Internet entrepreneur, product marketing professional, tech blogger
Delhi Area, India
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- Co-founder at SlideShare, the world's largest community for sharing presentations on the web
- Editor at Webyantra, one of the most widely read blog about Indian Web 2.0
- India Head at Uzanto, the product startup behind SlideShare
- Past
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- National Key Accounts Manager at PepsiCo
- Area Business Manager at Asian Paints
- Engineer (BizDev) at Godrej & Boyce
- Education
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- MBA from Faculty of Mgmt. Studies (FMS)- Univ of Delhi
- Mechanical Engg from NIT/REC Jaipur
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Amit Ranjan’s Summary
Amit is an engineer turned marketer turned entrepreneur. He set up the Indian arm of a Silicon Valley tech startup in 2004. Since then, he has been involved in the complete life cycles of two cutting edge web products- one for the global consumer internet space, and the other for the enterprise online user research industry.
Amit is an instigator on the Indian tech startup scene. He writes a popular tech blog and is actively involved in organizing technology & innovation focused events in India. As somebody understands the Indian consumer internet space, he is frequently quoted in the online/print media and interviewed on television.
Previously he worked in the marketing/sales functions in the consumer goods industry.
Amit Ranjan’s Specialties:
Current
- exposure to complete life cycle (conceptualisation, design & development) of cutting-edge web products/services
- handling operations for a global scale, fast growing consumer internet webapp
- good understanding of the Indian consumer internet space- technology trends, consumer behavior, product strategy etc.
- original and incisive writing/commentary on technology focused businesses
Past
- significant exp. in product marketing, sales & bizdev in the consumer goods industry
Amit Ranjan’s Experience
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Co-founder
SlideShare, the world's largest community for sharing presentations on the web
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)
SlideShare (www.slideshare.net) is the world's first & largest website for the social sharing of presentations (ppt, pps, odp, pdf formats) on the web. It is popularly referred to as the "YouTube of PowerPoint" and went live in Oct'06.
Based out of New Delhi, Amit heads its development team and handles all aspects of its operations. -
Editor
Webyantra, one of the most widely read blog about Indian Web 2.0
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Internet industry)
June 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Webyantra (www.webyantra.net) is one of the most widely read Web 2.0 blog in India. It covers the noteworthy developments in this space- innovative web products & services, technology trends, entrepreneurship resources etc. It's readers include software & internet professionals, startup entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, print & electronic media folks, marketing professionals etc.
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India Head
Uzanto, the product startup behind SlideShare
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 2004 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Amit heads the Indian office of Uzanto (www.uzanto.com), a Silicon Valley based product startup. Uzanto has a strong background in user experience consulting & research firm and has launched two web products- SlideShare & MindCanvas.
MindCanvas (www.themindcanvas.com) - Launched in Nov'05, MindCanvas is a web based research solution for conducting online user research. It works as a mashup of online surveys & online games and is based on the principles of GEM (game like elicitation methods). It is used by web designers, GUI designers, interaction designers, information architects etc to collect design feedback from users while building web products & services.
SlideShare (www.slideshare.net) - Launched in Oct'06, this is the global Web 2.0 application for the social sharing of presentations. -
National Key Accounts Manager
PepsiCo
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)
April 2003 — April 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Handled the key accounts relationships for PepsiCo's snacks food division (Frito Lays) at the national level. This involved negotiating deals with key centralized customers like CSD, organised retail chains like Big Bazaar & Food World, high visibility accounts like Barista etc. Responsible for running product marketing promotions, handling in store branding & merchandise etc.
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Area Business Manager
Asian Paints
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)
April 1999 — March 2003 (4 years)
Handled business units for Asian Paints at various locations- Kanpur, Orissa, New Delhi & Lucknow. Complete responsibility for achieving sales & marketing objectives in the given units. Responsibilities included dealer network management, initiating demand generation activities, project/institutional sales, administering marketing campaigns etc. Also complete accountability for business processes like office administration, sales collections, transaction processing systems, godown & warehousing management etc.
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Engineer (BizDev)
Godrej & Boyce
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
April 1996 — June 1997 (1 year 3 months)
Worked as a Sales/BizDev Engineer with Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company based out of New Delhi. This was with the Material Handling & Equipments Division of Godrej, which deals in material handling & automation machinery- forklift trucks, palletized carriers, container handlers, specialized lifting cranes etc.
Amit Ranjan’s Education
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MBA from Faculty of Mgmt. Studies (FMS)- Univ of Delhi
MBA, Marketing, 1997 — 1999
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Mechanical Engg from NIT/REC Jaipur
BE, Mechanical Engg., 1991 — 1996
Additional Information
Amit Ranjan’s Websites:
Amit Ranjan’s Interests:
Amit has been an instigator on the Indian tech startup scene. He played a lead role in kick-starting the cult of technology 'unconferences' called BarCamps (www.barcamp.org) by organising India & Asia's first such event in New Delhi in March'06. BarCamps have since gone on to become quite a rage; almost 15 such events have been organised across various Indian cities and they are perceived as a rallying force in stimulating grassroots level tech entrepreneurship in India. Amit is part of the organising team of Proto.in (www.proto.in), the biannual event that showcases innovative tech startups in India. As somebody who has a good understanding on the consumer internet space in India, Amit is frequently quoted in the print & online media and interviewed on national television. He has previously done podcasting for Podtech.net (a Silicon Valley based podcasting website) where he interviewed CEOs (and other movers & shakers) in the Indian internet industry.
Amit Ranjan’s Groups:
TiE Delhi Chapter, DelhiBarCamp, Proto.in, MoMoDelhi
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Mobile Monday Delhi member
Amit Ranjan’s Contact Settings
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