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# Shashwat Kalyanshetti on Tal

## Headline

masti @NoKlu

## About

Taking asymmetrical bets ♧

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Head of Operations at NoKlu, Oct 2026 \- Present · 2 mos, Figuring out how to make jelly the largest confectionery category in India\.

Associate Director of Operations at Legend of Toys, May 2026 \- Oct 2026 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Making sure we never go OOS on QC :\)

Co\-Founder at B'bae \( Baby Before Anyone Else\), Nov 2025 \- Apr 2026 · 6 mos, Jaipur, Built and piloted a baby\-care and apparel quick commerce venture focused on Tier\-2 demand validation in Jaipur\. • Pilot Revenue: Executed a 21\-day Jaipur pilot generating ₹1\.6L revenue from 137 orders across 100 customers at ₹1,100 AOV and 26% repeat rate; achieved 100% same\-day fulfillment throughout the pilot window\. • Product Assortment: Built a 200 SKU assortment across baby care and apparel; onboarded 8\-10 brands \(Cugo World, Tuco Kids, Planto, Rui Batte, Mother Sprash\) on SOR model\. • Supply Chain Ops: Managed end\-to\-end last\-mile logistics for 60\-minute delivery in Jaipur; coordinated with local delivery partners to maintain SLA compliance\. • GTM & Customer Acquisition: Ran digital and on\-ground campaigns at ₹600/day generating 200K impressions per creative and 50K reach; drove acquisition through 10 influencers, 3 mom communities, hospital and preschool activations, and 4 society stalls\. • Brand Visibility: Scaled social media to 400K profile views in 14 days through content\-led distribution\. • Fundraising: Pitched to 10 VCs and secured a ₹50,000 grant from Mesa School of Business\.

Chief of Staff at AXIS FORMING TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED, Sep 2022 \- Aug 2025 · 3 yrs, Manufacturing and supplying metal forming tooling\. • SOP Standardization: Authored and implemented 20 cross\-functional SOPs covering production, quality checks, and dispatch; reducing process errors by 20% and improving onboarding consistency across teams\. • Customer Re\-engagement: Designed a dormant\-account outreach program that re\-engaged 5% of inactive customers and supported 20% YoY sales growth\. • P&L Ownership: Managed end\-to\-end P&L of ₹3 Cr for the pharmaceutical division, overseeing revenue planning, cost control, and margin delivery\. • KPI Tracking System: Designed and deployed a daily work management system for production output, downtime, and team performance; reducing reporting lag by 10%\. • 5S & Waste Reduction: Led a company\-wide 5S rollout improving operational efficiency by 10% and reducing shop\-floor waste by 2%\. • Kaizen Events: Led Kaizen events to reduce production cycle times and embed a culture of bottom\-up problem solving\. • ERP Implementation \(Odoo\): Led end\-to\-end deployment across procurement, inventory, and invoicing modules; reducing manual data entry by 40%, improving order processing speed by 30%, and enabling real\-time visibility\.

Market Research Consultant at The Impact Engine, Aug 2020 \- Nov 2020 · 4 mos, • Designed a comprehensive framework for competitor analysis evaluating over 15 companies\. • Developed targeted customer segmentation strategies to enhance product alignment with market needs\. • Engineered a robust product planning cycle to streamline development processes and ensure strategic alignment with business objectives\.

## Education

PGP in Startup Leadership, Startup Leadership, Mesa School of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration \- BBA, International Business, MIT World Peace University

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