Hello Everyone

I'M
THARUN SAI

Titles? Sure, I've had a few: entrepreneurconsultant… but my real job? Product Manager

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Companies I built products for
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PM · ISB Co'25
Tharun Sai
5+
years shipping
🚀 5+ yrs shipping
4 products + 2 lessons
Origin story

Building products
from 5 years now!

“It all started here – from a website with assessments & the option to connect with peer counsellors.”

20202025
Built for work

Products that I built

From enterprise data privacy platforms used in 30+ countries to therapy workflow tools that cut cost by 50%.

01 — 04
Therapy Workflow Optimizer
01
Workflow50% Cost ReductionTAM GrowthGrew RevenueWon AwardsUser Empathy

Therapy Workflow Optimizer

Created a conversational form using Typeform for automating data, progress & therapy notes. Reduced therapy time & cost by 50%, increasing TAM through lower price points.

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case-1
Crisis Helpline
02
Social ImpactSystem DesignAPI Integration30% Connection LiftSaved LivesWon Awards10x User Usage

Crisis Helpline

Built a high-availability helpline routing system that connects callers in distress to the right counsellor faster. Smart queueing, fallbacks & API integrations lifted successful connections by 30%.

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case-2
Data Privacy Remediation Platform
03
B2B SaaSData PrivacyAdopted across 30 countries1st Product

Data Privacy Remediation Platform

Used OneTrust solutions to design assessments, gap identification, prioritisation & stakeholder reach out. Adopted company-wide across 30 offices, transitioned from excel-based operations.

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case-3
Simulate
04
Sim-based LearningBehaviouralDashboardsSide Project

Simulate

LeetCode for management — practise real-world scenarios from top firms across sales, ops & people leadership. Simulations test management, behavioural & emotional intelligence; a personal dashboard tracks progress, gaps & wins.

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Coming soon

Currently in the oven

These products are already live — the case studies & documentation are still being written and will land on this portfolio shortly.

Live · docs soon
UP-01

Launching Catalog V2

UX revampingSearch optimizationSEO improvement
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Live · docs soon
UP-02

Re-engagement for Telemetry

ROI dashboardTelemetryCross-team collaboration
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Live · docs soon
UP-03

Enhancing Office 365 Integration

AuthenticationProvisioningImport
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Post Mortem

When things don't fly

Didn't take off as expected despite a lot of iterations — I'll talk about why this happened.

lessons × 2
Khushi – WhatsApp Chatbot
PM-01
Sunset · 2023
Market invalidation6 Field Studies2K DAUChatbot

Khushi – WhatsApp Chatbot

A WhatsApp chatbot that helped students vent, explore emotions & do bite-sized exercises. Daily volume looked great, but 30-day retention collapsed once novelty wore off — students wanted real humans, and BSP messaging costs killed unit economics.

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lesson-1
Client Engagement App for Therapists
PM-02
Sunset · customers
Wrong willingness-to-payRetentionCalendar IntegrationReminders

Client Engagement App for Therapists

A platform for therapists to manage practice & lift client retention via reminders, assessments & calendar integrations. Therapists loved it but expected free; clients (the real payers) churned because therapists never pushed activation.

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lesson-2
★ Competitions

Winning Case Decks

Strategy & product decks that placed in case competitions across India — covering everything from supply-side growth to fintech super-apps.

winners × 6
makemytrip
MMT YoungTurks National comp.

Scaling alternative stays in MakeMyTrip

National Winner
3 out of ~3000 teams
Bajaj Finserv
Series A Funding Round – Capital Crew

Building a super-app using ONDC for Bajaj Finserv

National Winner
1 out of ~1200 teams
Okta
Case Comp Presentation
Indian School of Business

Improving integration of ISVs in Okta Network

Campus Winner
1 out of ~50 teams
Health & Glow
IITBHU Flagship Product Comp

Building omnichannel experience for Health & Glow

National Winner
1 out of ~700 teams
BBNow
IIMB Flagship Product Case Comp

Driving product-led Growth for Big Basket's Qcommerce

National Winner
1 out of ~2000 teams
blinkX
BrainAThon: Notifmaster Challenge

Building Hyper-personalisation for Push notifications at Blinkx

National Winner
2 out of ~1500 teams
Documentation

Product Artifacts

Product Requirement Doc [PRD]

PM Assessments at HackerRank

I am a PM at HackerRank, creating an assessment tool for existing clients to hire product managers.

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PM-Sim — HackerRank
UX Team Insights
Recent findings from user research
💡
New Recruiter Behavior Patterns

Recruiters spend 30% more time on candidate profiles that include video introductions — prioritise the video feature in roadmap.

Current Scenario
Engineers report low morale; CEO demands faster timelines.
Time Remaining: 3:28
Allocate Resources to Engineering
Schedule Stakeholder Meeting
This WeekNext WeekIn Two Weeks
Product Sense Question

Given the new UX insights about video introductions, how would you prioritise this in the product roadmap?

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