Tanishk Sharma

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 its first week
• Localised and expanded to AUS, NZ, and UK with a coordinated 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 0 → 10M user growth in 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 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%; DTC store generating ₹5L/month
• Consulted across product, UX, and engineering for 10+ clients

AR platform for location-based hyperlocal services.

• Presented to the Thiel Fellowship in 2015; placed top 8 internationally
• Engaged several investors through the evaluation process

Left formal education early to pursue entrepreneurship and product building. Everything since has been learned by shipping — across AI, consumer internet, fintech, drone tech, and Web3.