Praveen Dorna - Building Founders First Network , The Doers Club

Praveen Dorna

Building Founders First Network , The Doers Club

Exploring couple of startup ideas right now at a user research stage.

Been heading Product and Growth at PublicVibe (Verse - Parent of Dailyhunt, Josh and PublicVibe). Part of the Leadership Team at PublicVibe, building and scaling multiple products and taking new initiatives.

Previously worked on multiple startups

- Sociohub, An all in one community management SaaS platform that helps you run, manage, engage and grow your community in your own private space hassle-free.

- StartupByte - Discovery and engagement platform for bringing the Indian startup ecosystem together.

MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson College with 17+ years of combined experience as a Senior Manager in Corporate Development at WEX (NYSE: WEX). Business Technology Analyst with Deloitte Consulting, Business Development lead with a premier Robotics Education provider franchisee in India and also as a Lead Consultant for a Non-Profit initiative of building the foundation for one of the largest Universities in India.

Strong Skills in Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Growth, Corporate Strategy, Business Case Development, Payment Technologies, Leadership, Management and Innovation. Passionate about technology, marketing, management and Entrepreneurship.

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