Alok Goel
Cofounder and CEO at Drivetrain
23.6
Years of Experience
Education
isb indian school of business, dtu delhi college of engineering
Companies
drivetrain, elevation capital, freecharge, redbus, redbus, google, google, google, adobe, hcl
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Experience
2021 - Present
drivetrain
Co-founder and CEO/CFO
2015 - 2021
elevation capital
Partner
Led Elevation (formerly SAIF Partners)'s investments (alphabetical) in Factors.ai, Fareye, Goodera, Haber, Medtrail, Meesho, Sharechat, Superops, Toppr, Unacademy, Zomentum
2013 - 2015
freecharge
CEO
Built entire team from scratch and re-designed company strategy at early series A round. Transitioned the company from desktop only to mobile only with world class mobile products. Established FreeCharge as a household name and a company known for innovation. Grew enterprise value by more than 30X and executed India's largest M&A in Indian internet space with acquisition of FreeCharge by SnapDeal.
2013 - 2013
redbus
Chief Operating Officer
Lead business/P&L for India's hottest start-up. Played key role in largest exit in Indian internet space with acquisition of redbus.in by Naspers at USD 110M. Responsible for P&L, Business Strategy, Product, Marketing, Operations. Built mobile strategy for business and led company to become #1 OTA on mobile on play store with top rated app. Won several awards for great forward looking product design.
2012 - 2013
redbus
Chief Product Officer, Redbus
Responsible for P&L, Business Strategy, Product, Marketing, Operations. Rebuilt the entire team and grew business. Techcrunch coverage: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/21/redbus-continues-to-dominate-in-india-but-thats-not-what-makes-them-special/
2010 - 2012
google
Product Management, Google Display Network
Responsible for monetization of Google's Display Ad Network (a.k.a. AdSense for Content). Bleeding edge innovations around new Ad Targeting solutions, Interest Based Advertising, Advertiser auto-optimization products. 2 approved & 10 pending Patents in Ads around interest based advertising, contextual ads.
2009 - 2010
google
Head of Search & Mobile Products, India
- Led strategy and end-to-end product delivery for all Google mobile products in India. - Led Global strategy of Google Mobile News. Launched Google Mobile News - Conceived and launched Google Music Search at Google.co.in/music - Relaunched SMS Search with amazing success - Primary media spokesperson for all search and mobile related stuff
2007 - 2009
google
Product Manager - Search and Geo Local, India
Led Product Management for Google India Search (google.co.in) and Google Geo-Local Search (Google.co.in/local). Led cross-functional team across engineering, legal, marketing, public relations, business development, and government relations. - Established Google's Geo Local as clear winner in the market - Conceived and led first ever print marketing campaign by Google India - Launched tons of search features (e.g. Cricket Scores on Search) with amazing success - Led global innovations around Geo-local data quality and SMB listing acquisitions - Launched annual Zeitgeist event which is now Google India's flagship annual PR event
2003 - 2006
adobe
Computer Scientist
Lead for Adobe eBooks
1999 - 2003
hcl
Project Leader
Architect, Team Lead, Mentor, Crisis Manager
Experience
6 Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Founder
investments
Mobile
strategy
User Acquisition
Education
2006 - 2007
isb indian school of business
MBA
Strategic Marketing & Finance
1995 - 1999
dtu delhi college of engineering
Bachelor of Technology
Electrical
