Deep Kharadi - Co-Founder & CEO, NextBlock Technologies Pvt Ltd

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Network Power<100 people

Roles

🔥60%

Startup Founder

💸40%

Marketing

✔️40%

Geos

🇮🇳80%

India

🇦🇷20%

Argentina

Work Background

NextBlock Technologies PVT LTDCo-Founder

Jul. 2021Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

BrightEyed EcoHubStrategy Consultant

Jun. 2021Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaBrighteyed Ecohub aims to reduce the overall negative impact of human actions on our planet by promoting circular usage of resources in terms of fashion, decorative and other lifestyle products with the help of community action. I had the opportunity to work as a strategist at Brighteyed, where I oversaw and developed strategies for various key areas including Social Media Marketing, Product Management, Business Development, Pitch Deck and Funding, and Financial Modeling. During my time at Brighteyed, I gained invaluable experience in creating successful social media campaigns, managing and launching new products, identifying and developing new business opportunities, and presenting compelling pitch decks to investors. My financial modeling skills were also put to use, which allowed me to accurately forecast financial outcomes, evaluate investment opportunities, and make informed business decisions.

NeoFanTasyCo-Founder

Jun. 2021Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaBuilding NeoFanTasy, a Blockchain-based Fantasy Game and a Fan Engagement Platform, where users play the fantasy game to earn rewards in NFTs. Hence, the rewards here are an asset for the users that can be redeemed in order to enter Fan Engagement Activities like Meet and Greet, Match Tickets, Fan Wall Appearance, Merchandise and more, or the users can monetize the rewards by auctioning them on the platform itself! - At NeoFanTasy I took a mixed role of a Product Manager and A Project Manager. In the beginning I was responsible for conducting market research to find the best suitable product for the users. - After the development of the product I looked after the partnership for NeoFanTasy where we got engaged with multiple brands like SwissFootball, Bundesliga, Hype Sports, Women's Cricket League, RSWS, Gujarat Giants Kho Kho, AS Monaco, etc. - We launched our app as a private beta and registered a user base of 1200+ in just a week with CAC as low as 60 INR. - With our Zero budget marketing we grew our impression on social media in millions. Social Media Reach in 3 months (Organic) Accounts Reached - 2 million (+250,618%) Accounts Engaged - 216 K (+209,868) - At NeoFanTasy we were part of multiple prestigious events, and accelerator programs - BITS Conquest (Top 15 from 2000 Startups), IIT Bombay Eureka, NASSCOM, StartupIndia Aakriti '23 (Top 25 from 30,000 startups) , EO Gujarat, TechStars Web3 etc - I am also responsible for securing funding at NeoFanTasy where I worked on the pitch deck, Finacial Models, Market Research, Marketing, and Business Development strategies. - We closed our angel round with IVY Growth Associates in the month of March in 2022. The amount was used for further product development and team development.

FootraxHead of Operations

Mar. 2020 - Nov. 2022Ahmedabad Area, India

FootraxOperations Executive

Sep. 2019 - Mar. 2020Ahmedabad Area, IndiaIndifoot Sports is a SportsTech startup supported by the Government of Gujarat under SSIP, SOIC, and the Industry Commission. We have designed and built Footrax - a cutting-edge sports performance tracking device - and successfully introduced it to a diverse range of segments including amateurs, semi-professionals, professionals, and kids. Our team's commitment to innovation and user-centered design has enabled us to deliver a versatile product that empowers athletes at all levels to track and improve their performance, reach their full potential, and achieve their goals. - I was responsible for maintaining smooth and efficient organizational operations. My communication skills helped me build and maintain relationships with stakeholders including management teams, vendors, and clients, enabling me to ensure that the organization's operations ran seamlessly. - I was actively involved in developing and implementing operational strategies, as well as social media and digital marketing strategies, to drive the growth of the organization. From 9k followers to 30K in 9 months. My expertise in this area helped the organization achieve its strategic goals and reach out to a wider audience. - As a leader I supervised, hired, and trained a team of 20 interns to execute high-quality sports events worth $20,000 that met the expectations of all stakeholders. Through my active pursuit of strategic and operational objectives, I helped to drive the organization's growth and success. - In addition to this, I also oversaw the Accounts Department managing an account of $45,000. Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables departments, ensuring the financial health of the organization. - Furthermore, I took the lead in securing funding and we closed a PreSeries round of $100,000. - After the funding, I took a different role as a product manager where I designed the product from the scratch after getting feedback from our previous product to try and find the PMF.

Sports Authority Of Gujarat - IndiaCoordinator

Feb. 2019 - May. 2019Nadiād Area, India- Management role in Gujarat’s one of the biggest sports academy by SPORTS AUTHORITY OF GUJARAT, that is also a high performance centre and Khelo India accredited academy - Performance analysis of Academy’s injured players from given data such as Nutrition report, Physiotherapist injury reports, Athlete performance report, S&C reports. - Coordinator between Khelo India, New Delhi and Sports Authority Of Gujarat, Nadiad - Maintenance of Khelo India Academy athlete data - Managed athletes from different sports such as Volleyball, Fencing, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Archery & Athletics

Vision Sports Reconnect Pvt. LtdCenter Manager

Apr. 2018 - May. 2018Mumbai, Maharashtra, India- Planning & execution of sports summer camp at six different centres in Mumbai. Sports included in the camp were Football, Basketball, Skating, Chess, Table Tennis - Promotion of the summer camp with online promotion tools such as Facebook & Instagram. Offline methods as outdoor posters, Banners, Pamphlet distribution in newspaper, word of mouth - As a Centre Manager for company’s sports academy in western area of Mumbai I was looking after day to day operations of academy such as Coach’s attendance, Student’s attendance, Fees collection, Coordinator between centre and company director - Company’s day to day operations: client management, data management, attending meetings & events of the company

Mumbai Cricket ClubMarketing Intern

Mar. 2018 - Apr. 2018Mumbai Area, India- Collection of sponsorship for the company’s annual cricket league - Negotiated and got brands such as TATA, OLA, MITSUI SHOJI on board - Marketing and execution of the event