Hi, I'm Lax Poojary - CEO & Co-Founder at Sparkli
I am passionate about building teams that translate ambitious visions into world-class products. I thrive in high-stakes, innovative environments where complex engineering meets market-defining user experience.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Led large-scale shopping initiatives as a Group Product Manager at Google and YouTube.
Currently building the future of intelligent products as the CEO and Co-Founder of Sparkli AI.
Can help others by providing expert guidance on startup leadership, product strategy, and scaling venture teams.
🚀 Career trajectory
Strategic Foundation
Built expertise in capital markets, financial modeling, and management consulting to understand business mechanics.
✦ Finance
✦ Strategy
The Google Evolution
Moved into internal ventures at Area 120, followed by scaling product shopping experiences for millions at YouTube.
✦ Product Management
✦ Scaling
Founder Phase
Launching Sparkli AI to tackle new challenges in the artificial intelligence landscape through dedicated leadership.
✦ Founder
✦ AI
💪🏻 Superpowers
Product Visionary
Bridging market complexity with user-centric innovation.
✦ Architected large-scale shopping ecosystems within YouTube.
✦ Synthesizes complex data to drive product roadmap decisions.
✦ Translates technical complexity into intuitive user value.
Venture Builder
Transforming early-stage concepts into scalable realities.
✦ Founded high-growth ventures from scratch at Area 120.
✦ Applies rigorous financial modeling to assess startup viability.
✦ Navigates the transition from residency to venture execution.
Team Catalyst
Empowering talent to achieve collective excellence.
✦ Cultivates high-performance engineering and product cultures.
✦ Mentors founders on scaling processes and team dynamics.
✦ Leads diverse groups toward ambitious, shared goals.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring strategic partnerships to accelerate growth for Sparkli AI.
✦ Engaging with a community of founders to share insights on product-market fit.
✦ Discovering new opportunities to integrate emerging tech with scalable business models.
I can help with
✦ Providing mentorship on product strategy and venture navigation to emerging founders.
✦ Advising on team structure, scaling, and high-performance culture development.
✦ Offering perspectives on product management within large-scale technical environments.
I would love your help on
✦ Connecting with experts in the AI space for product feedback and collaboration.
✦ Finding co-founders or early hires who thrive in high-stakes environments.
✦ Identifying potential investors and advisors for early-stage venture growth.