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    Krishnan Gopalan

    Krishnan Gopalan

    Technology & Business Development Executive - Entrepreneurial, Dynamic Leader Specializing in Operations, Engineering, & Product Management

    Chief Technology Officer Seattle Birla Institute of Te...
    carabiner.io
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    Experience
    2Morrow
    2Morrow
    Business Consultant 2016 (4 months)
    As a Business Consultant, provided CEO with critical, actionable feedback on funding pitches.
    – Helped company define strategy and develop investor responses by conducting... more
    Homeguruz
    Homeguruz
    Advisor 2014 - 2015 (9 months)
    Microsoft
    Microsoft
    Principal Program Manager 1990 - 2011 (over 21 years)
    Early Career with Microsoft Corporation in progressive roles including Software Design Engineer and Principal Program Manager Lead.
    ▪ Shipped 7 industry-first products... more
    Carabiner.IO
    Carabiner.IO
    Founder 2011 - Present (almost 15 years)
    Founded the company to deliver consulting services that accelerated startups into the growth phase. Notable projects include: Eventsfy, 2Morrow, Bevy360, Cartogram, Ravenna,... more
    Emsemble.com
    Emsemble.com
    CEO 2017 (5 months)
    Emsemble is an innovative SaaS platform is the WordPress for mobile apps. As CEO, Lead day-to-day operations, strategy, and product management of a startup whose groundbreaking... more
    Eventsfy.com
    Eventsfy.com
    CEO 2016 - 2017 (about 1 year)
    Served as CTO and CEO during entire project scope.
    Enabled raise of external funding by developing a business plan, a pitch deck, and financial model that took it to the... more
    Bevy360
    Bevy360
    COO 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)
    Assisted founders in product development and pursuit of investments, created and signed patent agreements, cultivated partnerships with hardware companies, and developed a... more
    Cartogram
    Cartogram
    COO 2014 - 2015 (about 1 year)
    As COO, performed product demonstrations for prospective clients, authored blog posts, directed co’s social media activity, coached CEO in best-practice presentation skills,... more
    Quantumverse
    Quantumverse
    CTO 2013 - 2014 (10 months)
    Oversaw product development and delivery, as well as made technical decisions on architecture and technologies. Assisted CEO with fundraising, including pitch deck development,... more
    Employee
    Quantumverse, Cartogram, Bevy360, Eventsfy.com, Emsemble.com, Carabiner.IO, Microsoft, 2Morrow
    Advisor
    Homeguruz
     
    Projects
    LifeDrip
    Automated Digital Marketing for Life Insurance Agents
    LifeDrip™ is the only turn-key, fully automated mobile marketing system built exclusively for the life insurance agent.
    William Holloway
    Josh Thoune
    David Licht
    Kerry Gilligan
    Sean Ruggiero
    With Sean Ruggiero, Kerry Gilligan, David Licht, Josh Thoune, William Holloway
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Shipped seven world class products
    3 granted Patents and 4 pending

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Web Technologies Application Development Software Architecture Web Development Product Management Business Development Social Media Strategy C-Suite leadership SaaS Strategic Partnerships SDLC Start-Up Developement Business Process Improvement Vendor Management Competitive Analysis Training and Mentoring Teams platform development REST APIs Web Standards Rapid UX/UI Prototyping Amazon Web Services Business Plan C# Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) Coding Consulting CSS Git Google Analytics HTML Jenkins Jira Management Market Research Marketing Management Messaging Microsoft ASP.NET Microsoft Excel Microsoft Windows Networking Node.js NodeJS PHP Presentation Skills Product Development Redis Reliability Research REST RFID Social Media Software Software Design Svn Trello Twitter Wordpress X++
     
    Q&A
    What's your favorite non-business book?

    Sapiens

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    Hiking Himalayas

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    Take risks

    What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

    Resin Painting

    Which founders or startups do you most admire?

    Bill Gates

    What's your super power?

    Sense of humor

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    Email

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    Forgive and Forget
    Clear the stack of worry often

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    Creating something new
    Praising other people

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    Computer Communications

    What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

    Quit Microsoft

    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    Power of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

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