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title: "Kuldeep Kumar - Co-Founder & Engg in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Kuldeep Kumar, Co-Founder, Head of Engineering | HealthTech · Live Streaming · OTT | Built & Scaled Products to Acquisition | MyYogaTeacher, Willow TV based in Greater Bengaluru Area."
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# Kuldeep Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Co\-Founder, Head of Engineering \| HealthTech · Live Streaming · OTT \| Built & Scaled Products to Acquisition \| MyYogaTeacher, Willow TV

## About

Building technology products and teams\. Five times from zero\. Once to acquisition\. MyYogaTeacher \(2018–present\): Co\-Founder\. Built engineering team and India operations from scratch for live 1\-on\-1 yoga classes online\. Willow TV \(2009–2018\): Built one of North America's first live cricket streaming platforms — web, mobile, OTT\. Led live operations for IPL and ICC World Cup 2011\. Acquired by Times Internet in 2016\. Before that: Bytedge Solutions \(E\-commerce \- Myntra, Social platforms \- SezWho\) and Erudent Technologies \(Product for Radiology, Medical Imaging, Mobile Streaming, Security Systems\)\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## Work experience

Co\-Founder & Engg at MyYogaTeacher, Dec 2018 \- Present · 7 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Building MyYogaTeacher\. Building teams and designing the technology roadmap for a live 1\-on\-1 online yoga class platform — live video, scheduling, payments, and instructor\-student matching at scale • Building the engineering team in India from zero — establishing hiring pipelines, engineering culture, development processes, and delivery cadence for a globally distributed product • Leading India operations: team structure, performance management, cross\-timezone collaboration with global stakeholders, and operational systems • Defined product roadmap and engineering priorities as both a founder and technical leader — operating across strategy, architecture, and hands\-on execution • Building platform infrastructure supporting live classes delivery, user growth, and instructor network operations • Established engineering practices and team rituals that allowed the India team to operate as a high\-trust, autonomous unit Leadership & Stakeholders: Co\-founder operating across engineering, product, operations, and business; partnered with co\-founders on GTM strategy, fundraising narrative, and investor communications

Director Of Technology at Willow\.TV, Apr 2009 \- Sep 2018 · 9 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Built Willow TV's engineering and product function from zero — establishing the technical architecture, hiring the team, and defining the product roadmap that made Willow TV North America's destination for live cricket • Pioneered live cricket streaming in North America at a time when reliable live video delivery across web, mobile, and OTT was an unsolved infrastructure problem for most of the industry • Led worldwide live streaming operations for the IPL across multiple consecutive seasons — managing real\-time delivery, platform reliability, and operational execution for one of cricket's highest\-stakes broadcast properties • Led live streaming delivery for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in the United States — operating at international broadcast scale with no margin for failure • Built and scaled the streaming platform across three surfaces: web, mobile \(iOS and Android\), and OTT — early in the market adoption of OTT as a distribution channel • Drove the product and engineering strategy that contributed to Willow TV's acquisition by Times Internet in 2016 — one of India's largest digital media companies \[Source: Economic Times\] • Managed end\-to\-end product lifecycle: requirements, architecture, team delivery, QA, deployment, and live operations — across a team scaled from founding members to a full engineering organization • Worked with broadcast rights, streaming infrastructure vendors, CDN partners, and internal stakeholders to maintain platform SLAs during peak live events

Director of Technology at SezWho \| Bytedge, Apr 2007 \- Jan 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Led the architecture and development of SezWho, a globally deployed reputation and ratings platform for social media and blogs\. • Developed innovative e\-commerce platforms for Myntra, enhancing the personalized product marketplace\. • Delivered comprehensive product engineering for DailyLit • Managed cross\-geography client relationships and led cross\-functional teams in design, engineering, and QA\.

Sr Software Engineer at HeadStrong, 2006 \- 2007 · 1 yr

Software Erudite at Erudent Technologies, Mar 2004 \- Mar 2006 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Development position based on \.NET technologies\.

## Education

B\. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

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