of 6X growth in 2 years \(2 million orders/day\) \- Responsible for Z's PnL and 5 yrs roadmap to profitability; Identified potential M&A by market research and competition analysis \- Accelerated AOV growth \(AOV increased 30% YoY\) and Order Conversions by 2% points through product interventions

Senior Business Analyst at Tredence Inc\., Jan 2019 \- May 2019 · 5 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, \- Collaborated with CxOs and internal team to understand business needs and drivers\. Ensured engagement levels with customers go high by improving personalization

Business Analyst at Tredence Inc\., Jun 2017 \- Dec 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, \- Planned solution roadmaps, managed content and improved the end\-to\-end client experience by analyzing requirements and system architecture \- Worked with User Experience team to design solutions for clients working across domains like CPG, Logistics and Marketing \- Part of the Tredence Focus Group which aims for implementing new ideas, restructuring and revamping current methods in the company

Summer Intern at iQuanti, Inc\., May 2016 \- Jul 2016 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Using statistical modelling techniques and regression methods, predicted and optimized search ranking results based on query intent for clients like American Express, BBVA and other fortune 500 companies\. \- Reverse engineered two predictive models for brand pack and News\-Answer Box\-Image pack of Google Search Engine algorithm with an accuracy of 48% i\.e\. highest for any model which were implemented in the production\. \- Automated the visualization process while preparing and transforming variables which decreased the sprint time by 30%\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \(B\.Tech\.\), Indian Institute of Technology \(Banaras Hindu University\), Varanasi

All India Senior School Certificate Examination, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs, D\.A\.V\. Public School Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar

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