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APUROOP KANDA
Product Manager
Hyderabad
Summary
A product enthusiast with 3 years of experience in building ed-tech startups and 1.5+ years experience as a business analyst building multiple user end and client applications used by 100k+ users generating 400 crores of revenue annually.
Skilled in Analysis, Prototyping, Team management & growth and driving the product from conception to launch along the lines of the product vision.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Business Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
Hyderabad
01.2021 - Current
- Working as a Business Analyst for SSST Project (Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi) at client location.
- My responsibilities include Meeting with the stakeholders,Gathering Requirements ,Analyzing the requirement scope, Writing Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Handling change requests, Coordinating with cross functional teams like UX, Development and QA to manage 10 + Applications used to serve 60K-100K people daily.
- Introduced features like Hundi (Anonymous Online Donation) which is estimated to bring 10 crores + revenue Annually.
Startup Founder
Placeprep Solutions Private Limited.
Hyderabad
09.2020 - Current
- Built an early stage ed-tech startup which offers courses for engineering students and recent graduates to crack tech company interviews : https://placeprep.com/
- Working with UX, Development ,Marketing and sales freelancers to develop the platform and building traction.
- Building placeprep community through various social media channels to add value to students and to build organic branding.
Co-Founder
Achiwer LLP
Mumbai
04.2019 - 10.2020
- Achiwer is an e-learning company which provides placement training to colleges and Individual students preparing for IT jobs.Achiwer also runs a mock interview platform Educas, which is available on play store.
- Looked after marketing and student operations .
- Received MOU's from prestigious institutes across India and trained 1000+ students.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Kakinada 07.2016 - 09.2020
Skills
Ideation
Research and market analysis
Strategic planning
Prioritization
Design Thinking
Marketing and advertising
Additional Information
- Developed websites and provided digital marketing services to various businesses.
- During covid-19, Started a NGO " Kakinada Covid Resources" with 300+ volunteers. Developed a website for accessing covid resources in our city. Received mentions from various celebrities from movie actors to cricketers.
- Provided mentorship for multiple early stage startups .
Interests
Solo travelling and Road trips
Timeline
Business Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2021 - Current
Startup Founder
Placeprep Solutions Private Limited.
09.2020 - Current
Co-Founder
Achiwer LLP
04.2019 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
07.2016 - 09.2020