Abir Bhattacharyya

Current

Co-Founder at Stealth Mode startup

Past

Founder & CEO at YouSalary
Co-Founder at LayoffGossip
Co-Founder/Investor at Fasterflats

Co-Founder at Rentalanalytics.com
Recruiting Consultant at A+Talent (A-Talent.com)
Co-Founder/Investor at Fasterflats
Co-Founder at Impactrix
Co-Founder / Investor at ActivityNet
Analyst - Senior Analyst at Citibank Credit Cards

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Education

Brooklyn Poly, Cornell & NYU

Recommended

7 people have recommended Abir

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

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Abir Bhattacharyya’s Summary

Create Internet software that tons of people love

Create products that rock!

Abir Bhattacharyya’s Specialties:

Ruby on Rails. Data Analytics. Statistical Algorithms, Internet Software Architecture, Graphic Design, Front-End Design.

Abir Bhattacharyya’s Experience

Co-Founder

Stealth Mode startup

(Internet industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

This one is my dream. A masterpiece & it's gonna change today's uncertain world.
Founder & CEO

YouSalary

(Internet industry)

2008 — February 2009 (1 year )
Co-Founder

LayoffGossip

(Internet industry)

October 2008 — December 2008 (3 months)

Got a ton of users rapidly. But the world changed, and it didn't feel right to create a business around people's misery..that was all she wrote for this one.
Co-Founder/Investor

Fasterflats

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

2006 — 2008 (2 years )

Investing in and developing rental Infotools
Co-Founder

Rentalanalytics.com

(Internet industry)

2006 — 2008 (2 years )

Developing information and tools for the rental market
Recruiting Consultant

A+Talent (A-Talent.com)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2004 — 2007 (3 years )

Recruiting good people with Internet, analytic and technical skills for marketing, strategy, and technology positions across information based industries.
Co-Founder/Investor

Fasterflats

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

October 2005 — December 2005 (3 months)

New search aggregation and consumer data tool
Co-Founder

Impactrix

(Internet industry)

2002 — 2002 (less than a year)

Company was backed by University of Maryland and Department of defense (so can't really talk about it that much)

Fancy, schmansy agent technology platform yada yada yada

I did manage a small exit for myself here...
Co-Founder / Investor

ActivityNet

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

October 1999 — March 2001 (1 year 6 months)

Co-founder

Helped develop concept and business model for Internet-based Social Network

Obtained $1.22 million in equity financing and $50K in debt financing.

Headed sales efforts to generate initial revenues.

We may have been 4 years too early
Analyst - Senior Analyst

Citibank Credit Cards

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; C; Financial Services industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )

Created analytic based marketing and risk management models, statistical models, market research, customer acquisition, retention, and P&L management strategies and tactics for a $45-50 billion (at that time the largest) credit card customer base.

Abir Bhattacharyya’s Education

Brooklyn Poly, Cornell & NYU

Bachelors, Masters , Engineering, and Marketing , 1990 — 2000

Undergraduate : Brooklyn Polytechnic. Studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Graduate : Cornell University. Studied Operations Research Industrial Engineering and Electro-quantum Physics.

Business School : NYU Stern Business School. Studied Marketing and sleeping thru classes.

Activities and Societies:

Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society