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Rutvik Gulhane

@rutvikgulhane

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I build AI-native, social, gaming, education, and hiring products that drive growth and automation.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build and scale AI-native products, solve growth and retention problems, automate expert-driven workflows, and lead cross-functional teams across 0→1 and 1→N product journeys.

I've built and scaled AI-native, social, gaming, education, and hiring products across Interact Group and Newton School.

At Interact Group, I improved FRND's retention and acquisition funnels, helping scale the audio-social dating app to 250K DAU and ₹550Cr ARR. I led international expansion into 12 countries, unlocking ₹90Cr ARR, and launched referral and host-reward systems that strengthened product-led growth and engagement.

I also spearheaded PlayChat from 0→1, using Agentic AI to automate game creation and build a library of 500+ games in one month. Personalized discovery and Challenge Mode helped scale the app to 10K DAU with 25% D1 retention.

At Newton School, I built AI interview, tutoring, hinting, placement-readiness, and hiring marketplace products that improved learner outcomes, automated expert judgment, saved millions annually, and drove $6.5M ARR.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Product Manager

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Interact Group

Jul 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Led product management for FRND and PlayChat, scaling FRND to 250K DAU and ₹550Cr ARR, and spearheading the 0→1 creation of PlayChat. Managed teams of APMs, analysts, and engineers.

Product Management Growth Retention Monetization A B Testing Agentic AI GenAI Integration SQL Amplitude Mixpanel Jira Figma User Research Cross functional Leadership

Product Manager

Newton School

Oct 2020 - Jun 2024 (3 years 8 months)

Developed AI-native products for education and hiring, including an AI mock interviewer and AI tutor, and launched a two-sided hiring marketplace driving $6.5M ARR.

Product Management AI ML Product Development GenAI Integration SQL Metabase Amplitude Mixpanel Jira Figma A B Testing Unit Economics Stakeholder Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering

2018 - 2022

Grade: 7.5/10.0

Activities and societies: Authored a finance research paper on 'Power of Moment based normality tests' published in the International Journal of Finance and Economics; awarded for the Best B.Tech project among the graduating batch of Chemical Engineering.

Pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering, graduating with a CGPA of 7.5/10.0.