Hi, I'm Tanishk!
An AI-native | with 10 years of startup experience — shipped to 35M users with $50M sales pipelines across Social media, E-commerce, and SaaS.
Open to advisory, consulting & full-time opportunities — let's talk
Experience
Leading AI and product strategy for a conversational robotics startup, scaling chatbots to 25M users.
- Shipped AI chatbots with 45% D30 retention; led 10-person team across product, engineering, and growth
- Pivoted to conversational toys platform, booking $1M revenue in first 2 months with a $50M active pipeline
- Secured $3M from a Google-backed fund; patent-pending technique cut AI inference costs 9× ($45 → $5/month per user)
Owned payments and patient experience products for a US dental practice management SaaS.
- Grew integrated POS offering 400% to $5M/month; new payment product processed $1M in volume in its first week
- Localised and expanded to AUS, NZ, and UK with a co-ordinated GTM strategy
- Cut employee onboarding from 6 weeks to 2 weeks by building a product knowledge base from scratch
First PM hire at a US B2B AI sales tool; introduced product culture and led the company's pivot to AI.
- Built the world's first GPT-3-powered sales intelligence tool using a private beta release
- Led company pivot from corporate gifting to AI platform, guiding all 30+ employees through the transition
- Drove 20% growth in the top subscription tier via a PLG referral program; maintained 97% sprint efficiency
Sole product contributor during Koo's explosive 0 → 10M user growth in just 6 months.
- Ran 20+ monthly experiments: +80% TSOA, +50% D2 retention, +100% D5 network size over 3 months
- Contributed as sole IC at senior engineer and lead designer level while simultaneously hiring both teams
- Built viral content and topic recommendation systems later copied by Twitter and Instagram
Founded a hyperlocal marketplace for Bengaluru SMBs, reaching 10K users and 200+ stores.
- Won Startup Karnataka ELEVATE Grant (2019), beating 1,000+ startups for a ₹50L cash grant
- Built cross-platform mobile apps solo; revamped vendor onboarding success rate from 3% to 28%
- Fulfilled 50+ daily orders during COVID lockdowns from a single locality
Co-founded India's first commercial helicopter taxi service between Electronic City and Bengaluru airport.
- Secured flight clearances from IAF, KIAL, DRDO, DGCA, and Yelahanka Air Force Base
- Signed 50 operational helipads; oversaw construction of 2 heliport lounges and ran daily commercial flights
- Company valued at $8M by investors; IIM-A Masterplan Startup Competition Winner 2018
Product and tech consultant for e-commerce, ERP, and Salesforce integrations across India and Europe.
- Completed EUR 50K of EU client projects before transitioning to full-time founder work
- Helped a sanitary-ware importer 2× sales and cut warehousing costs 80%; built DTC store generating ₹5L/month
- Consulted across product, UX, and engineering for 10+ clients
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Side Projects & Advisory
Mentoring an AI productivity startup for the education sector
Built the full business division; set up sales, marketing, and government/defence relations channels
Advised on GTM strategy and business planning for the prediction market platform
Co-founded a Web3 advisory firm in Dubai; 15+ clients including local banks and government organisations
Planned and built website and mobile app for a ticketing and event management platform
Planned and built a social media platform for Arsenal footballer Johan Djorou
Set up on-campus startup incubator; taught AI in Business and entrepreneurship for MBA students
Led a 5-person team from concept to launch across iOS, Android, and web in under 2 months
AR platform for location-based hyperlocal services — Thiel Fellowship Finalist, top 8 startups globally
Skills
Recognitions
- Start-up Karnataka: ELEVATE Grant Winner (2019)
- IIM-A Masterplan Startup Competition Winner (2018)
- IIT-M Elevate-X Startup Competition Winner (2016)
- Thiel Fellowship Finalist (2015)