Aviral Bhatnagar

ajvc

Investing in Indian pre-seed startups - if you're building a startup please apply at ajuniorvc.com

Founder and Managing Partner

Built a platform for deeply researched opinions & enabling entrepreneurs that evolved into AJVC - the Fund

Founder

Venture Highway LLP

Led investments in SaaS, consumer and AI. Managed and built the student venture program.

Investor

Guild Capital

Set up the India investing practice and focused on early-stage/venture investments

Morgan Stanley

Private equity summer internship with large infra-asset focus

Stealth Startup

Built two startups while in college at IITB. Award-winning startups focused on opening career options for Tier 2 city students and science learning

Co-Founder

I am the Founder and Managing Partner of ajvc, a pre-seed fund investing in Indian startups

If you want to connect with the fund for a company you've started, please apply at ajuniorvc.com. If you would like to speak with me, reach out at aviral@ajuniorvc.com

I graduated top of class from IIM Ahmedabad and built my first few startups at IIT Bombay

Making startup conversations more accessible - find out more at ajuniorvc.com

My personal principles:

1. Health > Family > Career
2. Optimists make money, pessimists sound smart
3. Work as long as I can, never retire
4. Purpose over money
5. Courage is rare, show it
6. Empathy is rarer, feel it
7. Take risks, life is short
8. Be thoughtful, life is long
9. Attitude > Aptitude
10. Share as much as you can
11. Write for yourself, before others
12. Respond to all thoughtful people
13. Live below your means, learn above your means
14. Money is a scoreboard, not a goal
15. Good things take time
16. Don’t stop, keep going
17. Support people who want to make a difference
18. Things come down as fast as they go up
19. Choose slowly, commit wholly, execute rapidly 
20. Give back as you’re privileged
21. If you try to make everyone happy, you never will be

Startups are increasingly using Zoho over Google for a lot of products

Not just GMail, but also Drive, Looker and Forms are being replaced

Founders find Zoho products much easier to use an economical, something that wasn't true before

Zoho is transforming into a heavy hitter

Upwork

I am an Independent Technical Consultant specializing in DevOps, with expertise in tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. My work extends across leading cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, and Azure. 

Additionally, I offer corporate training programs in the DevOps and Cloud domains, empowering teams to leverage these technologies effectively.

Independent Consultant

TACOS - Talking About Community & Open Source

TACOS (Talking About Community & Open Source) is an initiative by us to celebrate people who are a part of open-source and cyber security communities in their quest of building a better, safer world.

We'll talk about the values they believe in and about their journey to understand what pushed them to nurture the communities they are part of.

You will be watching a great lineup of a few amazing guests on our show.

If you wish to be a part of our show, then we suggest you block your calendar on the link below for a 15-minute catch-up. https://zcal.co/nomadicmehul/tacoswithmehul

Podcast Host

Open Source Weekend

It is an initiative to promote all the open source technologies on a regular basis and share ins and out with community.

Ganpat University

Empowering Students with Cutting-Edge Cloud Computing Training: Dive into the World of DevOps, AWS, Google Cloud, Docker,Kubernetes, Ansible, Jenkins and so on.

Technical Trainer | DevOps | Google Cloud

Mozilla

The Council is the program’s 9-member governing body composed of 2 permanently appointed Staff members and 7 elected volunteers who are serving 12-month terms. The Council exists to ensure that the Mozilla Reps program runs smoothly, oversees the governance and finances of the program and serves as an advisory body within the Mozilla organization. The Reps Council takes strategic decisions regarding the program with input by the rest of the leadership body.

Mozilla Reps Council

DigiCSR

* DigiCSR is a digital platform that helps companies prioritize and manage their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. 
* Our platform provides tools to track progress, communicate impact, and measure success. With DigiCSR, companies can easily integrate CSR into their business strategy and demonstrate their commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen. 
* Whether a company wants to focus on reducing its carbon footprint, support local communities, or promote ethical labor practices, DigiCSR makes it easy to plan, execute, and communicate CSR initiatives in a meaningful and impactful way.

Our Story:

* DigiCSR is a digital platform that helps companies prioritize and manage their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. 
* Conceived DigiCSR in mid-2021, gathering insights from startup and incubation communities before initiating product development in 2022.
* As Founder and CEO, led a team of 5 (including a co-founder and three developers). Oversaw operations, product roadmap, UI/UX, backlogs, and engaged potential users and partners for testing the product.
* Despite efforts, regrettably faced challenges in team dedication and commitment, leading to the decision to shut down the startup. This experience, though marked as a failure, enriched me with invaluable lessons surpassing the setbacks.

Zextras

• Represent Zextras in the open-source community and help build a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive community environment for members from various backgrounds.
• Build and execute strategic plans for growing the community around the world. 
• Find, attend, and speak at open source events and events for developers online and inperson events worldwide to share about Carbonio Community Edition. 
• Identify and establish relationships with potential community members worldwide.
• Nurture the relationship with the most active community members worldwide.
• Become a well-known community representative to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Understand which kind of content and activities are necessary to establish and grow the community and brief the team's colleagues.

Open Source Community Manager | Developer Relations 

BookRyde

• Collaborated on shaping BookRyde's vision and crafting the product roadmap.
• Conducted product demonstrations, offered technical advice, and provided internal teams with insights into existing features and upcoming additions.
• Collaborated on product design alongside engineering, quality assurance, software development, and other technical teams.
• Assisted in establishing the Customer Success and Customer Support team at the local level.
• Engaged in team meetings with marketing, banking, and payment partners.

Product Manager  | CTO

Softpixel Co. Ltd.

• Drive a comprehensive understanding of customer needs and market dynamics to innovate technology solutions, fortify product offerings, and expand market presence.
• Evaluate potential partnerships and licensing avenues in collaboration with external entities, identifying opportunities to propel technological growth.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to shape the technology roadmap, define market strategies, cultivate user communities, and spearhead developer engagement programs.
• Conduct product demonstrations to key stakeholders, translating technological capabilities into tangible benefits for clients.
• Spearhead the definition of feature sets and requisite specifications in alignment with overarching business objectives.
• Strategically prioritize initiatives, leveraging business insights and customer impact assessments to drive innovation and growth.
• Lead and guide teams of engineers, steering the development, maintenance, and effective communication of technology and platform strategies at all organizational levels.

Chief Technology Officer

Zimbra

• Educating and empowering our partners to deliver
• Resolve customer technical issues through diligent research, reproduction, and troubleshooting
• Creating webinars, internal tutorials and other communications that support technical teams using FutureLearn
• Execute incident management and escalation procedures
• Document all technical inquiries, and develop and review content for knowledgebase articles
• Contribute to the engineering roadmap through customer advocacy work in one of four verticals: Compute, Networking, Storage, or Developer Experience
• Technical Advocate for customer to help improve the satisfaction of key customers.
• Assist with alpha and beta testing of internal products
• Identify and communicate process improvement suggestions
• Respond to tickets generated by our customers in a timely manner that accurately addresses and resolves the problem
• Complete projects at the direction of Platform Support Leadership
• Working actively on Future Enhancement Requests
• Work both collaboratively and independently within a team setting (we love Slack!)

Sr. Technical Support Engineer 

👋 Delighted to have you on my LinkedIn profile! Open source is my guiding star, illuminating the digital world with its transformative power. While the internet isn't entirely open, it offers a realm for individuals and communities to exchange ideas and express themselves.

🌟 I stand as a fervent advocate for open source, nurturing an environment of collaboration where all voices are heard and shared learning prevails. Throughout my journey, I've actively engaged in the open-source community, aiding others while seeking answers.

🚀 Hailing from a modest city, my unyielding passion for technology has scripted an incredible saga. My roles span diverse dimensions: a tech enthusiast, a 9-year open-source advocate, a year-long stint with the Mozilla Reps Council, a 5-year Mozilla Reps Mentor, a 2-year Auth0 Ambassador, and a 2-year AWS community builder.

💡 In tandem, I've been part of various initiatives, including a 3-year role on the Mozilla Campus Advisory Committee, managing Mozilla Pontoon for 3 years, and founding GDG - Nashik, Google Cloud Gandhinagar, CNCF and Hashicorp Gandhinagar, Rust Hacks, and OpenSource Weekends(OSW).

🌐 My journey into the captivating Web3 world is in full swing, with a keen focus on NFTs, Crypto, and Blockchain. My work has traversed 25 countries, and I'm ever-eager for new horizons and connections.

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Beyond tech realms, I savor a spirited game of cricket or embrace the energy of a lively party. The art of balancing work and play resonates deeply with me, and I seize life's moments.

Oh, and how could I almost forget?

Connecting with fresh faces invigorates me. Engaging with diverse minds and sharing viewpoints is truly enriching. Feel free to say hello; I'm all ears!

Cheers!

Ping me via LinkedIn messaging anytime; I'm here for a chat.

#OpenSourceAdvocate #TechEnthusiast #Web3Explorer #CommunityBuilder

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