Harsh Tandel

Commander
DISC Type : D

Warden at Code4rena

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Harsh Tandel is a dynamic cybersecurity professional specializing in Web3, AI, and Application Security. With experience at firms like Deloitte and Aujas, he is a Certified Smart Contract Auditor and has been credited with CVE 2022-3343. Colleagues describe him as skilled, innovative, and an expert in his field.

He is passionate about strengthening the Web3 ecosystem, having developed a Smart Contract Security Toolkit to improve auditor efficiency. He actively shares his knowledge by leading workshops at security conferences.

Unique fact: He created and shared an open-source Smart Contract Security Toolkit to help the Web3 community.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Impact-Driven

Risk-Taker

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

Web3 Security
As a Certified Smart Contract Auditor and Warden at Code4rena, he is deeply involved in securing blockchain applications and has created tools to improve the process.
AI in Security
His professional headline and a recent workshop he delivered, titled "Securing the Chain. . . & the AI Frontier, " highlight his focus on the intersection of AI and security.
Incident Response
He authored an article on applying traditional incident response principles to the unique challenges of blockchain security, showing his thought leadership in this area.

Media Appearances

Harsh has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Warden at Code4rena
4-2025
Security Researcher at Cyfrin Codehawks
8-2024
Cyber Security Consultant at Aujas Cybersecurity
7-2024
Subject Matter Expert at Hack The Box
3-2023 - 4-2024
Cyber Security Consultant at Deloitte

Education

6-2015 - 7-2020
Master of Science - MS from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
4-2021 - 10-2022
Short Course from Charles Sturt University

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Insights For Selling To Harsh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Harsh is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Harsh

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Harsh move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Harsh take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Harsh

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