Saurin Pandya
Saurin Pandya is the founder and CEO of MarketGuru, a San Francisco-based consulting firm that has helped over 20 technology startups define their product, marketing, business development, and funding strategies. Saurin has over 23 years of experience in the technology markets. Prior to founding MarketGuru, Saurin was Executive Director of Business Development for America Online, where he helped form distribution partnerships with large internet and technology companies. Earlier, Saurin had founded and managed Hoppin.com, an early online party-planning service, and served as product marketing and technology lead for Compaq, Phoenix, Adaptec, and IBM.
Saurin is passionate about helping startups think through their value propositions, positioning, and consumer acquisition strategies clearly. Saurin also serves on the board of several healthcare related nonprofit organizations.
Saurin holds an MBA from Cornell University and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Mathematics.