Shashank Pawar

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Vice President at AI Planet

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Shashank is a strategic business leader and Vice President at AI Planet, where he helps enterprises adopt an AI workforce. An alumnus of NIT Warangal, he has a proven record of scaling ventures, owning P&L, and driving go-to-market strategy at companies like Gan. ai, Unacademy, and Zetwerk.

A serial entrepreneur with a passion for sustainability, Shashank has founded multiple ventures, including a sustainable fashion brand and an electric bicycle company. He once took a career break for family caregiving, highlighting his resilience and commitment to personal values alongside his professional drive.

He founded a startup to create changeable footwear, focusing on sustainability while employing and preserving traditional grass-root craftsmanship.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

Rigorous & Demanding

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

AI Workforce
His current mission at AI Planet is helping enterprises hire "virtual employees" and AI agents that deliver measurable ROI.
Sustainable Business
He founded Murtle, a sustainable fashion startup, and I. Z. A. , a company focused on zero-emission electric bicycles.
Zero-to-One Ventures
He has repeatedly built businesses from scratch, including founding multiple startups and scaling a new $3M ARR vertical at Zetwerk.

Media Appearances

Shashank has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Vice President at AI Planet
4-2024 - 9-2025
Associate Director at Gan.ai
10-2023 - 3-2024
Caregiving at Career Break
7-2023 - 9-2023
Director at Unacademy
12-2021 - 6-2023
Category Head at ZETWERK

Education

2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) from National Institute of Technology Warangal
2005 - 2007
Education details unavailable from abhyasa residential public school

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Insights For Selling To Shashank

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shashank is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shashank

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shashank move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Shashank take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Shashank

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