Akshay Kothari
Founder of Notion
Akshay Kothari
Founder of Notion
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2018 - Current
VP Product, Head of LinkedIn India
2016 - 2018
Country Manager for LinkedIn's second biggest market, with 50+ million members and 1000+ employees. Responsible for international R&D teams (China, Japan, Germany, India)
Product Lead
2013 - 2015
Product lead for major content initiatives at Linkedin, including Pulse, Publishing Platform and Influencer program
Co-Founder/CEO
2010 - 2013
Pulse was an award-winning application for iPhone, iPad, Android and the web. It gave users the opportunity to access their favorite content—from traditional news sources to blogs to social networks—all in one beautiful interface. Pulse had been named to Apple's App Store Hall of Fame, chosen as an Android Editor's Choice app, selected as one of TIME's top 50 iPhone apps of 2011, and honored with the Apple Design Award. Pulse was acquired by LinkedIn in 2013 for $90 million.
Analyst
2007 - 2008
Intern
2006 - 2006
Intern
2005 - 2005
Education
Master of Science (MS)
2008 - 2010
Bachelor of Science (BS)
2003 - 2007