With a solid foundation of over 5 years in the dynamic tech industry, predominantly within the FinTech domain, I ventured into the realm of product management, steering my journey full-time with my start-up in January 2021. 🎓 Graduating from NIT Srinagar has taught me a few important life skills, notably resilience amidst challenges. I have applied this same principle throughout my career so far. 🏆 In my tenure as the founder of deriva, I made democratizing personal finance for Indians my end goal. I honed my product skills by teaching myself all the essential skills like UX Research, PDLC, and Stakeholder Management, and leveraging existing skills in Agile, SDE, and Leadership to deliver 2 MVPs (one with pivot). This was also when I truly learned the art of networking and used it to my advantage. My major achievements were raising funds from friends & family, and conducting thorough market and user research to understand the market space and business. 🌟 Then I joined 50Fin as a founding member. It was truly transformative. I wrote code, hired initial founding team members, collaborated on the initial product vision, and delivered an MVP with the product team in under 4 months. Additionally, I oversaw marketing to increase brand awareness, and stocked pantry items! 🛠️ After taking a career break, I joined Pickright as the sole Product Manager. Leading a team of 14 members was challenging but we successfully delivered 30 features in under 5 months which 1. scaled the product to handle 1 million users, 2. made our product designs coherent and easy for users, 3. reduced daily bugs count by 70% and made the product stable, 4. delivered a few internal tools to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and 5. improved team efficiency by 20%. 📚 In my downtime, I indulge in diverse activities - whether absorbing knowledge through reading, engaging in sports, crafting DIY projects, or playing bartender for friends and family. You can also DM me if you want to: ✅ discuss ideas and share knowledge. ✅ have a friendly tennis/badminton/TT match. Use my calendly link: https://calendly.com/aayushgoyal/one-on-one ✉️ Seeking new opportunities to further leverage my skill set, expand my learning horizons, and collaborate with an exceptional team in crafting stellar products that delight users. Reach out at aayushgoyal.mps@gmail.com. 🌐 You can check out my website, portfolio, projects, and much more @ https://aayushgoyal.in 🖊️ I have started writing again. Give a read to my mumblings @ https://whysoserious.life/blog