Work

Self-directed · Dubai, UAE

Between roles by design — building AI-native products, sharpening the AI PM stack, and investing in what's coming.

• → Shipped pavan.blog digital clone using Anthropic Claude API — system prompt design, knowledge base architecture, SSE streaming on Vercel
• → Running live systematic crypto trading systems across 8 ports on Binance futures — Python, Flask, VPS infrastructure
• → Deepening AI PM stack: LLM evals, RAG, responsible AI, prompt engineering, LLM product development
• → Angel portfolio: xAI, GrowthX, WorldMobile, Worldcoin

Real Estate · Portfolio Management · Dubai

Co-invested and built from 0 → AED 2M revenue in 18 months.

• → Invested in the company and led the full operation from scratch — founder-operator model, not a hired role
• → Deployed AI workflows (Claude, marketing automation) to scale buyer/seller outreach and admin — replaced manual ops and grew without adding headcount
• → Led investment strategy, portfolio advisory, and brokerage for UAE real estate assets across global markets
• → Owned PnL of the core business vertical — drove the revenue growth from zero to AED 2M

Hyperlocal · B2C · Kuwait

MAU 3× (7K → 25K), revenue 2.8× in 18 months.

• → Led OKR strategy — roadmap focused on acquisition, retention, engagement, and revenue growth
• → Improved activation loops by 40% in 8 months via journey mapping, onboarding, and ARIA framework
• → Shipped LLM/ML recommendation engine (Google Vertex AI) — defined evals, iterated on model outputs, +15% activations, +1.3× engagement
• → Identified SOM of 500K users, developed two core personas for "Buy Anything" and "Pick Up Anything"
• → Cross-functional leadership: UI/UX, Engineering, Marketing, Customer Support, Finance, Legal

Insurtech · B2B · India

2.5× website traffic, +30% product leads in 4 months.

• → Pioneered product-led website initiative — improved lead generation by 20% in 4 months
• → Built LinkedIn ABM campaigns that amplified product leads by 30%
• → Automated sales funnel and refined outreach — reduced response times by 25%
• → Achieved 80% OKRs for two consecutive quarters through growth experiments and process improvements

Enterprise Web Agency · Remote

+30% template discovery for 100K+ installs in 3 months.

• → Optimized Google Web Stories plugin using competitive search strategies
• → SEO consulting for HCL — measurable improvements in search visibility within 3 months
• → Upgraded digital web practices for enterprise clients — ensured effective crawling and indexing

Founder · Remote

5× growth for PriceLabs. 300K users across 6 content platforms.

• → Drove 5× growth for PriceLabs (vacation rental AI SaaS) over 16 months — 7 → 150+ people
• → Grew property listings 240% (50K → 170K) for a real estate client
• → Built content websites with affiliate marketing — 300K users across 6 platforms
• → Sold 2 content websites within a year at premium valuations

Pune, India

Business strategy, market analysis, and revenue growth.

• → Developed and executed business strategies including sales and business planning
• → Identified new opportunities and drove revenue through market analysis
• → Led business analysis to streamline operations and improve performance