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PLG / Tech-First

Head of Product, Datalabs

Jan 2024 - Present·Delhi, India

Built India's #1 Startup Intelligence Platform from zero — a searchable database of 73K+ companies, 4K+ investors, 23K+ funding rounds. Led a 10-person cross-functional team across product, engineering, AI, data, and growth. Entirely PLG, zero ad spend.

50L+

ARR

200k+

Monthly Visits

50K+ MAU

Users

30% MoM

Retention

Zero

Ad Spend

— Key Projects

Datalabs Platform — 0 to 1

73K+ companies, 4K+ investors, 23K+ funding rounds. 30+ company filters, cross-entity search, 7-tab company profiles with MCA financials.

Ask Datalabs AI

GPT-5.2 + Vector RAG + Elasticsearch + Perplexity Sonar. Scout Reports (93-96/100 quality), sector analysis, cited Q&A. 69-node n8n pipeline.

Data Pipeline Architecture

BigQuery → PySpark → PostgreSQL → Kafka → MySQL + Elasticsearch (5 indices). Google News scraping via 30-50 Cloud Run jobs.

PLG Monetization & Credit System

14-day reverse Pro trial, 1/3/5 tiered credits, Contacts add-on. Free/Pro (Rs 10K)/Team (Rs 2.5L+) tiers.

Analytics Event Framework

42 events, 136 properties, 9 destinations (PostHog, Customer.io, GA4, Statsig). 8-step implementation guide.

Strategic Vision — Deal Intelligence

Authored Vision V3: Datalabs Score, alerts, People Search, REST API, CRM integrations, Chrome extension.

DPDP Act Compliance

Privacy, Terms, Contact Data, Cookie policies. Anti-AI-training clause. Benchmarked against Tracxn, Crunchbase, Apollo.

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