About Me
Hi,
My name is Saurabh Jindal. I, find and build solutions to problems.
I am an entrepreneur, currently based out of Paris (France). I have built my career in a variety of roles and industries, mostly in my own bootstrapped start-ups. I have worked in unstructured environments, hired and built teams from scratch and managed various aspects of businesses. I hold a MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India and Masters in Science from University of Bocconi, Milan.
Some of my expertise includes:
- Product Management
- Business Operations
- Digital Marketing
- Tech Consulting
- Cloud Computing
- React
- WordPress
- Mentoring and Coaching
Where I've Worked
Founder @ Talk Travel
France, India, Chile ; Jun 2017 - Present
- TalkTravel is a voice application that enables travellers to speak to local destination experts to get their questions answered and thus help in travel planning
- Built the website and mobile app - React, React Native
- Developed the content and social media marketing strategy – managed a team of 6 content writers;
- Selected for Startup Chile Seed Accelerator Program; ranked in the top 10 Startup Accelerators based On successful exits, by Forbes
Founder @ Aurous Partners
India ; Jan 2013 - Present
- Providing consulting services to technology and internet SMEs; working on entrepreneurial projects and ventures
- Product Strategy, management and development for multiple clients across geographies (US, UK, Africa, Singapore, Europe, India)
- Conceptualized and developed a web-based aggregator for offline and online discount deals
- Advising and mentoring other startups
Founder @ Winnage Services
India ; Jul 2009 - Oct 2012
- Bootstrap startup providing Financial Planning and Investment Advisory to retail and corporate clients
- P&L responsibility; regularly exceeded targets
- Conceptualized, developed, and marketed a web-aggregator for insurance products
- Recruited, managed and developed employees
- Partnerships with non-compete businesses and other third-party vendors
Summer Intern @ ING
Hong Kong ; Apr 2008 - Jun 2008
- Interned in the Strategy and Corporate Planning Division in the ING Investment Management team
- Market Analysis of South East Asia as a prospective investment region
Consultant @ Headstrong
India ; Nov 2005 - Jun 2007
- Headstrong (now acquired by Genpact) is a global IT consulting firm with a specialized focus in financial services
- Built and led teams, managed Software Development Life Cycles and provided technical consulting
- Business development, leading to increase in project revenue as well as team size
Software Engineer @ Satyam Computers
India ; Aug 2003 - Oct 2005
- Satyam (now Tech Mahindra) is a leader in providing information, communications & technology (ICT) services
- Worked on JAVA, J2EE based enterprise applications
Where and what I've studied
MBA @ IIM Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, India ; Jun 2007 - Mar 2009
- World's toughest business school to get into
- Common Aptitude Test (CAT) score of 99.86 percentile (~ 300,000 applicants)
MSc - International Management @ University of Bocconi
Milan, Italy ; Sep 2008 - Jul 2009
- Double degree program between University of Bocconi and IIM Ahmedabad
- Awarded academic scholarship equivalent of 10,000 € plus tuition fee
Design Thinking and Creativity for Business @ INSEAD
Online Certificate Program ; Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
- Earned “Distinction” (awarded to top 6 in the class), based on outstanding performance in the learning outcomes, course participation and quality of final assignment
- Program details
Bachelor of Technology @ NIT Jalandhar
India ; Aug 1999 - Jun 2003
- Pursued Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Secured a rank of 188, amongst ~30,000 students in the engineering entrance examination
AWS Cloud Architect Nano Degree Program @ Udacity
Online Course ; July 2020
- Plan, design, and implement secure cloud infrastructure in AWS at scale
- Course Details
Deep Learning Nano Degree Program @ Udacity
Online Course ; June 2020
- Introduction to neural networks, and learning to implement them using the deep learning framework, PyTorch
- Course Details
Other Courses
Various courses, which I have attended and completed
Business
- New Models of Business in Society - Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
- Managing the Company of the Future - University of London
- Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age - University of Toronto
- Teamwork Skills: Communicating Effectively in Groups - University of Colorado
Marketing
- Marketing Analytics - Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
- The Strategy of Content Marketing - UC Davis
- Various Digital Marketing Certifications - DigitalMarketer.com
Problem Solving
- Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society - Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
- Creative Problem Solving - University of Minnesota
AWS
Others
Some Things I've Worked On
Consulting - Product, Strategy, Growth
Worked with multiple small and medium sized businesses; Advocated strategies for product development, growth and entering new markets. Simultaneously worked on entreprenurial ventures of my own.
Founder - Winnage
Bootstraped Financial Planning and Sales startup. Held P&L responsibility, and grew the team to 80 people.
Enterprise Solutions to Poverty
Part of a global initiative undertaken by Nancy Barry Associates (NBA) to alleviate poverty by generating global employment through for-profit solutions. Initiative involved coordination across 5 nations and included teams from HBS and Wharton
What's Next?
Get In Touch
Always looking forward to meet new people and share interesting ideas. Whatever, just say a hi, and I will soon get back to you!