Ep #06 Journey from advertising to co-founding ed tech startup, creativity and more | Abhimanyu Saha, Co-founder, GuruQore

Experiences working in digital account planning, the art of working with senior execs, prioritizing exposure over money in early career

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Abhimanyu Saha is the co-founder of GuruQore, a bootstrapped community platform that empowers marketing professionals. With 10+ years of experience leading digital strategy at companies like Experience Commerce and WatConsult, he's also a mentor and visiting faculty at institutes like SIMC. Outside work, he's also an independent music producer and former national-level cricketer.

  • (00:00) Intro

  • (01:24) Early life - playing cricket at national level, studying biotech

  • (23:53) Turning childhood interests into a career in advertising

  • (31.20) Experiences building a career in digital account planning

  • (29.16) Everyone is creative, it just looks different for everyone

  • (35.02) Always pick experience over money in the early days of career

  • (51.03) Trial by presentation, experiences working with C-level execs

You can find the full episode transcript below.

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