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Akshat S.

AI Adoption & Growth Marketing Consultant | Web3 GTM, Community Growth & AI-Assisted Marketing Ops

Bengaluru

9+ years of work experience

Dabba Network
Oct 20251 yrSep 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Supporting GTM and growth for Dabba Network across 209K+ deployed hotspots, 1M+ daily active users, and 26K+ hotspots sold across 70+ countries. Working across content strategy, community, partnerships, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), AI-assisted marketing operations, and market positioning to drive hotspot adoption, active usage, and commercial traction.
Block Tour
Feb 20214 yrs 9 mosOct 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Built Block Tour from a Web3 education community into a consulting and talent-led growth partner for blockchain and emerging technology companies. Started as a peer-led learning initiative in 2021 and scaled it to 10,000+ learners through workshops, mentorship, and practical Web3 training. Over time, Block Tour evolved into a project execution model where trained contributors supported Web3 startups and protocols across marketing, community, partnerships, research, and GTM execution. ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ / ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“): - ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ: Blockchain Accelerator. Supported MouseBeltโ€™s Web3 ecosystem programs through research, coordination, reporting, and community-facing execution across university and startup initiatives. Worked closely with internal teams to organize meetings, track project updates, prepare reports, and support operations across blockchain education, accelerator, and ecosystem-building work. - ๐‚๐จ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : Web3 Marketing Agency. Worked on token launch, narrative marketing, community growth, and ecosystem campaigns, including a launch (ACK) that reached 90x from seed price in the first week. - ๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ: Ordinal-based prediction exchange and soulbound inscription protocol built on the Bitcoin network. Led campaigns that drove 40K+ website participants, managed a $10K influencer/UGC budget, and improved user acquisition by 25% in the first quarter. - ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ง: Web3 Gaming Platform. Scaled social/community presence from 6K to 100K+ across Twitter and Telegram, built 300+ partnerships, and helped drive 50K+ Telegram Mini App users. - ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ฌ: Crypto Tax Calculator. Drove 20K+ sign-ups across India, US, and UK, scaled Twitter from 500 to 15K+, and supported content-led growth for crypto tax users.
Clarinet Solutions
Feb 20174 yrs 1 moFeb 2021

Okhla, Delhi, India

Initially started as an Account Manager and was promoted to Senior Account Director after a year, taking on larger client relationships, team management, and operational ownership. Expanded client portfolio by onboarding major corporations like British Telecom, NPCI, Cognizant, Wipro, PwC, and HSBC. Built and managed a team of 12, overseeing training, professional development, and operational excellence. Helped transition the firm from its startup phase, as one of its first employees, into an established consultancy with robust repeat business. Streamlined internal processes, improving client onboarding and administrative efficiency.

Akshatโ€™s AI Stack

claude code
claude code
codex
codex
grok
grok
meta
meta
notion
notion
Lindy
Lindy

Education

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

PGDBA, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

20173 yrs2020
University of lucknow

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business/Commerce, General

University of lucknow

20133 yrs2016

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Headline

AI Adoption & Growth Marketing Consultant | Web3 GTM, Community Growth & AI-Assisted Marketing Ops

About

Growth and marketing professional with ๐Ÿ“+ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐–๐ž๐›๐Ÿ‘ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, spanning growth marketing, user acquisition, community building, content, partnerships and team leadership. Started in Web3 in 2021 by building Block Tour, a Web3 education and community initiative that reached 10,000+ learners through workshops, mentorship and educational programs. As the community evolved, built a team that worked across multiple Web3 projects and gradually transitioned from education and community building into dedicated marketing and growth roles. Experienced in taking early-stage products from ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, with hands-on experience leading cross-functional teams. Increasingly focused on ๐€๐ˆ-๐ž๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ, using generative AI for research, content, campaign planning, creative development and marketing operations.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

codex

grok

meta

notion

Lindy

Work experience

Marketing Manager at Dabba Network, Oct 2025 - Sep 2026 ยท 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Supporting GTM and growth for Dabba Network across 209K+ deployed hotspots, 1M+ daily active users, and 26K+ hotspots sold across 70+ countries. Working across content strategy, community, partnerships, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), AI-assisted marketing operations, and market positioning to drive hotspot adoption, active usage, and commercial traction.

Marketing Chief โ€“ Talent x Projects at Block Tour, Feb 2021 - Oct 2025 ยท 4 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built Block Tour from a Web3 education community into a consulting and talent-led growth partner for blockchain and emerging technology companies. Started as a peer-led learning initiative in 2021 and scaled it to 10,000+ learners through workshops, mentorship, and practical Web3 training. Over time, Block Tour evolved into a project execution model where trained contributors supported Web3 startups and protocols across marketing, community, partnerships, research, and GTM execution. ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ / ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“): - ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ: Blockchain Accelerator. Supported MouseBeltโ€™s Web3 ecosystem programs through research, coordination, reporting, and community-facing execution across university and startup initiatives. Worked closely with internal teams to organize meetings, track project updates, prepare reports, and support operations across blockchain education, accelerator, and ecosystem-building work. - ๐‚๐จ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : Web3 Marketing Agency. Worked on token launch, narrative marketing, community growth, and ecosystem campaigns, including a launch (ACK) that reached 90x from seed price in the first week. - ๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ: Ordinal-based prediction exchange and soulbound inscription protocol built on the Bitcoin network. Led campaigns that drove 40K+ website participants, managed a $10K influencer/UGC budget, and improved user acquisition by 25% in the first quarter. - ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ง: Web3 Gaming Platform. Scaled social/community presence from 6K to 100K+ across Twitter and Telegram, built 300+ partnerships, and helped drive 50K+ Telegram Mini App users. - ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ฌ: Crypto Tax Calculator. Drove 20K+ sign-ups across India, US, and UK, scaled Twitter from 500 to 15K+, and supported content-led growth for crypto tax users.

Senior Account Director at Clarinet Solutions, Feb 2017 - Feb 2021 ยท 4 yrs 1 mo, Okhla, Delhi, India, Initially started as an Account Manager and was promoted to Senior Account Director after a year, taking on larger client relationships, team management, and operational ownership. Expanded client portfolio by onboarding major corporations like British Telecom, NPCI, Cognizant, Wipro, PwC, and HSBC. Built and managed a team of 12, overseeing training, professional development, and operational excellence. Helped transition the firm from its startup phase, as one of its first employees, into an established consultancy with robust repeat business. Streamlined internal processes, improving client onboarding and administrative efficiency.

Education

PGDBA, Marketing/Marketing Management, General, Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business/Commerce, General, University of lucknow