Vinayak Gautam's Linkedin Analytics

Hi, I’m Vinayak, a marketing manager by profession and an entrepreneur by heart. Ever since my childhood (literally, I was 16 years old), I began selling & marketing. Back then, I used to make and sell science projects to my class mates in school. As I was good in science(best in Biology), I wanted to get into medical studies and become a Doctor. So, I dropped a year for medical entrance preparation, and my hard work paid off. I was offered a MBBS seat in Delhi’s one of the most reputed Medical college. But, I chose not to materialize that dream and took a different path. However, I fell in love with entrepreneurship later when I started selling products online on ebay India. During the first year of my undergraduate college, when I was just 19 I started my first company, at that time I didn't even know the meaning of a startup. I started it as a side hustle which later on turned into a full time project. In 2013, when Amazon started its India operations, I was among the pioneering sellers who got registered on Amazon marketplace. With Amazon our sales skyrocketed to 5 million INR in just 6 months. I didn’t stop here. Our sales performance came under the radar of the Amazon India marketing team, and they featured my startup journey in a YouTube video (link in bio). This motivated me further in life. Later on, I thought of upgrading my skills and knowledge, so I Joined IIM Amritsar for my MBA. After completion of first year in MBA, I was offered an off-campus internship at Google (a story for another day) in YouTube India marketing team. Post internship, I wasn’t offered a job at Google. However this, failures didn’t stop me from experimenting and trying new things. I was offered a marketing role at Thomas Cook India Ltd. Since then, I have been helping organisations to build products and services, find new customers & grow exponentially through Outbound and Digital marketing. Meanwhile, I started a hobby of reading and learning about Capital markets. On interacting with friends and family, I realised everyone talks about investing money but no one knows the right path of achieving their financial goal. Thus again as a side hustle, I consult people to achieve financial freedom (mission F.I.R.E) If you want to talk more about marketing strategy or financial freedom (since it’s my personal favourite), hit me up or just email me : [email protected]