Chirag Kulkarni

Overview

Based in Mumbai. I work on AI features at Crest Grid. Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 9 days to 3. Killed 7 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for. Most at home with user research and ML. Into vintage synthesizers.

Experience

1. Principal Product Manager

   Mar 2024 - Present
   Crest Grid · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Led or co-led 37 investments, 6 of them now at Series B or later.
   • Sit on 4 boards.
   • Backed 35 founders at pre-seed and seed.
2. Associate Product Manager

   Dec 2020 - Mar 2024
   Cognizant · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 17 days to 2.
   • Took AI products activation from 27% to 46% in three quarters.
3. Associate Product Manager

   Jul 2019 - Oct 2020
   Reliance Jio · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Ran 92 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
4. Associate Product Manager

   Apr 2018 - Jul 2019
   Myntra · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Ran 124 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
   • Launched the AI products product in 13 markets.
5. Senior Product Manager

   Nov 2016 - Jan 2018
   Infosys · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
   • Grew AI products revenue from $8 million to $49 million ARR.
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 10 days to 4.

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Education

1. IIT Bombay IDC

   M.Des, Business Administration
   2012 - 2014
2. NIT Surathkal

   B.Tech, Business Administration
   2008 - 2012