AK

Akshay Kothari

Building Notion

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Education

Work Experience

2018

  • Co-Founder

    2018

2013 - 2018

  • VP Product, Head of LinkedIn India

    2016 - 2018

    Country Manager for LinkedIn's second biggest market, with 50+ million members and 1000+ employees. Responsible for international R&D teams (China, Japan, Germany, India)

  • Product Lead

    2013 - 2015

    Product lead for major content initiatives at Linkedin, including Pulse, Publishing Platform and Influencer program

2010 - 2013

  • Co-Founder/CEO

    2010 - 2013

    Pulse was an award-winning application for iPhone, iPad, Android and the web. It gave users the opportunity to access their favorite content—from traditional news sources to blogs to social networks—all in one beautiful interface. Pulse had been named to Apple's App Store Hall of Fame, chosen as an Android Editor's Choice app, selected as one of TIME's top 50 iPhone apps of 2011, and honored with the Apple Design Award. Pulse was acquired by LinkedIn in 2013 for $90 million.

2007 - 2008

  • Analyst

    2007 - 2008

  • Intern

    2006 - 2006

2005 - 2005

  • Intern

    2005 - 2005