Ankur Jain
Director, Product Management at WalmartLabs
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Industry
- Internet
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Ankur Jain's Overview
- Current
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- Director, Product Management at WalmartLabs
- Global eCommerce at Walmart
- Past
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- Director of Product Management at Kosmix
- Research Assistant at Stanford Technology Ventures Program
- Business Development Intern at Plaxo
- Software Engineer at Aricent
- Software Engineer at Hughes Software Systems
- Network Architect at MIT Media Lab (Asia)
- Member of Technical Staff at Institute for Infocom Research, Singapore
- Intern at ST Microelectronics, India
- Founder at Dulife.com, India
- International Summer Intern at Ericsson Eurolab, Germany
- Education
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- Stanford University
- Delhi Institute of Technology
- Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
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Ankur Jain's Summary
I am passionate about all things related to startups. I was lucky to be part of four companies which got acquired - Kosmix (by Walmart), Plaxo (by Comcast), Hughes Software Systems (by Flextronics) and Center for Wireless Communication (I2R). I have seen the full life cycle of a startup - from very early stages (pre-revenue) to product success to acquisition!
I have a simple mission - build products that delight the consumers and make profit for the company! I have built many award winning internet products which are currently being used by millions of users all over the world. Few examples of the products that I developed are: www.kosmix.com, www.tweetbeat.com, ecorner.stanford.edu, www.khelocricket.in, www.hotontwttr.com and www.indianumbers.com.
I have worked in five countries, three continents and with team members from 25 different countries. I can say 'hello' in 10 different languages! My favorite experience was in the jungles of Cambodia where I spent over a month to connect remote villages to the information highway. My work was covered by United Nations, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, BBC etc.
My blog: http://www.ankjain.com
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I am always up for an interesting conversation - please ping me at ankur.jain@alumni.stanford.edu if you want to meet up for coffee.
Specialties
Product Management, Web search, Business Development, Product Strategy, User Experience, Interaction Design, User Experience, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, Online Monetization, Search Advertising, Display Ads
Ankur Jain's Experience
Director, Product Management
WalmartLabs
April 2011 – Present (1 year 3 months)
* Joined Walmart Global eCommerce group as part of Kosmix.com acquisition (April 2011). Part of the Kosmix crew which started WalmartLabs
* Started an exciting eCommerce project which will significantly improve Walmart.com revenues/margins - Big Data, Visualization, Machine Learning, Relevance etc.
* Part of the initial team which set up India office of WalmartLabs - recruited the initial team, office infrastructure, HR policies, IT policies etc. The office was up and running in just four months. We are hiring! Some of the best talent in India have already joined us.
* Working on emerging markets eCommerce strategy for Walmart. Lots of interesting things in the pipeline!
Global eCommerce
Walmart
Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WMT; Retail industry
April 2011 – Present (1 year 3 months)
* Joined Walmart Global eCommerce as part of Kosmix.com acquisition (April 2011). Check out www.walmartlabs.com
Press coverage:
* Techcrunch - http://tcrn.ch/i5TC3y
* AllthingsD - http://bit.ly/yZAw3T
Director of Product Management
Kosmix
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry
July 2006 – April 2011 (4 years 10 months)
(Kosmix was acquired by Walmart.com - http://tcrn.ch/i5TC3y (Techcrunch))
Joined Kosmix at a very early stage and have done everything and anything that is required to make a startup successful - product management, business operations, engineering, recruiting, marketing, won sports tournaments and cleaned kitchen floors! Brief summary:
* Launched various successful products: social media (tweetbeat.com, feedup) and vertical search (autos, local, news, finance, jobs, music and many others)
* Grew the user base to ~255 million users/year and brought millions of dollars in revenues at a very high margins. Made my business unit profitable.
* Deep expertise in product management, user experience, metrics analysis, social media, user growth, monetization, and online marketing
Research Assistant
Stanford Technology Ventures Program
January 2005 – June 2006 (1 year 6 months)
* Implemented the new architecture of a video search engine (Educators Corner) that resulted in 300% increase in monthly page views and organic visitors from over 130 countries in less than a year
* Check out http://ecorner.stanford.edu if you are interested in entrepreneurship related videos.
Business Development Intern
Plaxo
Public Company; 51-200 employees; CMCSA; Internet industry
June 2005 – September 2005 (4 months)
* Managed three products, developed marketing strategies and interacted with partners for beta releases.
* Designed new business models to increase the number of premium signups
Software Engineer
Aricent
Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry
January 2004 – August 2004 (8 months)
* Designed an automated simulator that reduced the network protocol testing cycle time by 35%
* Analyzed various problem solving paradigms to increase the speed of software development
Software Engineer
Hughes Software Systems
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; HUGH; Telecommunications industry
January 2004 – August 2004 (8 months)
Network Architect
MIT Media Lab (Asia)
February 2003 – December 2003 (11 months)
* Designed the world's first Wi-Fi based network - 'DakNet' - a low cost system to provide internet services, email and tele-medicine to the villages
* Led the technical team to deploy DakNet network in Cambodia for America Assistance for Cambodia
Intern
ST Microelectronics, India
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; STM; Semiconductors industry
December 2001 – February 2002 (3 months)
Founder
Dulife.com, India
May 2000 – December 2001 (1 year 8 months)
* Bootstrapped a web portal for the students of Delhi University in the summer of 2000.
* Dulife.com got impressive reviews from thousands of users from all over the world.
* Responsible for all aspects - technology, design and marketing.
International Summer Intern
Ericsson Eurolab, Germany
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; ERIC; Telecommunications industry
June 2001 – August 2001 (3 months)
* Represented India in Ericsson’s International Summer Internship Program 2001. Only thirteen people were selected from all over the world
* Designed and implemented a Voice Mailbox Access Demonstrator over packet-switched bearer in GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) using Adaptive Multi-rate (AMR) coding
Ankur Jain's Education
Stanford University
Master of Science (M.S.), Entrepreneurship, Management, Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Finance
2004 – 2006
* Specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Finance
* Selected as Teaching Assistant to Dr. William Perry, US Secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton
* Awarded Research Assistantship by Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), an entrepreneurship center at Stanford University
* Winner of "MarkStrat Breakout Award" for excellence in a business and finance strategy competition
Activities and Societies: Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES), Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)
Delhi Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, Instrumentation & Controls
1998 – 2002
* Winner of Institute Silver Medal for the best Bachelor's thesis for research on mobile ad hoc networks
* Awarded Merit Scholarship for excellence in academic performance
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, Electronics, Instrumentation & Controls
1998 – 2002
* Winner of Institute Silver Medal for the best Bachelor's thesis for research on mobile ad hoc networks
* Awarded Merit Scholarship for excellence in academic performance
Ankur Jain's Additional Information
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Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES), Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)
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- Honors and Awards:
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* Organizer of the Stanford Business Plan Competition - 'Entrepreneur's Challenge' from 2004 to 2006
* Elected as officer in the Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students for two consecutive years
* Avid sports person and winner of various table tennis, soccer, carrom and badminton tournaments
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