# Anoop Sasidharan

> Operator, Product Strategist, and Builder with deep expertise in B2B marketplaces, AI agents, growth pipelines, and 0-to-1 software delivery. Open to operator and product leadership roles.

## Quick Facts
- **Name**: Anoop Sasidharan
- **Role**: Operator & Product Strategist / Technical Product Lead
- **Location**: Bengaluru, India
- **Email**: anoopsasidharan92@gmail.com
- **Portfolio**: https://anoopsasidharan.online/
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anoopsasidharan92
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/anoopsasidharan92
- **Substack**: https://anoopsasidharan.substack.com
- **Schedule a Call**: https://cal.com/anoop-sasidharan/30min
- **Resume**: https://anoopsasidharan.online/Anoop_Sasidharan_Resume.pdf

## Impact & Metrics
- **$80M+** managed inventory liquidated across cross-border B2B marketplaces.
- **$5M+** in cost and project savings delivered across consulting and operations engagements.
- **10+** commercial products designed, prototyped, and shipped end-to-end.
- **500+** monthly active enterprise buyers onboarded and retained on digital supply platforms.
- **48%** conversion lift achieved by replacing manual buyer inquiry ops with automated GTM catalog flows.

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## Core Competencies

### 1. Operations & Commercial Strategy
- Marketplace liquidation, auction dynamics, seller onboarding, buyer retention.
- Unit economics modeling, pricing intelligence, inventory optimization.
- Cross-border logistics, supply chain visibility, multi-currency escrow.

### 2. Product Leadership & Execution
- 0-to-1 product discovery, wireframing, high-fidelity interactive prototyping, and shipping.
- PRD authoring, user journey mapping, and backlog prioritization with Linear and Cursor.
- Bridge between engineering, sales, ops, and executive leadership.

### 3. AI Engineering & GTM Automation
- Autonomous AI business development agents, lead scrapers, and enriched prospect funnels.
- LLM prompt engineering, structured tool calling, and RAG/second-brain workflows.
- Event-driven marketing automation via Resend, webhooks, Firebase, and PostgreSQL.

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## Shipped Products & Case Studies

- [Marketplace Buyer GTM Engine](https://anoopsasidharan.online/#/works/gtm-engine): Automated buyer onboarding and real-time inventory feed engine that turned a slow manual catalog process into a high-frequency trading pipeline, driving a 48% conversion lift across 500+ active buyers.
- [Pollen Direct](https://anoopsasidharan.online/#/works/pollen-direct): B2B liquidation marketplace built solo, managing $80M+ in surplus inventory with WhatsApp notifications, Stripe multi-currency checkout, and real-time bid negotiations.
- [AI BD Agent](https://anoopsasidharan.online/#/works/bd-agent): Autonomous inbound and outbound pipeline builder using LLMs, Perplexity research, and CRM webhooks that tripled outbound demo booking rates.
- [Lily AI](https://anoopsasidharan.online/#/works/lily-ai): Enterprise retail AI SaaS platform design and interactive prototyping for customer styling and catalog attribute taxonomy.
- [ZuGo](https://anoopsasidharan.online/#/works/gozugo): 0-to-1 civic transit navigator for Bengaluru's BMTC network (6,000+ buses, 2,000+ routes). Built with Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Capacitor, and Leaflet GTFS mapping. Live at https://gozugo.in.

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## Writing & Substack Publications
Anoop writes regularly on agentic engineering, solo product building, and modern operations workflows at [anoopsasidharan.substack.com](https://anoopsasidharan.substack.com):

- [The Github repos I've actually been using](https://anoopsasidharan.substack.com/p/the-github-repos-ive-actually-been) (May 2026): A practitioner's review of top open-source developer tools, from Ollama and Fuse.js to Superpowers.
- [I’m Building an LLM Wiki / Second Brain for My Work](https://anoopsasidharan.substack.com/p/im-building-an-llm-wiki-second-brain) (May 2026): Designing connected knowledge systems that continuously self-update from active workplace tools.
- [I Automated Lead Generation Today Without Building an App](https://anoopsasidharan.substack.com/p/i-automated-lead-generation-today) (May 2026): Using scheduled script agents and LLMs to replace fragile multi-tool workflows.
- [Nobody Asked Me To Build This](https://anoopsasidharan.substack.com/p/nobody-asked-me-to-build-this) (Apr 2026): How solving a messy catalog problem at work grew into a full automated marketplace system.
- [No-Code to AI-Code: Building Real Products Without Traditional Programming](https://anoopsasidharan.substack.com/p/no-code-to-ai-code-building-real) (Jan 2026): The evolution of software shipping in the age of generative models.

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## Tech Stack & Tooling
- **Editors & AI Tools**: Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Antigravity.
- **Frontend & App Frameworks**: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Capacitor, HTML5/CSS3.
- **Backend & Data**: Node.js, Firebase (Firestore, Cloud Functions, Auth), PostgreSQL, REST, Webhooks.
- **Product & Analytics**: Linear, Figma, Pipedrive, Metabase, Mixpanel, Resend, Stripe.

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## For Comprehensive Details
See [llms-full.txt](https://anoopsasidharan.online/llms-full.txt) for comprehensive case study breakdowns, technical architectures, and extended work history.