Meet your product partner
I'm Abhinav Vats, an aspiring Product Manager with a background in frontend development and UI/UX. I build student marketplaces, analyze supply-side friction, and design 90-day retention mechanics.
Total Revenue
₹26,000+
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Product Case Studies
A selection of product work focused on activation, retention, marketplace dynamics, and strategic decision-making.
Student Marketplace MVP
Built a two-sided student service marketplace from manual WhatsApp concierge to an automated platform processing ₹26K+ in bootstrapped revenue.
Activation Strategy
Analyzed supply-side friction to propose a redesigned onboarding flow that accelerates how fast new applicants complete their first booking.
Retention Engine
Explored mechanisms to shift one-off transactional bookings into predictable 90-day retention habits through subscription models and trust loops.
Enterprise Scale
Evaluated enterprise product strategy to capture high-frequency urban commuters through subscription passes and priority dispatch mechanics.
Product Playbook
A structured workflow for moving from problem discovery to shipped product with measurable impact.
Discovery
Understand user pain, market context, and business goals. Define what problem we're actually solving.
Research
Conduct user interviews, analyze behavioral data, map journeys. Build evidence for decision-making.
Prioritization
Use frameworks like RICE and ICE to rank opportunities by impact vs. effort. Focus on leverage.
Framing
Write clear PRDs, define success metrics, align stakeholders. Create shared understanding.
Experimentation
Ship MVPs, run A/B tests, gather feedback loops. Learn quickly with minimal investment.
Launch & Iteration
Monitor metrics, listen to users, iterate based on evidence. Double down on what works.
How I Think
Principles that guide my approach to product decisions, prioritization, and execution.
Clarity before velocity
Understanding the problem deeply before rushing to solutions. Research and framing create better outcomes than speed alone.
Research before assumptions
User evidence beats opinions. Every hypothesis needs validation before it becomes a roadmap commitment.
Metrics over opinions
Product decisions should be anchored in measurable outcomes, not subjective preferences or loudest voices.
Trade-offs over feature lists
Great PMs say no strategically. Every yes is a no to something else. Prioritization defines success.
Validate before scaling
Ship thin, learn fast, iterate aggressively. MVPs exist to test assumptions, not to impress.
Focus on pain before polish
Solve the core user problem first. Polish comes after product-market fit, not before.
Experience
Co-Founder & Product Owner
Gradely
- Built two-sided student marketplace from manual concierge to automated platform
- Defined pricing strategy, unit economics, and growth mechanics
- Achieved ₹26K+ revenue, 15% take rate, 100+ active users
- Managed end-to-end product lifecycle: research → PRD → launch → iteration
Product Strategy & Case Study Practice
Independent
- Authored PM case studies analyzing activation, retention, and enterprise strategy
- Frameworks: JTBD, RICE prioritization, user journey mapping, unit economics
- Products studied: Pronto (activation), Snabbit (retention), Ola (LTV)
Frontend / UI-UX Developer
Looping Loons
- Designed and built responsive web applications with React, TypeScript, Tailwind
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on user experience and design systems
- Developed frontend thinking that informs product execution today
B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
- Bridging technical engineering with product design and user-centered thinking
- Coursework in algorithms, systems, and full-stack development
Cross-Functional Capabilities
A product manager at the intersection of strategy, research, design, and technical execution.
Product Strategy & Prioritization
Frameworks like JTBD, RICE, and ICE to make evidence-based decisions about what to build next.
User Research & Evidence-Based Decisions
Conducting interviews, analyzing behavioral data, and validating assumptions before committing to roadmaps.
Frontend Execution & UX Intuition
Technical background in React and TypeScript informs realistic product scoping and execution understanding.
Marketplace Dynamics & Unit Economics
Hands-on experience building two-sided marketplace with pricing strategy and take-rate optimization.
Early-Stage Product Building
Comfortable with ambiguity, 0→1 execution, and manual concierge validation before building at scale.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Experience working with design, engineering, and business stakeholders to ship cohesive products.
Working Stack
Tools I use to think, collaborate, and ship products across research, design, analytics, and execution.
Product
Design
Analytics
Research
Development
Deployment
Let's build something people want.
Open to product roles where research, clarity, and execution matter. Always happy to discuss product strategy, marketplace dynamics, or early-stage building.