Vivek Prakash

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Co-Founder & CEO at Codingal

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Vivek Prakash is a seasoned entrepreneur and the Co-Founder & CEO of Codingal (YC W21), an online school teaching K-12 students to code. A graduate of IIT Roorkee, he previously co-founded HackerEarth, a major developer community. People who have worked with him describe him as focused, passionate, intelligent, and forward-thinking.

Vivek is driven by a mission to inspire children to fall in love with coding, viewing it as a fundamental skill for the future. He has built multiple companies from the ground up, starting in his college dorm, reflecting a long-held passion for creating platforms that foster community and learning within the tech space.

Interestingly, he initially considered becoming a doctor or an aeronautical engineer and only took up computer science due to peer pressure, a decision he is now very happy with.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

They are not always relationship oriented.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

K-12 CS Education
He founded Codingal with the mission to inspire school kids to fall in love with coding, seeing it as essential for improving logical and problem-solving skills.
AI-First Engineering
He has publicly shared how his team at Codingal has fully embraced an AI-first workflow, using modern tools to build and ship products faster.
Developer Communities
He has a history of building large-scale platforms, like HackerEarth and MyCareerStack, to connect and empower software engineers and students.

Media Appearances

KidzByte exclusive interview with Codingal CEO Vivek Prakash. Featured in YouTube

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How HackerEarth co-founder's 7‑month‑old coding startup Codingal landed Y Combinator winter batch. Featured in YourStory

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Meeting with Founder and CEO of Codingal. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

9-2020
Co-Founder & CEO at Codingal
10-2012 - 1-2020
Co-founder & CTO at HackerEarth
1-2012 - 9-2012
Co-Founder at MyCareerStack
5-2011 - 7-2011
Software Engineer Intern at AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
4-2011 - 2012
Coordinator, System Administration & Security at Information Management Group, IIT Roorkee

Education

2008 - 2013
B.Tech & M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2006 - 2008
12th grade from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro

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Exp : 14 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder & CEO at Codingal
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Insights For Selling To Vivek

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vivek is

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

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vivek move?

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

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

You And Vivek

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