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Building products that solve real customer and business problems.

Founder turned Product Manager with experience across consulting, customer discovery, business strategy, product execution, and enterprise operations. Currently pursuing an MBA in Technology Management while building products that create measurable business value.

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Hi, I'm Ishan

2+

Years Building Products

12+

Products Delivered

10

Clients Served

180+

Customer Conversations

2

Product Competitions Won

About

How I solve problems.

Ishan Dave

I enjoy solving ambiguous business problems by combining customer insights, product thinking, and disciplined execution. From founding a consulting startup to building digital products and working in enterprise technology, I've learned to turn ideas into measurable outcomes. Currently pursuing an MBA in Technology Management and seeking Product, Founder's Office, and Strategy opportunities.

Capability

What I bring

Four things I do every day.

  • Product Strategy

    Frame ambiguous problems into clear product strategy through prioritization, sequencing and outcome-focused decisions.

    12+ products shipped
  • Customer Discovery

    Run structured interviews and synthesize JTBD, personas and pain points into decisions the team can actually act on.

    180+ interviews
  • Business Execution

    Turn strategy into execution by aligning teams, removing blockers and driving measurable business outcomes end-to-end.

    10 client deliveries
  • Cross-functional Leadership

    Align engineering, design and operations around one outcome — founder-led execution with clear ownership and pace.

    Founder-led execution

Process

How I Solve Problems

A repeatable path from ambiguous business problem to measurable outcome.

Impact — outcomes in numbers

The evidence behind the process.

What the process produced across products, clients and customer conversations.

  • 1

    Step 1

    Business Problem

    Anchor every conversation in the outcome the business is trying to move.

  • 2

    Step 2

    Customer Discovery

    Talk to the people who feel the pain — never assume, always ask.

  • 3

    Step 3

    Research & Insights

    Turn raw conversations into patterns, JTBD and opportunity sizing.

  • 4

    Step 4

    Prioritization

    Sequence the sharpest wedge using impact, effort and strategic fit.

  • 5

    Step 5

    Execution

    Drive delivery across engineering, design and stakeholders.

  • 6

    Step 6

    Measure

    Instrument the outcome — retention, revenue, adoption, time saved.

  • 7

    Step 7

    Iterate

    Feed the numbers back into the next bet. Repeat with more signal.

    Impact

    180+

    Customer Conversations

    Impact

    12+

    Products Delivered

    Impact

    10

    Clients Served

    Impact

    6

    Product Case Studies

    Impact

    9

    Working Products

    Impact

    2

    Product Competitions Won

Experience

Where I've delivered.

Roles that shaped my approach to product thinking, execution and stakeholder ownership.

3BitDigital logo

2022 — 2023

3BitDigital

Operations & Consulting Associate · Jabalpur, M.P.

Ran delivery ops for multiple concurrent consulting engagements and built the SOPs that later scaled Arroz Solutions.

Consulting DeliveryStakeholder ManagementProcess ImprovementClient Coordination
Arroz Solutions logo

2023 — 2024

Arroz Solutions

Founder • Product Manager · Jabalpur, MP

Shipped 12+ products across 10 clients — owned discovery, roadmap, sprint execution and launch.

Customer DiscoveryRoadmappingSprint PlanningBusiness DevelopmentCross-functional LeadershipProject Delivery
Jio Platforms Limited logo

2023 — 2025

Jio Platforms Limited

Assistant Manager · Mumbai

Prioritised critical incidents at enterprise scale and improved delivery reliability across cross-functional teams.

Stakeholder ManagementExecutionPrioritizationAnalyticsOperational Rigour

Case Studies

Product thinking, end to end.

How I frame problems, run discovery, prioritise and drive to measurable outcomes.

CivicFix logo
Civic Tech

CivicFix

Turning fragmented citizen complaints into an actionable civic roadmap.

Role
Founder / Product Manager — owned discovery, prioritisation and MVP scope.
Outcome
40% simulated reduction in time-to-triage; 3x more high-impact complaints surfaced per officer per day in usability tests.
Live
Uber — Rider Retention Deep Dive logo
Mobility / Marketplace

Uber — Rider Retention Deep Dive

Diagnosing silent churn among mid-frequency riders.

Role
Product Analyst — cohort analysis, interviews and intervention design.
Outcome
Predictive model identified 22% of monthly churners two weeks in advance in backtest.
Zee Entertainment logo
Media & OTT

Zee Entertainment

Improving discovery for regional-language viewers on OTT.

Role
Product Manager — discovery research, hypothesis design and prototype.
Outcome
Prototype tests projected +18% D1 retention among new regional users.
Notion logo
Productivity SaaS

Notion

Reducing time-to-first-value for solo creators.

Role
Product Manager — usability research and onboarding redesign.
Outcome
Cut simulated time-to-first-published-page from 12 minutes to under 3.
Nexus logo
Productivity / AI

Nexus

Value proposition design for a productivity suite that had capability but no wedge.

Role
Product Lead — discovery, positioning and 90-day MVP scope.
Outcome
Won the national Value Proposition Design competition; team walked away with a clear wedge and roadmap.
Live
MyFitPal logo
Health Tech

MyFitPal

A personalised fitness companion that turned habit-change into a daily loop.

Role
Product Lead — discovery, prioritisation and go-to-market for the pilot.
Outcome
Week-2 retention 2x baseline in usability tests; won the Innovation Labs national track.
Live
CivicFix logo
Civic Tech

CivicFix

Turning fragmented citizen complaints into an actionable civic roadmap.

Role
Founder / Product Manager — owned discovery, prioritisation and MVP scope.
Outcome
40% simulated reduction in time-to-triage; 3x more high-impact complaints surfaced per officer per day in usability tests.
Live
Uber — Rider Retention Deep Dive logo
Mobility / Marketplace

Uber — Rider Retention Deep Dive

Diagnosing silent churn among mid-frequency riders.

Role
Product Analyst — cohort analysis, interviews and intervention design.
Outcome
Predictive model identified 22% of monthly churners two weeks in advance in backtest.
Zee Entertainment logo
Media & OTT

Zee Entertainment

Improving discovery for regional-language viewers on OTT.

Role
Product Manager — discovery research, hypothesis design and prototype.
Outcome
Prototype tests projected +18% D1 retention among new regional users.
Notion logo
Productivity SaaS

Notion

Reducing time-to-first-value for solo creators.

Role
Product Manager — usability research and onboarding redesign.
Outcome
Cut simulated time-to-first-published-page from 12 minutes to under 3.
Nexus logo
Productivity / AI

Nexus

Value proposition design for a productivity suite that had capability but no wedge.

Role
Product Lead — discovery, positioning and 90-day MVP scope.
Outcome
Won the national Value Proposition Design competition; team walked away with a clear wedge and roadmap.
Live
MyFitPal logo
Health Tech

MyFitPal

A personalised fitness companion that turned habit-change into a daily loop.

Role
Product Lead — discovery, prioritisation and go-to-market for the pilot.
Outcome
Week-2 retention 2x baseline in usability tests; won the Innovation Labs national track.
Live

Selected Product Builds

Products I've shipped.

Builds grouped by category — each one starts with the business problem, my role and the outcome.

CivicFix
Product Platforms

CivicFix

Triage layer that ranks citizen complaints by real-world impact.

Problem
Municipal teams can't rank thousands of complaints across channels.
Role
Founder / PM — discovery, prioritisation and MVP scope.
Outcome
40% simulated reduction in time-to-triage; 3x more high-impact complaints surfaced per day.
Nexus
Product Platforms

Nexus

Proposal + follow-up co-pilot for independent consultants.

Problem
Consultants lose 4–6 hours per lead on manual proposals.
Role
Founder / PM — positioning, wedge selection and 90-day MVP scope.
Outcome
Won the national Value Proposition Design competition; 4–6 hours saved per lead in pilot.
Live
MyFitPal
Product Platforms

MyFitPal

Personalised fitness companion — winner of Innovation Labs.

Problem
Generic fitness apps don't adapt to real user behaviour.
Role
Product Lead — discovery, prioritisation and GTM for the pilot.
Outcome
Week-2 retention 2x baseline in usability tests; won national Innovation Labs.
Live
ParkHive
Product Platforms

ParkHive

Neighbourhood parking discovery + reservations.

Problem
Urban parking is a daily 15-minute tax on commuters.
Role
Founder / PM — marketplace design and MVP scope.
Outcome
Pilot users cut average parking search time from 12 min to under 3.
Live
Fitness planner agent
AI Applications

AI Fitness Agent

Conversational fitness coach that adapts weekly plans in real time.

Problem
Static plans don't survive real life.
Role
Founder / PM — behaviour design and agent scoping.
Outcome
Higher stickiness through personalisation; testers stayed in the loop 5+ days per week.
Law research agent
AI Applications

AI Legal Agent

Drafts and reviews standard contracts for SMBs.

Problem
SMBs can't afford legal review on every contract.
Role
Product & Prompt Lead — clause library and workflow design.
Outcome
Cut contract turnaround from days to hours for pilot SMBs.
Built with n8n
Automation

LinkedIn Post Automation

Idea → outline → post, on a schedule.

Problem
Creators can't sustain daily output.
Role
Builder / PM — workflow design and orchestration.
Outcome
Consistent daily presence with 10x less time invested per post.
Personalised portfolio tracker
Web Applications

personalised-portfolio-tracker

Personalised Indian-market stock & watchlist dashboard.

Problem
Retail investors lack a clean, personalised view of NSE indices and watchlists.
Role
Builder / PM — interface design, watchlist logic and dashboard UX.
Outcome
Clean, focused dashboard with live-like indices, personalised watchlists and trend charts.
Web Applications

Expense Manager

Lightweight, no-friction daily expense logging.

Problem
Most expense apps ask for too much data.
Role
Product & Design — reduce every logging tap.
Outcome
Daily active use through low friction; 3-tap logging benchmark.
CivicFix
Product Platforms

CivicFix

Triage layer that ranks citizen complaints by real-world impact.

Problem
Municipal teams can't rank thousands of complaints across channels.
Role
Founder / PM — discovery, prioritisation and MVP scope.
Outcome
40% simulated reduction in time-to-triage; 3x more high-impact complaints surfaced per day.
Nexus
Product Platforms

Nexus

Proposal + follow-up co-pilot for independent consultants.

Problem
Consultants lose 4–6 hours per lead on manual proposals.
Role
Founder / PM — positioning, wedge selection and 90-day MVP scope.
Outcome
Won the national Value Proposition Design competition; 4–6 hours saved per lead in pilot.
Live
MyFitPal
Product Platforms

MyFitPal

Personalised fitness companion — winner of Innovation Labs.

Problem
Generic fitness apps don't adapt to real user behaviour.
Role
Product Lead — discovery, prioritisation and GTM for the pilot.
Outcome
Week-2 retention 2x baseline in usability tests; won national Innovation Labs.
Live
ParkHive
Product Platforms

ParkHive

Neighbourhood parking discovery + reservations.

Problem
Urban parking is a daily 15-minute tax on commuters.
Role
Founder / PM — marketplace design and MVP scope.
Outcome
Pilot users cut average parking search time from 12 min to under 3.
Live
Fitness planner agent
AI Applications

AI Fitness Agent

Conversational fitness coach that adapts weekly plans in real time.

Problem
Static plans don't survive real life.
Role
Founder / PM — behaviour design and agent scoping.
Outcome
Higher stickiness through personalisation; testers stayed in the loop 5+ days per week.
Law research agent
AI Applications

AI Legal Agent

Drafts and reviews standard contracts for SMBs.

Problem
SMBs can't afford legal review on every contract.
Role
Product & Prompt Lead — clause library and workflow design.
Outcome
Cut contract turnaround from days to hours for pilot SMBs.
Built with n8n
Automation

LinkedIn Post Automation

Idea → outline → post, on a schedule.

Problem
Creators can't sustain daily output.
Role
Builder / PM — workflow design and orchestration.
Outcome
Consistent daily presence with 10x less time invested per post.
Personalised portfolio tracker
Web Applications

personalised-portfolio-tracker

Personalised Indian-market stock & watchlist dashboard.

Problem
Retail investors lack a clean, personalised view of NSE indices and watchlists.
Role
Builder / PM — interface design, watchlist logic and dashboard UX.
Outcome
Clean, focused dashboard with live-like indices, personalised watchlists and trend charts.
Web Applications

Expense Manager

Lightweight, no-friction daily expense logging.

Problem
Most expense apps ask for too much data.
Role
Product & Design — reduce every logging tap.
Outcome
Daily active use through low friction; 3-tap logging benchmark.

Insights

Thought leadership.

Notes on product, strategy, business and the craft of building — click any card to read the full piece.

Capabilities

How I work.

Skills grouped by the competencies that matter — with the tools I reach for daily.

Product Strategy

Translate customer insights into products that create measurable business value.

Customer DiscoveryUser ResearchJTBDProduct StrategyProduct RoadmappingPRD WritingFeature PrioritizationRICE PrioritizationGo-to-Market (GTM)Product Positioning

Strategy & Consulting

Structure ambiguous problems and turn analysis into decisions leaders can act on.

Market ResearchCompetitive AnalysisBusiness StrategyGrowth StrategyProblem StructuringOpportunity AssessmentBusiness AnalysisValue Proposition DesignStrategic PlanningProcess Improvement

Execution & Operations

Move roadmaps from plan to shipped — on scope, on time, across cross-functional teams.

Agile DeliverySprint PlanningProject ManagementProgram ManagementCross-functional LeadershipStakeholder ManagementBacklog ManagementRisk ManagementDecision MakingExecution Excellence

Analytics & Decision Making

Instrument what matters, read the numbers honestly, and let evidence guide the next bet.

Product MetricsKPI DefinitionData AnalysisSQLDashboardingExperiment DesignA/B TestingRoot Cause AnalysisMarket Analysis

Leadership

Own outcomes end-to-end, align stakeholders, and bring calm judgement to hard calls.

OwnershipTeam LeadershipClient ConsultingStakeholder AlignmentPrioritizationDecision MakingCommunicationConflict ResolutionResource Planning

Tools

The stack I reach for daily.

Product & Collaboration

Figma logoFigma
Jira logoJira
Notion logoNotion
Confluence logoConfluence
Miro logoMiro
Trello logoTrello

AI & Productivity

ChatGPT logoChatGPT
Claude logoClaude
Gemini logoGemini
ChatPRD logoChatPRD
Relevance AI logoRelevance AI
n8n logon8n

AI Builders

Lovable logoLovable
Emergent logoEmergent
Google Stitch logoGoogle Stitch
Antigravity logoAntigravity

Analytics

SQL logoSQL
Power BI logoPower BI
Excel logoExcel

Development & Workspace

GitHub logoGitHub
Obsidian logoObsidian
Slack logoSlack
MS Office logoMS Office

Customer & Growth

Talk to users, validate demand, and build the motions that turn interest into revenue.

Customer InterviewsCustomer Journey MappingUser ValidationGTM PlanningClient ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAccount ManagementSales DiscoveryNegotiationRelationship Management

Education

What I studied.

From engineering foundations to a product-focused MBA — arranged along the timeline.

R.G.P.V. logo

2019 — 2023

R.G.P.V.

B.Tech, Information Technology

Rank 8/66 · CGPA 8.71

Institute of Product Leadership logo

2025 — 2027

Institute of Product Leadership

MBA in Technology Management (TMBA) — Product Management

in association with CMR University

Rank 5/40 · CGPA 8.2