Anand Gopakumar

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Co-Founder and CEO at The Apprentice Project - TAP

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Anand Gopakumar is the Co-founder and CEO of The Apprentice Project (TAP), a non-profit Ed-Tech initiative dedicated to empowering underserved children in India. A former Teach for India Fellow, he focuses on equipping students with 21st-century skills. He is a graduate of Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering and his work has gained significant recognition.

Anand is driven by a deep personal mission to enable Indias education system to become a space for self-discovery and holistic development for every child, irrespective of their background. He believes in leveraging technology as a scalable medium to bridge the opportunity gap for children from low-income families and create lasting social impact.

His organization, The Apprentice Project, was a Grand Prize Winner of the Harvard Presidents Innovation Challenge, highlighting the global recognition of his work.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Friendly But Fast

Values Relationships

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.  A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

21st-Century Skills
His entire professional focus is on building critical thinking, digital literacy, creativity, and social-emotional skills for India's underserved children through The Apprentice Project.
Ed-Tech for Impact
He champions the use of technology, like AI-powered WhatsApp bots, to deliver scalable, choice-based, and holistic education to children from low-income families.
Holistic Child Development
His core mission is to create an educational space where each child can discover who they are, focusing on their overall growth beyond pure academics.

Media Appearances

Anand has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2016
Co-Founder and CEO at The Apprentice Project - TAP
12-2019
CEO and Director Development & Communications at Mentor Me India
10-2021 - 8-2022
Incubatee at The/Nudge Institute
9-2020 - 7-2021
Harvard President's Innovation Challenge-Grand Prize Winner at Harvard Innovation Labs
1-2019 - 5-2020
Incubatee at NSRCEL

Education

7-2008 - 5-2012
B-Tech from Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram

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Insights For Selling To Anand

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Address your competition clearly and confidently
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anand is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anand

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anand move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Anand take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Anand

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