1. Who am I?
www.linkedin.com/in/sankarvenkatraman

2. What am I good at?
Product Marketing
Services Marketing
Solutions Marketing
Business Development
Marketing Strategy
SaaS and Cloud
Services

3. What do I do today?
Product Marketer and Chief
Evangelist for LinkedIn Recruiter
- a $500M/yr product
Lead market validation
for a Mobile solution
Build a GTM strategy for
a new offer
Exploring a new
product offering
Capture and act on voice of
16,000+ global customers

4. What had I done previously?
Global leader for SaaS-based
network management offering
Created and Launched
Developed international Collaborative Professional Services
business opportunities
Translated market needs
into multi-million $ products
Built partnerships with
SIs, VARs et. al.

5. Where did I learn my skills?
MBA in Marketing and
General Management
Ph.D. in Chemical and
Biochemical Engineering
M.S. in Chemical
Engineering

6. Where do I derive positive energy from?
Collaborative
environment
Innovation
encouraged
Building
Talent
Interfacing with
customers

7. What drains my energy?
Silo-ed
structures
Tentative
Decision-making
Micromanagement
Nay-sayers

8. What do I continue to look for?
Discover and be part
of the next “big thing”
Take intelligent
risks
Mentor

9. What do I do for fun?
Play
Racquetball
Go Hiking
Volunteer
Activities
Travel

10. How can you reach me?
sv46@cornell.edu
shankycali
www.linkedin.com/in/
sankarvenkatraman
Really?