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    Ganesh Balakrishnan

    Ganesh Balakrishnan

    Co-founder of Flatheads shoes. IITB & IIMB alumnus. Founded Momoe (mobile payments app). P&L leadership at ShopClues. Interested in Startups, E-commerce, D2C.

    Bengaluru Pennsylvania State Un...
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    Experience
    Flatheads
    Flatheads
    Founder, Co-founder and CBO 2018 - Present (almost 8 years)
    Launching a brand of all-day dress sneakers with style and comfort USP, and aspirational brand positioning.
    • Co-created the business vision, analysed the market and competition,... more detailed out the business plan and financial model
    • Conducted consumer research to identify key pain points and buying behaviours
    • Defined the brand positioning, outlined marketing plan and detailed out early traction approach
    • Leading fundraising efforts through angels and VCs
    Shopclues.com
    Shopclues.com
    VP Merchant Marketing and Services 2016 - 2018 (almost 2 years)
    (Clues Network Pvt. Ltd.) Built merchant-side organization from scratch, leading merchant marketing and products & services P&L * Part of leadership team reporting... more to CBO, responsible for merchant ecosystem of 5 lakh+ merchants on the marketplace * Created and managed P&L of products and services for merchants with $4M annual topline & 50% net margin in 6 months * Setup & led merchant marketing organization ran acquisition & engagement programs to improve merchant lifetime value by 3x
    Momoe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (acquired)
    Momoe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (acquired)
    Founder, CMO 2014 - 2016 (about 2 years)
    Launched mobile app Momoe, which enables mobile payments when you eat out, shop and commute * Co-created the vision, mission and business strategy Led consumer and merchant... more marketing, analytics and finance functions * Created a network of 4000 merchants in Bangalore and Pune (10x growth in 6 months, 98% retention rate) processing 25,000 transactions a month (8x growth in 6 months, 80% repeat rate) in restaurants, retail stores and toll roads * Raised $1.2M from IDG Ventures, Jungle Ventures
    Momoe Technologies
    Momoe Technologies
    Founder
    Winkl | A Good Creator Co.
    Winkl | A Good Creator Co.
    Advisor
    Windsleeve Technologies
    Windsleeve Technologies
    Founder, Co-founder 2013 - 2014 (about 1 year)
    Launched mobile app Shopera, which creates intelligent shopping lists and aids location-based supermarket discovery * Co-created the vision, mission, business strategy Detailed... more out customer value proposition, business plan and product requirements Led customer acquisition and monetization initiatives after app launch Launched retail audit app Storescore, that automates standard operating procedure audits in a retail store
    Honeywell International
    Honeywell International
    Director, Strategy and Business Development 2011 - 2013 (about 2 years)
    Corporate Strategy: Built 5 year strategic plan for Honeywell India business growth * Detailed India macro-economic scenario and established business imperatives for profitable... more growth in a slowing economy * Identified key accounts for 3 year horizon based on opportunity size, penetration and profitability Business Development: Built detailed business case for proposed JV market entry into residential security * Worked with JV partner to build business model for a $155M opportunity over 5 years
    Ingersoll-Rand Company (USA India)
    Ingersoll-Rand Company (USA India)
    Team Leader 2001 - 2006 (about 5 years)
    Setup engineering support effort for Climate Control BU, implemented integrated cold chain for fresh produce * Led recruitment, business development, quality implementation... more and application engineering for captive engineering center Selected to IR USA Leadership Development Program, a fast track early career growth plan for potential leaders * Three diverse 1 year-long assignments in program management, technology transfer, new product development and R&D
    Founder
    Momoe Technologies, Windsleeve Technologies, Momoe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (acquired), Flatheads
    Employee
    Shopclues.com, Honeywell International, Ingersoll-Rand Company (USA India)
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Winkl | A Good Creator Co.
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Flatheads Shoes
    Casual dress sneakers for the young urban Indian workforce
    Flatheads - Maker's of India's first bamboo fibre sneakers
    Saurabh KT
    utkarsh biradar
    With utkarsh biradar, Saurabh KT
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Co-founded and grew fintech startup Momoe and successfully exited to ShopClues.com, an e-commerce unicorn.

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    Skills
    Business Development Business Plan Due Diligence Global Experience Integrity Leadership Management Marketing Management P&L Private Equity Product Development Program Management Retail Marketing Startup Founder E-Commerce Consumer Behavior Brand Development
    Locations
    Bengaluru
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