Hello everyone, I am Ashutosh Pande but I go by my truncated first name, Ashu. I am based in Sunnyvale, California, USA and run my own advisory company, DAY Advisors, where I help companies find their product market fit, identify their target market, and position their product for success.
As a serial techno-entrepreneur, I have initiated or been involved with 9 startups; 2 are in their growth phase, 3 were acquired, 1 pivoted, 1 closed, and 2 that went public in Nasdaq. I am a keen thinker and visionary in the technology space, specializing in market creation for new technology, storytelling and evangelizing new products. I bring rich global perspective in Blockchain, IoT, Mobile Telephony, location technology, MedTech and FinTech sectors.
I singularly or jointly hold over 70 issued or applied patents in area of mobile telephony, location and payments. One patent is a fundamental patent on integrating GPS into mobile phones and is referenced in many citations. It has been cross licensed by every leading mobile chipest and handset makers.
With over 3 decades in the industry, I have been fortunate to have worked in many global firsts. From the first cellular modem that went inside an IBM laptop developed for Sears field service team in the early 1990's, to the first handheld computer from Compaq (iPAQ) in 1994, the first GPS enabled mobile phone from Benafone in 2001, all the way to the world's first stable coin (PaySe) with approval from the regulatory authority in 2016.
I'm here to share my learnings with members, learn from the community, and build meaningful connections.
