About
I am currently a graduate student studying Information Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. As a graduate student, I have the unique opportunity to work on exciting projects and contribute to the university's entrepreneurship and research communities as a VC Associate at Big Red Ventures and a Research Assistant in the Virtual Embodiment Lab.
With over 7 years of experience in product management and design, I have developed a strong track record of success in building innovative products across Fintech, AI/ML, Voice, and web3. I have successfully launched 5+ apps to 100M users in emerging markets, and am known for my ability to lead with deep user empathy, first principles, and servant leadership. My teammates have appreciated my skills for strong empathy, intuition, & action-orientation through consensus-building, communicating, and influencing.
I've had the privilege of working with early-stage founders in a variety of industries, including FinTech, Web3, and the Creator Economy. I have helped these founders conceptualize Go-To-Market strategies for their MVPs and create short-term product roadmaps that have supported their fundraising efforts.
In addition to my professional pursuits, I have a passion for promoting STEM education and entrepreneurship among young people. I have been fortunate to work with organizations like Pratham, CoderDojo, and MIT LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program to share my knowledge and experience with the next generation.
Thank you for visiting my profile. Please feel free to view my website (www.eshaankaul.com), resumé, or contact me for more information. I would be happy to discuss my experience and expertise further with you.
Speaking
Awards
PICT’s Annual Fine Art & Photography Exhibition
Work Experience
• Worked with early-stage founders across FinTech, Web3,
and Creator Economy on Product Management and Design to conceptualize the Go-To-Market Strategy for MVP and create short/mid-term product roadmap
• Interfaced with engineering, marketing and sales teams to establish SOPs to achieve on-time releases for fundraising efforts
• Concluded a research summarizing India's online assessment tools landscape
• Designed instructional strategy for 300+ students to teach computational thinking using Scratch, for a pilot program with Raspberry Pi Foundation
Fintech & Payments
• Spearheaded the launch of Co-branded Credit Card program, which observed issuance of 500,000+ cards in first 6 months
• Took ownership of product design for Consumer Finance products - Pay Later, Advanz EMIs & Advanz App, scaled Pay Later to 1 M+ approved users, and increased its checkout adoption from 7% to 18%
• Evangelized product vision in road shows. Prioritized Product Roadmap with PMs, aligning the product vision with the customer needs. Researched market opportunity and defined customer segmentation and value proposition, as well as marketing and sales content.
Voice Conversational Assistant
• Led the VUI design for voice & conversational AI constructs (Voice Search, Flippi, Grocery Assistant & Support Chatbot). Increased Voice Search adoption rate from 29% to 38% in 6 months and decreased bounce rates in Grocery Assistant from 60% to 55%
• Designed a conversational Decision Assistant Chatbot & revamped the Support Chatbot
• Designed Jarvis, a platform that facilitates data annotations, monitors workforce and manages projects; which reduced project setup time by ~25%
• Worked with engineering to build a design system - Pixel, which increased designers’ throughput by ~33% and scaled the coverage of the design system to 3 products
• Revamped brand identity & WorkSpace; the revamped launch onboarded 3 clients and 100+ independent professionals on WorkSpace
• Established a knowledge brand of 1THING - Monochrome and grew the size of community to 3,000+ active members
• Revamped the consumer app during which the user base grew to 30,000+ users
• Designed Brisky Business analytics mobile app which grew to 60 paying clients
Front-End Project Intern
• Designed & developed a web-based business analytics dashboard to predict trends and end-user behavior
Volunteering
Teaching volunteer at a DSS supported site in Kondhva, Pune.
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