Paraj Mathur

Experience

Ulysses Diversified Holdings

Investing and Operations Analyst 2018 - Present (almost 8 years)

• Led end-to-end launch of Major League Rugby’s esports initiative, MLR Virtual, receiving over 1.2 million live streaming views, highest among major US sports leagues
• Developed... more

PwC

Summer Business Analyst 2017 (3 months)

● Analyzed client’s technological marketing processes to find optimal solutions
● Implemented SAP C4C system which increased client’s marketing ... more

Candela Partners

VC Associate 2018 (11 months)

• Developed custom deal flow management system, improving due diligence process efficiency by 40%
• Met 50+ founders, evaluated business, team, and market, and created... more

SimplyStow

Co-founder and Head of Product 2017 (7 months)

● Facilitated weekly design sprints and led team of software engineers from idea to prototype in 2 weeks
● Conducted alpha tests and customer... more

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Summer Business Analyst 2017 (2 months)

* Led creation of weekly training program for client super users, improving their usage rate by 20% * Implemented SAP Cloud for Customer CRM increasing client marketing ROI... more

Lancaster General Health

Student Consultant 2017 (about 1 month)

* Developed a new primary healthcare experience for millennials based on consumer discovery interviews. * Prototyped and tested a concierge care mobile app with 50 customers,... more

JetInsight

Summer Intern 2016 (3 months)

Created and A/B tested creative landing pages and digital advertising campaigns, which increased visitors by 70%
Developed customer segmentation by identifying customer... more

RoomStory.com

Business Analyst Intern 2015 (2 months)

Interned for a home décor E-commerce startup co-founded by Kellogg and MIT GSB alums
Created a business to business vendor procurement process and assisted with initial... more

Lancaster Cupcake

Student Consultant 2015 (about 1 month)

* Analyzed the company using Porter's Five Forces and RBV frameworks. * Created a Blue Ocean Strategy recommendation which was completely implemented by the company in 6 months.

Employee

PwC, JetInsight, RoomStory.com, SimplyStow, Lancaster Cupcake, Lancaster General Health, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Candela Partners, Ulysses Diversified Holdings

Projects

Student Consulting Project

Creating a new healthcare experience for millennials

Student Consultant · Conducted client discovery and customer experience interviews
Prototyped and user tested concierge healthcare
Developed a… · More

AR/VR Early Stage Deal Screening and Analysis

Deal research for 50 seed stage AR/VR startups

Reviewed 50 startup pitches
Conducted small user focus groups to test products
Conduct market research in different industries to analyze startups… · More

LP research for early stage VC fund

Researched Family Offices in Europe and US

Created database of family offices in Europe and US
Ranked offices based on fund size, interest in VC asset class, and likelihood of interest

DipVentures

Raising F&M's first venture fund

Starting an institutional venture fund to support student startups

Alumni outreach to create network of investors and mentors
Created… · More

Student Consulting

Student Consultant for Lancaster Cupcake

Student Consultant · Analyzed the internal and external architecture of the company and developed a business strategy recommendation for the… · More

Consumer Gaming Startup

Market research and user acquisition strategy

Market Research and Strategy Development · Conducted market research and segmentation
Analyzed competitors and different pricing models
Created… · More

Education

About

Achievements

Took product from idea to working prototype with software dev team in two weeks and launched organic marketing strategy which led to 250+ signups in under 15 days.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Business Analysis C++ Python Strategy Development Market Research User Acquisition Advertising Digital Marketing Growth Hacking Marketing Research Marketing Strategy Product Marketing SEO AR Customer Relationship Management Due Diligence Facebook Marketing Management Networking Payment Processing Pricing SAP Social Media Start up Startups VOICE Android Entertainment Management Microsoft PowerPoint SQL Tableau Tableau Software

Locations

New York City Washington DC Providence Hanover Los Angeles San Francisco Bay Area Chicago Seattle Fort Lauderdale Charlotte Nashville Ann Arbor Austin

Q&A

What's your favorite non-business book?

Jeffrey Archer - A Prisoner of Birth

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

Changing our 'currency' systems to shift toward a social-focused store of value.

What words of advice would you give your younger self?

Learn web development and invest in Bitcoin early

What's your super power?

Problem-solving

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

Email is best - [email protected]

What was the most impactful class you took in school?

Business Strategy

What words of wisdom do you live by?

Ideas are a dime a dozen. Execution brings value.

What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

Solving a real-world business problem through innovative technological solutions

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

Start my own company

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

Started four companies in four months just to learn the insides of four different business models and industries through a real-world business and product

Which founders or startups do you most admire?

Elon Musk

Paraj Mathur

Investor @bip-capital

Took product from idea to working prototype with software dev team in two weeks and launched organic marketing strategy which led to 250+ signups in under 15 days.