Sirish Kumar

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Professor of Practice (AI/ML) at Cmrit College

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Sirish is an entrepreneurial Software Engineering Leader and the Founder of NetraVerse, specializing in enterprise AI/ML and cloud solutions. He also serves as a Professor of Practice in AI/ML, bringing industry experience to academia. His background includes a Software Development Director role at Oracle. Colleagues have described him as highly technical, methodical, and well-managed.

His unique position as both a hands-on startup founder and an active Professor of Practice in AI/ML sets him apart.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI/ML
As the Founder of NetraVerse and a Professor, his work centers on designing and delivering secure, enterprise-grade AI/ML solutions and intelligent automation systems.
Generative AI (RAG)
He holds a 2025 Oracle certification in Generative AI and actively promotes advanced courses on topics like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic models.
Bridging Academia & Industry
His role as a Professor of Practice at Cmrit College focuses on infusing academic learning with practical, industry-driven perspectives on real-world AI deployment.

Media Appearances

Sirish has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Professor of Practice (AI/ML) at Cmrit College
10-2025
Founder/Director - Startup - https://NetraVerse.in at NetraVerse
3-2004 - 9-2025
Software Development Director at Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
12-2002 - 3-2004
Project Lead and Manager at Samsung India Software Operations
3-1997 - 11-2002
Project Manager at HCL Technologies

Education

2013 - 2013
Post Graduate Diploma from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
2007 - 2007
Post Graduate Certificate from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

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Exp : 31 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : N/A Designation : Professor of Practice (AI/ML) at Cmrit College
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Insights For Selling To Sirish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sirish is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sirish

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sirish move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Sirish take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Sirish

Personality Compatibility


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