About

Mithun Madhusudan is a seasoned Product Leader with over 10 years of experience in building consumer-facing technology products. He has a strong background in developing products that leverage the realities of the Indian digital consumer, including video, social, content, and mobile. Mithun is best known for his work in scaling Sharechat to 100 million monthly active users, which is India's biggest regional social network. In this role, he ran all consumer-facing products, including creation, discovery, personalization, and chatrooms verticals. He also launched live audio chatrooms and scaled to XX million in GMV in just 12 months. Before joining apna as Head of Product - Communities, Mithun led a team of PMs at HolidayIQ and ran the content/review product verticals. He was also deeply involved in building a programmatic marketing product (Facebook/Email) for acquisition and conversion. Prior to that, he helped build and launch Cubeit, a mobile-first content startup funded by Accel Partners, which was eventually acquired by Myntra. Mithun's expertise in product management and team building has made him a sought-after advisor for early-stage consumer startups. He is particularly interested in speaking to companies building for Bharat and has specific expertise in areas such as hiring the first product manager/head of product, setting up a high-performing product team, solving for user archetypes in Tier 2+ audiences in India, retention strategies, and more. Mithun holds a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and an Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He also completed a student exchange program in finance at the Louvain School of Management. Mithun's tech stack includes product management, mobile, and search. With 9.53 years of relevant experience, Mithun is a highly skilled and accomplished Product Leader.