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# Karan Vijay S\. on Tal

## Headline

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## About

Scaled venture funded SaaS businesses in the US and India from 0 to 1000 i\.e\. Pre Series A to Past Series C, Ex \- Management Consultant, consulted a few fortune 50s in the US\. A helping hand at StartupGenome \- A data driven public policy advisory\. Ran some successful, some failed projects in parallel in diverse industries and markets\.

## Location

India

## AI stack

github copilot

langsmith

midjourney

perplexity

## Work experience

Advisor at Startup Genome, Jan 2021 \- Present · 5 yrs 6 mos, India

MD India at Startup Genome, Jan 2017 \- Dec 2020 · 4 yrs, Gurgaon, India, It fascinates me that even after doing everything right a person or a company may not succeed\. That's why the seminal work being done at StartUp Genome with city governments around the world is so important\. Simply put we are building a better environment for new business to thrive in partnership with 50\+ ecosystem partners across the world through insights anchored in data\. Always looking for sheer intelligence and passion\. Do reach out if the mission strikes a chord\.

Helping Hand in Pursuit of New Markets and New Products\. at various, Mar 2014 \- Present · 12 yrs 4 mos, India, USA, Started out as an adventure to see what catches my attention\. Ended up being a wonderful journey to learn about many markets that I would have not thought of ever venturing into on my own\. Voluptina, Samsung India, Promengineering Russia, Want Want China, ExitVR, GetSourcery, Kloudyy, Outboundworks, Pipemonk, StartupGenome, Hiappy etc

Vice President & Country Head at ConnectAndSell, Inc \(acqd by BNZI\), Mar 2010 \- Feb 2014 · 4 yrs, Gurgaon, San Francisco, This was an opportunity to take a business from 1 to 1000 quickly Hyper Growth SaaS venture, funded by Institutional Venture Partners and Floodgate\. Scaled 10x usage, 5x revenues, 2x gross profit\. Sales Force Automation product serving Technology and Financial Services Businesses\. Came in Pre\-Series A and built it past Series C to significant scale\. Establishment and growth of our business in multiple geographies\. Inculcating a fast paced, high energy culture to enable business growth exponentially\. Built and managed multi function, multi location, large organisation\. http://www\.forbes\.com/sites/shamahyder/2016/02/08/10\-innovative\-companies\-to\-watch\-in\-2016/\#761c6886563c

Engagement Manager \- Strategy & Operations at Deloitte, Apr 2007 \- Mar 2010 · 3 yrs, San Francisco, This was to get exposed to as many multi\-billion dollar businesses as possible and intently observe how the elephants dance\. In the process defined and led 'move the needle' initiatives\. Management Consulting in the areas of Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Cost Reduction, Operating Model Design and Go To Market\. Consulted 23 Fortune 100 clients in five industries and two continents\.

Head Of Business Operations for a little over 2 years / Consultant for 1 Year at ConnectAndSell, Inc, Feb 2004 \- Mar 2007 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Gurgaon, San Francisco Bay Area, This was called Nomea, LLC back then\. This was an opportunity to take something from 0 to 1\. Market Segmentation and Outsourced Inside Sales Venture serving Distributors of Software and Hardware Products\. P&L responsibility very early in life\. The seed for ConnectAndSell's current product was sown here\. I vaguely remember a work bay with warm bodies, a bell and a placard being the first of what people call a 'MVP' these days\. Hell we even raised some money for this thing and made actual profit\.

## Education

\., Computer Science & Business

PG Level Advanced Certification Programme in Sensor Technologies, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology, Indian Institute of Science \(IISc\)

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