Vasanth Achar

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Associate Product Manager at Mastercard · unit economics, two-sided networks

Mastercard
Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
1+ years experience
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
English, Hindi, Tamil
LearningOpen to work
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Overview

Associate Product Manager at Mastercard, focused on marketplaces. Ran 158 customer interviews before writing the first spec. Most at home with unit economics and trust & safety.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in marketplaces
  • Mentors who have done this before
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
Please don't message about
  • Crypto token projects
  • Feature requests for my employer's product

Travels often; replies within 48 hours

Skills
two-sided networkstrust & safetyB2B SaaSunit economicsmatching
LearningLearning something
closes in 3 months

Looking for feedback on my case study from someone in media

Goal
Build a portfolio project in marketplaces that I'd be proud to show.
Where I am now
Beginner
Ideal mentor
Someone who has worked in marketplaces for a few years
Cadence
Monthly
What I can offer back
Introductions in my college network

1 years in so far. Looking for honest feedback, once or twice a month.

Chennai, Indiamatchingtwo-sided networkstrust & safety
Open
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Looking for a Product Manager role where I own marketplace end to end

Target roles
Product Manager
Level
Senior
Industries
AI infrastructure, B2B SaaS
Work mode
Hybrid
Available
Immediately
Work authorization
Indian citizen, open to relocating
What I'm looking for
Early-stage company (seed) where marketplaces is core to the product.
Not interested in
Agencies and outsourcing firms

1 years in marketplaces. Strongest at unit economics and B2B SaaS. Can start in about six weeks.

Chennai, India · remote OKmatchingtwo-sided networksb2b saas
Open

Experience

  1. Associate Product Manager
    Oct 2025 - Present
    Mastercard · 1 yr · Full-time · Chennai, India
    • Ran 181 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
    • Grew marketplace revenue from $4 million to $28 million ARR.

Projects

Open-source two-sided networks toolkit
2025

A small library for marketplaces that 528 developers star on GitHub.

Write-up: marketplaces in practice
2025

A long-form guide to marketplaces for people starting out.

References

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Education

  1. St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
    B.A., Economics
    2021 - 2025

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