ANSHUL SHARMA

Particle41 is an organization that works with startups and established organizations, providing expertise in tech solutions.

Projects:

Forte | Product Manager and Software Lead (Dec 2020 - Current)

Forte is a bi-directional marketplace that enables music teachers to connect with students, schedule and manage lessons, and facilitates users to take high-quality music lessons.

• Spearheaded product discovery phase at Forte, working closely with users through community calls, Hubspot for feedback, and issue reporting tools, resulting in valuable insights into user pain points and feature ideas.
• Utilized strategic 2X2 matrix based on cost and value to prioritize feature development and enhancements, ensuring data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Conducted competitor analysis to identify opportunities for differentiation and improvement, closely monitoring competitors like Zoom, Teams, and Skype.
• Led usability testing, A/B testing, and user research initiatives to ensure intuitive and user-friendly product features, resulting in enhanced user experience.
• Collaborated seamlessly with the engineering team as team lead, ensuring successful execution of product roadmap by following Agile methodologies and JIRA.
• Tracked key performance indicators (KPIs) such as daily hours used, time spent per session, and new signups to measure the success of new product features, iterating and improving product based on data insights.
• Worked closely with marketing team to develop go-to-market strategies, soft releases, and beta testing plans, aligning product and marketing efforts for successful launches.
• Leveraged customer feedback and insights to drive continuous product iterations and improvements, implementing features such as multi-camera angle, video inversion, and echo cancellation based on user feedback.
• Contributed to pricing and packaging initiatives, exploring revenue streams through affiliation programs, marketplaces, and pay-per-use models.
• Effectively defined and communicated the product's value proposition to both internal teams and external stakeholders, emphasizing Forte's unique positioning in market.
• Ensured product development process adhered to timelines and budgets while maintaining high-quality deliverables through Agile practices, JIRA, and data-driven decision-making.
  

Grammy Awards | Software Engineer (Aug 2020 - Dec 2020)

• Collaborated with design team to revamp the Grammy website, improving performance by 30% and reducing critical crashes by 100%.

Circle Media - Grand Ole Opry | Software Engineer (Sep 2019 - Aug 2020)

• Led development of live-streaming module for online music festivals, enabling the company to pivot rapidly during COVID-19 pandemic.

• Overhauled the process of extracting and analyzing data using Python from 40,000 Bosch systems globally.