CEO @ 2V Modules | UI/UX and software development. Taking founders from idea to MVP and further.

I’m the Founder & CEO of 2V Automation. 
We help service businesses achieve 100% efficiency through technology and automation.

I share real-life ways to grow without hiring in my weekly newsletter (subscribe via link in my profile).

Why we’re different:

1. Engineering-first approach
Our team comes from software engineering.
We build automation like production systems. With error handling, logging, monitoring, and reliability at scale.

2. Real-world experience
I’ve been an entrepreneur and engineer since school. Founded agencies, built apps, and led 2V Modules (our software development arm) before spinning off 2V Automation.
Every project benefits from 15+ years of experience building systems that last.

3. Proven results
Clients consistently report massive efficiency gains, often saving hundreds of hours per month after we implement their automation infrastructure.

What clients say:

⭐ “2V built a fully automated system that generates our global conference programs flawlessly — saving us countless design hours and setting a new internal benchmark for automation.”
— Sebastian A., Strategic Consulting

⭐ “Valerian and the 2V team delivered exactly what we needed — a reliable, scalable automation setup that just works. Great communication and execution throughout.”
— Tim Mektrakarn, Co-Founder @ Bright Defense

If you’re ready to see what reliable automation can do for your business,
👉 Start with a free efficiency scorecard from the featured section of my profile

Valerian Valkin

Uday Kumar

flareAI

flareAI.co 

Imagine driving online sales and booking B2B meetings without the constant cost of ‘experts’ or ever-increasing ad fees. What would that freedom be worth to you?

Drive Sales from Google Search, Without SEO or Ads

Cut customer acquisition costs by 96%. Triple sales faster

SaaS | Ecommerce | Service | Media | Agency

flareAI is a Marketing execution platform with expert AI agents
• Always-On SEO✨ • Industry News Content Marketing📈 • Discovery🌐 • Distribution📢 • Forecasting📊

Over $10billion in sales is transacted on Google Search every day. But it only goes to 4% of the businesses, according to Wikipedia 

It used to be super expensive to drive sales from Google Search. But AI has now made it possible to drive sales from Google affordably, reliably, and consistently. Without SEO pains or Ad spend

#digitalmarketing #SEO #ads #AI

flareAI.co : Drive Sales from Google, Without SEO or Ads

RevGenius

RevGenius is a group of revenue-generating sales and marketing professionals brought together to learn, share, support, and grow with each other. You can consider us your alt work family

Member

Mansion Ecommerce

Mansion Ecommerce marketplace supports 400+ suppliers, with 1M+ products. 

Architected and managed the implementation of a suite of eCommerce services for high-performance sales & marketing channels,  supply chain, fulfillment, returns management, inventory, CRM, and eCommerce analytics. 

Mansion Ecommerce portfolio awarded Inc 5000 fastest growing companies in the US, 3 years in a row

Mansion Ecommerce : B2B Marketplace Automation

Drive sales from the world’s biggest ($10Billion everyday) & most profitable channel: Google Search. Without SEO or Ads. AI powered marketing execution platform. Celebrating clients driving millions in sales in 1st year

flareAI app helps marketing leaders drive  sales from Google AI Search without SEO pains or Ad spend. With 5 AI Agents, tailor-made for your brand. 

Cut CAC by up to 96% for SaaS, eCommerce, Service, Local and Media businesses.

https://flareAI.co

$10Billion in revenues is generated from Google Search, every day. More than all paid ads & social media combined. Sadly, only 4% of businesses do this as most cannot get the ROI for spending $10,000 monthly for SEO. With flareAI AI-powered SEO and Content Marketing you can now generate sales from Google AI Search, affordable, reliably and consistently. 

Cost of Customer Acquisition
Paid ads $79
SEO $10
AI-driven SEO $3.30

flareAI set up in few clicks. Integrations available for Shopify, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Hubspot, Big Commerce and more. 

My mission is to help small marketing teams accomplish great goals!

Founder & CEO, B2B SaaS startup: https://flareAI.co

Previously, I built Ecommerce marketplace supporting 400+ suppliers, 1M+ products, and awarded the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies three years in a row. 

Love to hike the beautiful trails of Austin, Texas hill country with family & friends. 

Always thirsty for mimosa

flareAI.co : Get Sales from Google Search, With AI on Autopilot

flareAI.co 

The most important growth channel for your Store, Site & Agency isn't Paid Ads, or Paid Marketplaces

It's Google Search. MAJORITY of revenue generates here, way more than all Paid channels combined. The most important channel is Free.

Over 2 billion domains compete to get on Google Search.

Sadly, Google is able to find (index) only 4% of the eCommerce content in the world. 

Find out instantly for free, how much of your Shopify store is missed by customers searching on Google. 

Go to: https://flareAI.co
 
flareAI, is the world's first software bot automating the growth of your fast-changing Shopify store on Google Search.

Stop missing out on free sales.

Run highly skilled eCommerce tasks on Autopilot. With high levels of precision & efficiency. Like generating sales from Google Search, with no additional staff, skill, or time.

Built by Inc 5000 award winners for businesses like yours. 

Welcome to the real world!

One more thing...

Software Bots vs Apps/Plugins: What's the Difference?

Traditionally adding a new app means adding staff, onboarding time, learning curve, another dashboard to manage....more heavy-lifting. Not so with Bots. Our AI bots setup with a few clicks, and get to work almost immediately.

Think of it this way, when you want a room cleaned...you can either choose a Roomba (bot) Vs a traditional Upright Vacuum Cleaner (needs additional people & time).

We build SOLUTIONs (software bots), not apps or tools  
 
Trusted Partners: Shopify. Google. Amazon. WordPress, Big Commerce

🚀 SEO Strategy for Small Teams: The ONE Friend You Need to Grow Your Business in 2026

🌟 The ONE friend you really want to grow your business?
If you run marketing with a small team 😅… you don’t need 17 tools.
You need one ally that brings buyers.

👉 Google.
Because when someone’s boss says, “Find a solution today,” they don’t open TikTok.
They open Search.

🔎 #1 Google Search
Google still drives intent-led growth.
• Google holds ~89–91% global search market share. Source: https://lnkd.in/ggQWTv_Y
That’s not hype. That’s where pipeline starts.
If your SEO isn’t working, it’s like opening a store… and hiding the door.

🎥 #2 YouTube by Google
Your buyers want demos, proof, and “does this actually work?”
• YouTube has 2.7B+ monthly users. Source: https://lnkd.in/ggB_t8Q5
• Total YouTube revenue exceeded $60B in 2025.  
Small teams can’t outspend competitors—but you can out-explain them.

📧 #3 Gmail by Google
Your carefully crafted nurture email…
lands in a Gmail inbox 😌
• Gmail has ~1.8B users worldwide. Source: https://lnkd.in/gQ2p6veu
So yes—email still works. When it’s helpful.

💡 The takeaway
If you have 0–2 marketers, don’t chase every channel.
👉 Rank where buyers search
👉 Teach where they watch
👉 Nurture where they email

Google is still your best friend in 2026

#SEO #DigitalMarketing #AI #MarketingLeadership #B2BMarketing #ContentMarketing #GrowthMarketing #Google

🚀📊💥💰

Get 10 FREE qualified meetings & sales from the $10Billion/day Google AI Search channel - no SEO pains, no ads. Clients are winning — driving $13M+ in sales this year. flareAI.co: Your always-on marketing engine.

Headed to SXSW 2026? Let’s grab a coffee ☕ or a beer 🍺

SXSW 2026 https://lnkd.in/grCS-KAe returns to Austin, March 12–18, celebrating its 40th anniversary with 850+ sessions across Innovation, Film & TV, and Music, 600+ networking and mentor events, 4,400 musicians across 300+ showcases, 375+ screenings, comedy nights, and 450+ brand activations. Seven days in Austin to connect, learn, and spark what’s next.

If you’re visiting for the festival—or you’re a fellow Austinite—let’s grab a coffee/beer. You will find me at the Inc Founders House https://lnkd.in/gkkzMR5J  or DM me on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/gaKgTfzu.

Looking forward to meeting you,
- Uday in Austin TX, Founder, flareAI

#SXSW2026 #AustinTX

🚀📊💥💰

🚀 HOW TO BUILD B2B TRUST FAST

If your marketing team is “you + coffee + one trusted partner,” building **B2B trust** feels like speed-running Dark Souls with a spoon. 😅

Here’s the shortcut: trust isn’t built with louder ads—it’s built with smaller, useful moments.

Start with one painfully specific answer to your ICP’s biggest problem. Then use **AI marketing tools** to spin FAQs, short demos, and follow-ups that solve the *next* problem before they ask. 🤖 Strategic content guides thread!

Small teams win by being helpful first, consistent second, and mildly funny third. (Humor = memorability; memorability = pipeline.)

Distribution matters more than brilliance. Post insights on LinkedIn, email mini-playbooks, retarget with tutorials—not “Book a demo pls 🙏.” That’s **demand generation** that feels like referrals.

When prospects arrive already nodding, your sales call becomes a confirmation call. Your close rate improves. Your sanity improves more.

Source credit: Learn this mindset from smart folks like @lasse-flagstad and @haraldroine.

Teach openly, automate kindly, measure honestly.

Because **B2B trust** isn’t magic. It’s useful content thread + smart AI + showing up when your buyer Googles at 11:47 PM. 🌙

Your future B2B customers are researching right now. Be the answer.

#B2BMarketing #DemandGeneration #MarketingStrategy #AIinMarketing #ContentMarketing #LinkedInMarketing #StartupMarketing
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