👋 HELLO, I'M

AKHILESH
GUPTA

The Zero-to-One Architect

Director AI Solutions @ Altir • Writer @ TheToolNerd • 14+ Years Building & Scaling

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14+ YEARS EXP
6+ STARTUPS
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PRODUCT STRATEGY AI SOLUTIONS OPERATIONS ZERO TO ONE STARTUP BUILDING GENAI & LLMS PRODUCT STRATEGY AI SOLUTIONS OPERATIONS ZERO TO ONE STARTUP BUILDING GENAI & LLMS

ABOUT ME

THE STRATEGIC GENERALIST

I thrive in zero-to-one environments working alongside founders to validate ideas, build early teams, set up scalable systems, and bring clarity to execution.

AI × BUSINESS

I'm not an ML engineer — but I deeply understand AI's potential. I work at the intersection of business and tech, helping companies identify real use cases and build AI-powered solutions.

HANDS-ON WITH GENAI

LLMs • LangChain • Voice Bots • Stable Diffusion • Hugging Face • Python • No-Code Platforms • Open-Source Frameworks

WHAT I ENJOY MOST

  • Wearing multiple hats in fast-moving teams
  • Helping founders turn vision into execution
  • Exploring how AI can simplify work
  • Building things people actually use

EXPERIENCE

2025 - PRESENT

ALTIR

Director, AI Solutions

Leading AI strategy and implementation

2024 - PRESENT

THE TOOL NERD

Founder & Writer

Built AI tools directory & Chrome extension using Cursor, V0.dev

2024 - 2025

INVEST4EDU

Head of Business Process Excellence

Set up Zoho CRM, Call Centre Ops, AI-powered chatbot

2023

ANTLER

Founder @ Residency Program

5% acceptance rate • 21 Nationalities • Singapore

2019 - 2022

RECYKAL

Product Lead → GM New Initiatives

P&L ownership • Built EPR from zero to one • Product roadmap

2016 - 2018

ZESTMONEY

Head of Partner Success → Head of Ops

Amazon, Flipkart partnerships • 7X growth • Salesforce implementation

2015 - 2016

SWIGGY

Strategic Ops Manager

Launched Hyderabad operations from scratch

2008 - 2012

BOSCH INDIA

Quality Management • Engineer

Where it all began — 8-D problem solving, Tata Motors, BMW

SKILLS

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AI & TECH

LLMs LangChain Python Voice Bots Stable Diffusion Hugging Face
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PRODUCT & STRATEGY

Product Roadmap GTM Strategy P&L Management Business Ideation

OPERATIONS

Zero to One Team Building Process Design Scaling
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TOOLS

Zoho CRM Salesforce Cursor V0.dev Supabase
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LANGUAGES

English Hindi Telugu Kannada
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INDUSTRIES

Fintech Logistics EdTech AgriTech AI

EDUCATION

SDA BOCCONI

2012-2014

Master's in International Business

PGPB Program • Milan, Italy

UCLA ANDERSON

2013

Campus Abroad

Advanced Digital Marketing

VASAVI COLLEGE

2004-2008

B.E. Mechanical Engineering

🏆 University Rank Holder

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Building Agentic RAG with LlamaIndex
  • Multi AI Agent Systems with crewAI
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (In Progress)
  • Product Growth Bootcamp - GrowthX
  • Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2001

AWARDS

  • 🏆 Idea Blaze Competition Winner
  • 🏆 CeBIT 2014 Idea Contest
  • 🏆 University Rank

PROJECTS

LET'S BUILD TOGETHER

Ready to turn your vision into execution?