Now → Sep 2027
University of Portsmouth
MSc Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship
UKnext stop: London
- Learning the theory behind what I've been doing: new ideas, new ventures and how they reach people.
hi, I'm VijayI find what makes people stop. Then I build it.
A product person who has also started a brand and grown creators' channels. Now doing an MSc at Portsmouth.
Product ManagerEntrepreneurContent CreatorOpen to roles in London
Part 1
My journey
Newest at the top. Scroll down to go back in time.
JobStudyCourse
Oct 2024 – Jul 2025 · fitness & wellness product
BACK2BASICS
Product Management Intern
125→400weekly active users
- Boosted weekly active users from 125 to 400 with targeted feature updates, driven by user feedback and behaviour analysis.
- Defined the product roadmap and led every UI/UX decision for desktop and mobile, working closely with developers and designers.
- Wrote PRDs, tracked metrics and tested releases. Grew traffic by solving customer pain points and improving SEO.
Apr – Jul 2024
NextLeap
Product Management Fellowship · Top Fellow
Top 5%of the cohort
- Delivered a full PRD across 4 milestones and 5 product teardowns on real-world problems.
- Graduation project ClipTrip earned the Top Fellow title.
- KPIs, success metrics, wireframing, A/B testing and design thinking.
May 2022 – Apr 2024
Concentrix
Sr. Representative, Operations (Content Moderation)
11,700+tickets & appeals
- Analysed and resolved 11,700+ tickets and appeals, and spotted patterns behind recurring product friction.
- Worked with vendor managers and product teams to make operations 15% more efficient.
- Led a pilot with 100% client satisfaction. 100% quality for six months. Star Performer, twice.
Mar – May 2022
Hapikey
Digital Marketing Intern · start-up
+55%sales visibility
- Boosted sales visibility by 55% with better product listings on Flipkart and Amazon.
- Raised customer engagement by 12% through SEO and targeted content.
Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
LIBSYS
US IT Recruiter
100+people placed
- Matched 100+ IT professionals to the right roles, end to end. 20% more successful hires.
- Negotiated job offers and lifted candidate acceptance by 15%.
2018 – 2021
BCom Computers
Osmania University, Hyderabad
8.41CGPA
that's the journey so far. now, the things I made on my own ↓
Part 2
My own work
Things I started, built and wrote myself, in four sets.
set 1Ventures
Built with my own money and time.
CAGE CROCDROP 001₹20k → ₹1.5L
D2C clothing brand · co-founder · 2025–26
Cage Croc
Built the Shopify store, found the factories and launched limited drops with content, not ads.
₹1.5L from ₹20Kzero paid adscommunity-led drops
cagecroc.com ↗
content creator · YouTube & Instagram
Growing channels
I've worked with several creators and grown their channels. My own channel, ThinknApply, got monetised.
hooks & scriptsSEOeditingshort film
Watch on YouTube ↗
set 2Things I built
Games and apps. Swipe →
landed me a jobLEVEL: PRODUCT ROLEPRDD2C
Unity · 3D · plays in browser
A CV you can play
My proudest build: my portfolio as a 3D game. Walk around and click on my work. I'm not a developer (yet), I built it by binge-watching YouTube tutorials.
Play on itch.io ↗Something's on your mind.— The Universe
AI web app
11th Hour
Answer two questions, get a personal letter. Free, no signup.
Try it ↗?
browser game
The Meridian Swap
A two-player detective game that runs in a single web page.
See the code ↗set 3Product case studies
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Reel→ tripAI · new feature
ClipTrip for Cleartrip: turn travel reels into real trips
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inplay againGTM · re-launch
Re-launching LinkedIn's gaming feature
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AIstylistAI · e-commerce
An AI shopping assistant for Cage Croc
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5first screensTeardown · UX
EazyDiner: evaluating the onboarding
Read it ↗
★★★★reviewsTeardown · funnel
MyGlamm: the review-writing experience
Read it ↗
UXheuristicsTeardown · design
Play Store: usability heuristics
Read it ↗
PMin gamesGaming · roles
What does a PM really do in gaming?
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▲gaming marketMarket analysis
The gaming industry, analysed
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▲fashion marketMarket analysis
The fashion industry, analysed
Read it ↗set 4Client work & experiments
Built for others, and built fast.
zoku.thrift · one-of-one vintageMessage on Instagram
client website · Next.js
Zoku.thrift
I built the website for a vintage thrift store. No cart, no checkout: every piece ends in one action, a DM.
See it live ↗48h
Unity · C#
Game jam
Rapid prototypes and teamwork under a 48-hour deadline.
About
A bit more about me
that's me
outside work
competitive boxinggame devfilmmakingfrom Hyderabad
tools I use
FigmaJiraSQLMixpanelShopifyUnityPremiere ProNotion
certified in
- NextLeap PM Fellowship
- Google Project Management
- Google Data Analytics
- Agile Scrum Master
- Unity Game Development
- Video marketing & YouTube
"I believe a great product manager combines the precision of an economist, the creativity of an artist and the diplomacy of a politician."and product management feels like gaming to me: strategy, problem-solving and a win for both users and the business.
your turn
Got something people aren't stopping for?
Let's build something people won't just use, but remember. Send me a problem and I'll reply with how I'd test it first.
vijay.iminuk@gmail.com
Think n Apply · made by Vijay.