Chirag Kulkarni

Chirag Kulkarni
Chirag Kulkarni giving a talk at IIT Bombay
Born Detroit, Michigan
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Northeastern University
Occupation Internet Entrepreneur
Known for Tech Entrepreneur
Co-founder of Insightfully

Chirag Kulkarni is an Indian serial Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Insightfully, which is artificial intelligence that engages you with your professional network, and engagement platform for micro-communities and enterprise employees.[1] Kulkarni was previously C&M Group, a strategy consulting firm focused on growth and new product innovation for startups to Fortune 500s.[2][3]

He is also a weekly columnist to Inc. Magazine under "Growth Tips", contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine,Venture Beat and Huffington Post on topics such as entrepreneurship, Sahaj Marg, growth, strategy, and marketing.[4][5][6]

Companies

Kulkarni was previously co-founder and chief executive officer of STR, a Business-to-consumer (B2C) and Business-to-business (B2B) tennis racquet stringing company.[7]

He was also the co-founder and chief financial officer of Mingle, a strategic networking application on iOS.[8]

In January 2013, Kulkarni founded C&M Group, an entrepreneur and intrapreneur led strategy consulting firm focused on growth and new product innovation for startups to Fortune 500s like Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio companies. .[9]

On March 27, 2015, along with Ajay Saini and Jingyu Li out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, co-founded, Insightfully, a predictive analytics and cross-platform search software as a service focused on engagement of individuals within social networks. Shortly after the release, it was awarded a "2015 Startup to watch" at the Canadian internet marketing conference, 10 companies to look out for in 2016 by The Huffington Post, 6 companies to pay attention to in 2016 by Tech Cocktail, and the tools for the future of social media by Inc.com.[10]

Kulkarni is known as a thought leader and expert in the areas of business strategy, sales, and marketing based on his previous experiences with starting and advising successful companies.[11]

Advising

Kulkarni helps many technology companies with growth and strategy. Most notably, he is an advisor for Michael Cheng's Snip.ly.[12]

Awards and Recognition

Kulkarni is a speaker at many popular technology organizations nationally and internationally such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Accenture, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, TiE, the Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur, Northeastern University, Sympulse, and Fordham University.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "5 Young Entrepreneurs (And Katniss Everdeen) Share The Importance Of Practicing Gratitude". Forbes. December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Advice For The New 30 Under 30 Class From The Alumni And Summit Attendees". Forbes. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "4 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Went Against Silicon Valley Beliefs". Inc. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "5 Growth Hacking Tips That Cost $1 or Less". Inc.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "4 Low-Cost Moves Startups Use to Build Company Culture". Entrepreneur. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "5 mindsets that may hinder Indian startup success". Venture Beat. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Be passionate about what you want and follow where your efforts are". Zee News. Feb 19, 2015. Retrieved Feb 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ask the entrepreneur: 3Qs with Chirag Kulkarni". Northeastern News. Jan 21, 2015. Retrieved Jan 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "10 Things Entrepreneurs Need to Know about Intrapreneurship". Inc. Jan 6, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ "5 Predictions for the Future of Social Media". Inc. May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ "3 ways to become a thought leader". Zee News. Dec 24, 2014. Retrieved Dec 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chirag Kulkarni". Crunchbase. Dec 24, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Panelists claim m-commerce sector has untapped potential". Times of India. August 23, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

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