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Akhil KT

Building Tryb - Build your game with a prompt, share with friends

Bangalore Urban
Hiring

Sr. Growth Hacker

Tryb

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Join TRYB to lead community-driven growth and user acquisition as we redefine gaming as a social platform.

Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru

₹10–15 LPA

CTC

1–5 years

Exp

About Akhil

Tryb
Dec 20259 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Created an AI agent which can generate games from a simple prompt * Building a global social gaming network from India, driven by community-led engagement systems and scalable monetization models • Built and shipped full-stack MVP (UI, frontend, backend) solo in <1 month using AI-assisted development, enabling rapid 0→1 execution • Achieving 15% DAU/MAU; 5 UX iterations and 2 product pivots using user insights to improve activation and retention • Designed high-cadence experimentation engine (5–10 experiments/week) across onboarding, engagement, and retention • Validated community-led growth via campus GTM; generated 60+ user-created game powering early content engine • Recruited and led 3 engineering interns + community collaborators, establishing early product and growth org
Gameberry Labs
Mar 20232 yrs 7 mosSep 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Directed the strategy and P&L for a $28M ARR gaming portfolio (LudoStar, JackarooStar), leading a 9-member team to drive growth, retention, and market expansion. Key Achievements: • Achieved 27% YoY revenue growth and increased payer conversion by 14% via sophisticated IAP segmentation and dynamic pricing. • Spearheaded the MENA launch of JackarooStar, scaling from 0 to 50,000 DAU within 3 months and achieving a 10x increase in monetization. • Engineered a data-driven retention strategy that boosted D30 retention by 43% and increased user LTV by 11%. • Revitalized a declining product, increasing DAU by 10% and growing organic installs by 20% through viral mechanics.
BZAAR
Jun 20211 yr 10 mosMar 2023

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Led product for a B2B marketplace and credit infrastructure platform, overseeing a 12-member cross-functional team (PM, UX, Engineering). Key Achievements: • Conceived and launched the company's first embedded credit platform (0-to-1), enabling 4x revenue growth with a <3% default rate. • Drove a comprehensive funnel redesign that doubled end-to-end user conversion. • Achieved proven product-market fit in the US and MENA markets within 9 months of launch. • Built internal logistics & analytics platforms, increasing vendor engagement by 35% and operational predictability by 40%.
o3 Capital
May 20183 yrs 6 mosOct 2021

Bengaluru Area, India

Thrive
May 20183 yrs 6 mosOct 2021

- Improved advisory efficiency by 10x, through automation of systems - Enhanced operational efficiency by 50x through a automated system - Improved human advisor’s efficiency by 5x through automated tools - Reduced CAq by 40%, at a CAq of ₹6,000 and an LTV of ₹80,000 - Improved lead relevance by 2x through an automated smart system - Improved customer onboarding efficiency by 40% using an LMS
TripFactory.com
May 20179 yMay 2026

Bangalore

DocsApp
Nov 20166 moMay 2017

Bangalore

Urban Ladder
Jun 20151 y 5 moNov 2016

Bangalore

What I'm currently working on

Building Tryb, where I am using generative prompts to let anyone build and share games instantly with their friends.

Akhil’s AI Stack

antigravity
antigravity
claudecode
claudecode

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

B Tech, Aerospace Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

20104 yrs2014
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Aerospace Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

20105 yrs2015

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Headline

Building Tryb - Build your game with a prompt, share with friends

About

I’m a product leader with over a decade of experience scaling digital products across fintech, gaming, and B2B commerce, leading 0→1 launches, and owning multi-million-dollar P&Ls. I’ve scaled portfolios to $500K AUM and $28M ARR, achieving measurable outcomes such as 4× revenue growth, 43% retention uplift, and 10× monetization through data-driven strategy, behavioral segmentation, and cross-market expansion. Across my roles at Gameberry Labs, Bzaar (Lightspeed-backed), and Thrive, I’ve led 10+ member cross-functional organizations (Product, Design, Engineering, Analytics), delivering high-impact features across US, MENA, and Indian markets. My leadership philosophy centers on three principles: * Clarity over control: Empowering teams through context, not micro-management. * Experimentation as culture: Scaling decision-making through frameworks, not approvals. * Outcomes over output: Measuring success by business impact, not velocity. I’m passionate about building global-scale, data-driven, and profitable digital products that blend user delight with business rigor. Always open to connecting with fellow product leaders, founders, and teams building for growth, monetization, and market expansion.

Location

Bangalore Urban

AI stack

antigravity

claudecode

Work experience

Founder at Tryb, Dec 2025 - Present · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Created an AI agent which can generate games from a simple prompt * Building a global social gaming network from India, driven by community-led engagement systems and scalable monetization models • Built and shipped full-stack MVP (UI, frontend, backend) solo in <1 month using AI-assisted development, enabling rapid 0→1 execution • Achieving 15% DAU/MAU; 5 UX iterations and 2 product pivots using user insights to improve activation and retention • Designed high-cadence experimentation engine (5–10 experiments/week) across onboarding, engagement, and retention • Validated community-led growth via campus GTM; generated 60+ user-created game powering early content engine • Recruited and led 3 engineering interns + community collaborators, establishing early product and growth org

Product - Gameberry Labs at Gameberry Labs, Mar 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Directed the strategy and P&L for a $28M ARR gaming portfolio (LudoStar, JackarooStar), leading a 9-member team to drive growth, retention, and market expansion. Key Achievements: • Achieved 27% YoY revenue growth and increased payer conversion by 14% via sophisticated IAP segmentation and dynamic pricing. • Spearheaded the MENA launch of JackarooStar, scaling from 0 to 50,000 DAU within 3 months and achieving a 10x increase in monetization. • Engineered a data-driven retention strategy that boosted D30 retention by 43% and increased user LTV by 11%. • Revitalized a declining product, increasing DAU by 10% and growing organic installs by 20% through viral mechanics.

Head of Product at BZAAR, Jun 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Led product for a B2B marketplace and credit infrastructure platform, overseeing a 12-member cross-functional team (PM, UX, Engineering). Key Achievements: • Conceived and launched the company's first embedded credit platform (0-to-1), enabling 4x revenue growth with a <3% default rate. • Drove a comprehensive funnel redesign that doubled end-to-end user conversion. • Achieved proven product-market fit in the US and MENA markets within 9 months of launch. • Built internal logistics & analytics platforms, increasing vendor engagement by 35% and operational predictability by 40%.

Product Manager at o3 Capital, May 2018 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Head of Product at Thrive, May 2018 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos, - Improved advisory efficiency by 10x, through automation of systems - Enhanced operational efficiency by 50x through a automated system - Improved human advisor’s efficiency by 5x through automated tools - Reduced CAq by 40%, at a CAq of ₹6,000 and an LTV of ₹80,000 - Improved lead relevance by 2x through an automated smart system - Improved customer onboarding efficiency by 40% using an LMS

Product Manager at TripFactory.com, May 2017 - May 2026 · 9 y, Bangalore

Assistant Product Manager at DocsApp, Nov 2016 - May 2017 · 6 mo, Bangalore

Associate at Urban Ladder, Jun 2015 - Nov 2016 · 1 y 5 mo, Bangalore

Education

B Tech, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Profile highlights

What I'm currently working on: Building Tryb, where I am using generative prompts to let anyone build and share games instantly with their friends.