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12 Sep 2016, 03:58
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Hi,
Please evaluate my profile
Target Schools - ISB, ESADE , Haas, Anderson
Work Ex - ~4yrs at Matriculation
GMAT - 700(Q46/V40)
Class X - 95.8%
Class XII - 90.4%
College GPA - 8.43/10 (From SASTRA University)
Experience:
1. Worked At Ashok Leyland (India's Second largest Truck Manufacturing company) for 6 months
2. Worked at ZipDial (a mobile marketing tech startup that was acquired by Twitter) for 1.5 years
3. Started a Music Tech Startup of my own - got covered by forbes, NDTV, NextBigWhat, LifeHacker and more. - worked for 1.5 years on this.I bootstrapped for around 7-8 months after which I raised some money from 2 angel investors. We grew the startup to reach to 20,000 MAU's . I was directly involved in conceptualizing and managing the Product Management, Marketing, Growth and PR. I took initiatives to on board emerging artists onto the platform to help popularize their content.This resulted in a direct increase of over 3000 MAU's We were also one of the top 10 products from India on ProductHunt . I also took the initiative to network with influencers from the Music Industry and got the Director of Engg of Spotify on board as an advisor. Apart from all this, my efforts to improve the product resulted in increase of retention from 3.1% to ~9%.However, owing to the lack of further funding and problems of raising VC funding for a music startup in India, we had to shut down.
4. Currently working at IMI Mobile - a British-Indian MNC - as a Business Analyst.
Professional Achievements:
1. My startup was one of the top 10 products on producthunt from India
2. My work got covered by many international and national magazines as mentioned
3. Got a client appreciation spot award at ZipDial.
4. Led a large Cross functional team at ZipDial and then at Twitter . Managed the company's biggest accounts(Unilever and GSK).
Extra-Curriculars:
1. Played Table Tennis for my state at Under-15 level
2. Played guitar at college level and participated at many competitions all over India. Also played various gigs at Pubs/hotels
3. Volunteered for an NGO to spread awareness on water conservation in drought affected regions in my state.
Post MBA Goals - Product Management role in a tech products firm.
Long Term Goal- To delve into entrepreneurship once more
Please let me know if ISB is achievable - it's my primary school of focus
recommendations - Director of Engg at Spotify (Advisor at my startup), Director or Client Partnerships at ZipDial (whom I reported to) & Director of Products at Twitter (whom I reported to).
Please evaluate my profile
Target Schools - ISB, ESADE , Haas, Anderson
Work Ex - ~4yrs at Matriculation
GMAT - 700(Q46/V40)
Class X - 95.8%
Class XII - 90.4%
College GPA - 8.43/10 (From SASTRA University)
Experience:
1. Worked At Ashok Leyland (India's Second largest Truck Manufacturing company) for 6 months
2. Worked at ZipDial (a mobile marketing tech startup that was acquired by Twitter) for 1.5 years
3. Started a Music Tech Startup of my own - got covered by forbes, NDTV, NextBigWhat, LifeHacker and more. - worked for 1.5 years on this.I bootstrapped for around 7-8 months after which I raised some money from 2 angel investors. We grew the startup to reach to 20,000 MAU's . I was directly involved in conceptualizing and managing the Product Management, Marketing, Growth and PR. I took initiatives to on board emerging artists onto the platform to help popularize their content.This resulted in a direct increase of over 3000 MAU's We were also one of the top 10 products from India on ProductHunt . I also took the initiative to network with influencers from the Music Industry and got the Director of Engg of Spotify on board as an advisor. Apart from all this, my efforts to improve the product resulted in increase of retention from 3.1% to ~9%.However, owing to the lack of further funding and problems of raising VC funding for a music startup in India, we had to shut down.
4. Currently working at IMI Mobile - a British-Indian MNC - as a Business Analyst.
Professional Achievements:
1. My startup was one of the top 10 products on producthunt from India
2. My work got covered by many international and national magazines as mentioned
3. Got a client appreciation spot award at ZipDial.
4. Led a large Cross functional team at ZipDial and then at Twitter . Managed the company's biggest accounts(Unilever and GSK).
Extra-Curriculars:
1. Played Table Tennis for my state at Under-15 level
2. Played guitar at college level and participated at many competitions all over India. Also played various gigs at Pubs/hotels
3. Volunteered for an NGO to spread awareness on water conservation in drought affected regions in my state.
Post MBA Goals - Product Management role in a tech products firm.
Long Term Goal- To delve into entrepreneurship once more
Please let me know if ISB is achievable - it's my primary school of focus
recommendations - Director of Engg at Spotify (Advisor at my startup), Director or Client Partnerships at ZipDial (whom I reported to) & Director of Products at Twitter (whom I reported to).
12 Sep 2016, 12:57
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vsaketram
Hi,
Hi vsaketram, thanks for reaching out. Will answer below in blue.
Please evaluate my profile
Target Schools - ISB, ESADE , Haas, AndersonJust from general GMAT and work- I would say ESADE is the strongest bet. The 700 GMAT may not get you that far at Haas and Anderson- but if you present a compelling package in all other areas - it is not totally out of the question.
Work Ex - ~4yrs at Matriculation
GMAT - 700(Q46/V40)
Class X - 95.8%
Class XII - 90.4%
College GPA - 8.43/10 (From SASTRA University)
Experience:
1. Worked At Ashok Leyland (India's Second largest Truck Manufacturing company) for 6 months
2. Worked at ZipDial (a mobile marketing tech startup that was acquired by Twitter) for 1.5 years
3. Started a Music Tech Startup of my own - got covered by forbes, NDTV, NextBigWhat, LifeHacker and more. - worked for 1.5 years on this.I bootstrapped for around 7-8 months after which I raised some money from 2 angel investors. We grew the startup to reach to 20,000 MAU's . I was directly involved in conceptualizing and managing the Product Management, Marketing, Growth and PR. I took initiatives to on board emerging artists onto the platform to help popularize their content.This resulted in a direct increase of over 3000 MAU's We were also one of the top 10 products from India on ProductHunt . I also took the initiative to network with influencers from the Music Industry and got the Director of Engg of Spotify on board as an advisor. Apart from all this, my efforts to improve the product resulted in increase of retention from 3.1% to ~9%.However, owing to the lack of further funding and problems of raising VC funding for a music startup in India, we had to shut down.
4. Currently working at IMI Mobile - a British-Indian MNC - as a Business Analyst.
Professional Achievements:
1. My startup was one of the top 10 products on producthunt from India
2. My work got covered by many international and national magazines as mentioned
3. Got a client appreciation spot award at ZipDial.
4. Led a large Cross functional team at ZipDial and then at Twitter . Managed the company's biggest accounts(Unilever and GSK).
Extra-Curriculars:
1. Played Table Tennis for my state at Under-15 level
2. Played guitar at college level and participated at many competitions all over India. Also played various gigs at Pubs/hotels
3. Volunteered for an NGO to spread awareness on water conservation in drought affected regions in my state.
Post MBA Goals - Product Management role in a tech products firm.
Long Term Goal- To delve into entrepreneurship once more
Please let me know if ISB is achievable - it's my primary school of focus I think it could be achievable- again the admissions decision rides on many factors including how you present yourself to the school- but from what I see here I don't think there is any reason why you could not be successful.
recommendations - Director of Engg at Spotify (Advisor at my startup), Director or Client Partnerships at ZipDial (whom I reported to) & Director of Products at Twitter (whom I reported to).
Your marketing and startup experience could be a way to stand out. I would also consider US schools like Wisconsin because of strong marketing programs there and for a stretch I'd also look at Kellogg. I might also look at Cornell Johnson and maybe even McCombs for other schools in US.Hi vsaketram, thanks for reaching out. Will answer below in blue.
Please evaluate my profile
Target Schools - ISB, ESADE , Haas, AndersonJust from general GMAT and work- I would say ESADE is the strongest bet. The 700 GMAT may not get you that far at Haas and Anderson- but if you present a compelling package in all other areas - it is not totally out of the question.
Work Ex - ~4yrs at Matriculation
GMAT - 700(Q46/V40)
Class X - 95.8%
Class XII - 90.4%
College GPA - 8.43/10 (From SASTRA University)
Experience:
1. Worked At Ashok Leyland (India's Second largest Truck Manufacturing company) for 6 months
2. Worked at ZipDial (a mobile marketing tech startup that was acquired by Twitter) for 1.5 years
3. Started a Music Tech Startup of my own - got covered by forbes, NDTV, NextBigWhat, LifeHacker and more. - worked for 1.5 years on this.I bootstrapped for around 7-8 months after which I raised some money from 2 angel investors. We grew the startup to reach to 20,000 MAU's . I was directly involved in conceptualizing and managing the Product Management, Marketing, Growth and PR. I took initiatives to on board emerging artists onto the platform to help popularize their content.This resulted in a direct increase of over 3000 MAU's We were also one of the top 10 products from India on ProductHunt . I also took the initiative to network with influencers from the Music Industry and got the Director of Engg of Spotify on board as an advisor. Apart from all this, my efforts to improve the product resulted in increase of retention from 3.1% to ~9%.However, owing to the lack of further funding and problems of raising VC funding for a music startup in India, we had to shut down.
4. Currently working at IMI Mobile - a British-Indian MNC - as a Business Analyst.
Professional Achievements:
1. My startup was one of the top 10 products on producthunt from India
2. My work got covered by many international and national magazines as mentioned
3. Got a client appreciation spot award at ZipDial.
4. Led a large Cross functional team at ZipDial and then at Twitter . Managed the company's biggest accounts(Unilever and GSK).
Extra-Curriculars:
1. Played Table Tennis for my state at Under-15 level
2. Played guitar at college level and participated at many competitions all over India. Also played various gigs at Pubs/hotels
3. Volunteered for an NGO to spread awareness on water conservation in drought affected regions in my state.
Post MBA Goals - Product Management role in a tech products firm.
Long Term Goal- To delve into entrepreneurship once more
Please let me know if ISB is achievable - it's my primary school of focus I think it could be achievable- again the admissions decision rides on many factors including how you present yourself to the school- but from what I see here I don't think there is any reason why you could not be successful.
recommendations - Director of Engg at Spotify (Advisor at my startup), Director or Client Partnerships at ZipDial (whom I reported to) & Director of Products at Twitter (whom I reported to).
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