Balu Murthy

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Co-founder & COO at Cobalt Cloud · HR software · SaaS, HR tech

Cobalt Cloud
Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
6+ years experience
Christ University
English, Hindi, Tamil
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Overview

Founder of Cobalt Cloud (HR software). 7 years of building before that. Signed 39 paying customers, 25 of them enterprises. Grew the team to 56 people across 3 countries.

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Looking for a commercial co-founder for event ticketing for landlords

The idea
Event ticketing for landlords
Stage
Customer interviews
I bring
12 years in HR software
Looking for
Operator who has scaled a team
Commitment
Full-time now
Location
Chennai or remote

I bring 7 years of HR software (currently Cobalt Cloud). Ideally you've sold to enterprises. Pre-product, some customer interviews done.

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Looking for account executives to join Cobalt Cloud early - HR software

Role
Account executive
Level
Mid
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
₹18-90 LPA
Team
Founding team, 3 people
Start
Within a month
Must have
A record of closing B2B deals Experience selling to the buyers we sell to Clear written communication
Process
Two interviews and a paid trial day

Comp ₹23-77 LPA. Four conversations, no take-home. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Co-founder & COO
    Jan 2022 - Present
    Cobalt Cloud · 4 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
    • Took Cobalt Cloud from zero to $7 million ARR.
    • Previously built and sold a small HR software company.
    • Signed 339 paying customers, 9 of them enterprises.
  2. Consultant
    May 2020 - Oct 2021
    Uber · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
    • Led a cost programme that saved a client $77 million.

Projects

Conference talk: lessons from company
2022

What went wrong and what worked while scaling HR software.

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Education

  1. Christ University
    BBA, Engineering
    2015 - 2019

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