Koushik Venkatesan

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Hi, I’m Koushik Venkatesan. I’m a design-led GTM operator with 6+ years of experience across brand, growth campaigns, and product.

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Hi, I’m Koushik Venkatesan. I’m a design-led GTM operator with 6+ years of experience across brand, growth campaigns, and product. I build asset systems, 48-hour delivery workflows, and outbound in frastructure powered by AI to give lean GTM teams real production leverage.

I’m strong on design, fluent in analytics, and outcomes-driven. I combine creative design with data to ship measurable results and align cross-functional teams toward clear growth objectives.

  • 8 years' experience
  • Joined January 2025

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Retail

Work experience· 11 roles

Co-Founder, GTM and Product · Sako Studio / Sako ComposerSep 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

B2B design subscription platform with AI-powered GTM asset generator. Built and shipped 2 products: marketing site (Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Framer Motion), Sako (NestJS monorepo with client dashboard, studio dashboard, and Stripe billing), and Composer (AI GTM asset generator with LangGraph compliance pipeline). Ran 16 outbound email campaigns across 600+ contacts with 18-25% open rates; A/B tested subject lines; 0% unsubscribe rate on 10 of 12 February campaigns. Built 48-hour delivery workflow via Slack intake, execution, QA, and handoff across Core, Ops Base, and Enterprise tiers. Owned positioning, pricing, outbound sequencing (Apollo), and GTM strategy from scratch.

Co-Founder, GTM and Product · Sako Studios / Sako ComposerSep 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

B2B design subscription platform with AI-powered GTM asset generator; built and shipped multiple products, ran outbound campaigns, built automation stacks and 48-hour delivery workflow; owned positioning and go-to-market strategy from scratch.

Design Lead, Marketing and Branding · FreightifyOct 2024 – Apr 2025 · 7 mos

Rebranded visual identity; built reusable design system; increased lead gen 15%, boosted engagement 25%, improved brand visibility 15%; managed 5-10 deliverables daily across departments.

Founding Designer · doWhile AI (Sequioa Surge 09, $2.5M seed)May 2023 – Oct 2023 · 6 mos
Founder / Designer · dowhile AIMay 2023 – Oct 2023 · 6 mos
Senior Motion Design Consultant · PickyourtrailOct 2022 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos
Freelance Motion Designer · RencataAug 2022 – Oct 2022 · 3 mos
Demand Generation Specialist · Sathyabama UniversitySep 2021 – Dec 2021 · 4 mos

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) · Jain University2022 – 2024
B.Sc Animation and Special Effects · Vels University2018 – 2022
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) · Jain University2022 – 2024
B.Sc Animation and Special Effects · Vels University2018 – 2022

Certifications and awards· 10

Google UX Design Specialization2023 – 2026
Product Analytics2024 – 2026
IBM Data Manipulation in RPA UiPath2024 – 2026
Google Project Management2024 – 2026

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