About
Pawan Gupta is cofounder and CEO of The Wedding Company. He has over five years of experience in product management across consumer social media and SaaS applications, and previously cofounded an educational software company that he led to profitability. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has worked on product growth assignments involving user acquisition, engagement, retention, and international expansion.
Founder at BetterhalfYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Pawan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Betterhalf's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Pawan can intro founders to Betterhalf's investors below.
Experience
- The Wedding CompanyCofounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentBengaluru
- BetterhalfCofounder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentBengaluru Area, India
- TigerConnectProduct Manager2016Greater Los Angeles Area
- LayerProduct Marketing Manager2015San Francisco, CA
- TwitterGrowth Research at MIT (Branding Course)2015Cambridge, Massachusetts Area
- Yik Yak, Inc.Independent Research at MIT2014 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts Area and Atlanta, Georgia
- Twnel, Inc.Product Management Intern2014Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bogota, Colombia
- 微信企業推廣 WeChat MarketingROI Research on WeChat product feature2014Cambridge, Massachusetts Area
- Snapchat, Inc.Independent Research at MIT2014Cambridge, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California
- Apollo HospitalsProduct Operations Manager2012 — 2013Patna Area, India
- Spirit Continues, an educational software companyCo-founder and VP, Product Development2009 — 2012Kolkata(WB) and Ranchi(JH)
Skills & more
NegotiationStrategyManagementLeadershipStrategic PlanningAnalysisRuby on RailsHTMLPythonRGoogle AnalyticsSaaS
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Enterprise SoftwareEntrepreneurshipStart-upsMarket ResearchBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsPatentsBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementMobile AnalyticsA/B TestingInfluencerFrom Pawan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pawan Gupta?
- Pawan Gupta is cofounder and CEO of The Wedding Company. He has over five years of experience in product management across consumer social media and SaaS applications, and previously cofounded an educational software company that he led to profitability. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has worked on product growth assignments involving user acquisition, engagement, retention, and international expansion.
- Where does Pawan Gupta work?
- Pawan Gupta is Founder of Betterhalf.
- What companies did Pawan Gupta found?
- Pawan Gupta founded Betterhalf.
- Where did Pawan Gupta go to school?
- Pawan Gupta studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track); Y Combinator (Best startup incubator in the world); Harvard Business School (Graduate of Digital Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing Strategy).
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Shared employers
Also worked at TigerConnect11
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