Bio

Working on new venture(s) with aim to create next unicorn ! I drive new ventures & new business growth by working closely with entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, CXO's and leadership teams. More often than not I am building high growth technology based businesses or driving commercial success with innovation & digital. My expertise is in strategy, general management, sales & business development in new emerging (risky) bets around software, technology either in consumer or enterprise businesses. Combining internal investments of 50 million € to working closely with corporate venture capital with 400 million €, and few unicorn companies. In my career, I have held various cross-functional leadership roles in leading Fortune 100 companies @Microsoft, @IBM, @Bell Labs, @Nokia, @Tieto and also in start-ups & scale-ups. Having worked across many industry verticals, innovations, digital, tech ventures and transformations, my experience is quite wide ranging. Roles I have successfully done are CEO, COO, Head of Growth, Business leader (with full P&L responsibility), New Ventures & Incubator lead, Head of Product & Platforms, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Digital Transformation & Founder. You will see me thrive in topics requiring innovation, business, growth mindset and strategy Please connect with me at email: iknowtarun@gmail.com or twitter: @iknowtarun