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Karthik Puvvada (KP)

Founder. Advisor. Community Builder.

I'm Karthik Puvvada, often called 'KP' by friends and my audience on the Internet.

Currently, I’m serving as Head of Community at Netlify where our mission is to build a better web.

Before that I was leading Founder Relations at a global fintech startup Paddle (last valued at $1.4B) helping create and run founder-facing educational and community programs. My main focus there was running Paddle’s accelerator program called AI Launchpad that helped over 340+ founders from 68 countries build, launch and grow software businesses.

My recent startup attempt was Build In Public Fellowship, an ed-tech company that offered online programs and community to helped 100s of early stage founders overcome growth and product challenges.

Since 2014, I founded a design agency, multiple SaaS products, a consulting & media company and over 15 side-hustles all built in public. I started a business podcast called the “Build In Public Podcast” and interviewed world-class founders & CEOs like Gary Vee, Alexis Ohanian Sr.

I was awarded “Community Member of the Year (2022)” by Product Hunt as I became a Top Hunter on the platform helping 150+ startups with their go-to-market launch campaigns. (Interested to collab with me? DM me)

I’m one of the strongest evangelists of the “building in public” movement that is helping founders attract early customers & investors by sharing their journey online as it unfolds.

I also was an early employee at On Deck where I helped over 500 founders globally take a shot on their dreams and kickstart businesses through education programs and communities resulting in $1.25m in revenue. Led high-profile positions as a director at startups like On Deck (funded by Founders Fund) and Day One (funded by Gary Vee).

Welcome to my personal website where I share hand-picked resources, ideas and insights from my journey and experiences to help founders and creators.

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“KP is a super giving person, and felt like I was talking to a mentor. Seeing how confident KP is and how in his journey he’s put himself out there with graciousness and fearlessness, is pushing me to do the same.” - Jacky (founder)
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“KP was fantastic. Super engaging, active listener, generous with advice.” - Ana (founder)
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“KP is excellent and pragmatic on product building! He really believes that business is a positive sum game”. - Chris (founder)
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“KP’s a real one, a true builder and consistent contributor to the ATL startup community”. - Atlanta Tech Village

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