Pranav Divakar - Guerrilla Marketer & Growth Hacker

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Pranav Divakar

Entrepreneur

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

Hello, I'm a passionate Entrepreneur & a DO'er from Bangalore, India. I hold a degree of Business Management in Human Resource Management from Bangalore University.

I'm currently building multiple side-projects. Help Startups with Growth hacking and experiment with new ideas. I am currently working on a Snapchat Channel called StartupJourney, Where each day a Founder, a Investor or a Startup takesover the Snapchat account & share their Success and Failure stories in the Startup World. They also share tips & hacks for building a Startup.
Also check out Funded Pitch Decks for a curated list of funded pitch decks

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Entrepreneurial Mindset

Give me anything and everything, If I feel I own it, I won't sleep until it gets done.

Strategy

Strategic Planning is something I love to do, ALWAYS. Doing things differently gives me a high.

Execution

It’s not done, Until it ships! The feeling of a greatly executed plan gives me more happiness than anything else.

My Experience

My Skills

96

Execution

It's not done, Until it ships.

70

Digital Marketing

The Story is what's going to get people excited

75

Growth Hacking

Experiment driven marketing.

85

Operations

Long Days and Pleasant Nights.

75

Hustling

The thrill in moving things at break neck speeds.

90

Smart Work

We don't get paid for Hard Work, We get paid for Smart Thinking.

  • Creative 90%
  • Leadership 95%
  • Communication 90%
  • Tennis 95%
  • Team Sports 99%
  • Networking 60%

I am available for Freelance

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My Resume

  • Present

  • StartupJourney

    Chief Hustler

    Cooking food, cleaning vessles, washing clothes, mopping floors! Anything & Everything from Conceptualisation to Execution! Snapchat is the new TV!

    JULY 2016 to Present

  • Vaultedge

    Chief Marketer

    Helped in the launch of the product on ProductHunt, responsibe for gaining 900+ upvotes & 130+ comments. Currently work on Customer Rentention.

    SEP 2016 to Present

  • INK talks

    Youth Programs Manager

    Everything related to planning & execution of Youth Centric Programs at INK. One of the always happy places :)

    SEP 2014 to JAN 2016

  • Start-up Leadership

    Fellow

    Selected among the top 25 over hundreds of Entrepreneurs of Bangalore. An interactive 6 month program, where learning is exclusively through co-fellows and experienced Entrepreneurs of the Industry.

    SEP 2014 to MAY 2016

  • Spoonful

    Co-Founder - Business Head

    We are building an automatic assistive feeder for disabled with limited motor functions. We are developing methods to provide assistive technology at affordable cost. I look after the various fund-raising and partnership with NGO’s and other Government agencies.

    JUNE 2014 to Present

  • TEDx [email protected]

    Head of Marketing & Strategic Planning

    As the name suggests, We organised a TEDx event exclusively for the Youth of Bangalore. We brought in exceptional speakers who have done some awesome stuff while in their teenage. I primarily took care of Strategic Partnerships and Marketing for the event targeting the young college crowd of Bangalore.

    JUNE 2014 to DEC 2014
  • Education

  • Bachelor of Business Management

    Acharya Institutes

    I specialised in Human Resource Management, During my final year, I did a project on the perception of a students during a 4 year course .

    2011 - 2014

  • MIT - Global Start-up Labs

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    A 6 week long program with some of the best entrepreneurial students from across India. With an acceptance rate less than 5%. The Program consisted of rigorous hands-on training in building a start-up from scratch.

    2014

My Testimonials

What my Recommender's Say

"Dynamic, Diligent and one who is bursting with ideas, defines Pranav. I have known Pranav professionally for more than a year now and he has always believed in suggesting new innovative ideas specially in outreach and digital media strategies. He can work independently and is able to follow through to ensure the job gets done and is an excellent asset to my team. Pranav is also quick enough to volunteer to assist in any other company operations, as well. It was a pleasure working with him "

Swetha Suresh

Program Manager @INK talks

"It's a great pleasure to work with Pranav, he brings great value to the team which he is working with. An efficient manager and humble gentleman to be with."."

Nischay C

Co-Founder @Party Mantra

"Pranav sports an outgoing personality, and keeps a high morale in the team. He is well suited for customer/client facing initiatives."

Nishith Rastogi

CEO @RideSafe

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My FunFacts

  1. Tennis

    I have represented India in Junior International Tournaments & represented Karnataka in more than 100 national level tournaments.Its the most passionate sport I have ever played.

  2. Basket Ball

    Played Basket Ball at state level meets in school & was awarded the Best Player twice. I was also the Captain of the "Yellow" House, where we won most sporting events in school & was the best performing Sports House.

  3. Karate

    I have learnt Karate for more than 8 years and now being a Black Belt, I indeed have broken some bones ;).

  4. Break Dance

    Love to dance with a group. I have learnt Break Dance all the while during my formative years. I thoroughly enjoyed dancing and have won a few accolades.

  5. Dog Lover

    I live with a Saint Bernard, which is the laziest yet the most adorable pet in the world! The love it shows is incomparable to anything else in life.

Get in touch

#275, Achit Nagar, Hessarghatta Main Road
Bangalore, India

+91 990-1111-896
+91 88841-88846

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