Gokul Kailasam

Interim Product Marketing Manager for B2B SaaS | Positioning, launches, and GTM systems | I built AI workflows that stay after I leave

Amsterdam4.7k followers
Revvex-GoFrugal Technologies Pvt Ltdex-Ventuno Technologies (P) Ltd

I am an interim product marketing manager for B2B SaaS startups in When your PMM has just left, a big launch is coming up, or someone is on parental leave, I step in and cover the gap: product launch, positioning, ICP, and sales

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 I also come in as a marketing lead for earlier-stage teams, building marketing and pipeline from scratch: GTM strategy, ICP, website, content, and outbound. I nail the positioning and strategy first, then execute with AI systems and workflows built in Claude Code, so the work ships in days instead of weeks and keeps running after I The work lands because of judgment: knowing what to say, what wins the deal, and what sales will actually use. That comes from 12+ years in B2B SaaS, 7 years carrying a sales quota, and 5 as a founding PMM, so the messaging gets used on real calls instead of sitting in a A few recent results: - 125 qualified inbound leads & 28 demos for a client, with 40% of inbound from ChatGPT and Gemini  - 8M in new pipeline, six months after rebuilding positioning and sales narrative for a B2B SaaS team - 5M in influenced deals, after equipping a sales team with competitive positioning and talk tracks If you need a hands-on interim PMM, or want to build marketing from scratch, send me a DM.

Career Timeline

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GTM Index

  1. REVVJOB
    1. Co-Founder
      7M
  2. GROWTHMENTORJOB
    1. GTM Advisor to B2B SaaS Fo…
      1Y 7M
  3. USERPILOTJOB
    1. Founding PMM
      1Y 1M
  4. API.VIDEOJOB
    1. Founding PMM
      10M
  5. GETACCEPTJOB
    1. Founding PMM
      10M
  6. VENTUNO TECHNOLOGIES (P)JOB
    1. Founding GTM Lead
      3Y 7M
    2. BD
      2Y
  7. FRESHWORKSJOB
    1. Inbound Account Executive
      5M
  8. GOFRUGAL TECHNOLOGIES PVTJOB
    1. Account Executive
      9M

Time in market 12Y 5MOpen 5Closed 7Stints 12

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  1. Job: Revv — Co-Founder · 2026-03 – present · 5 mo — Building Revv, a voice-first tool for field sales teams to update CRM on the go.
  2. Job: GoFrugal Technologies Pvt Ltd — Account Executive · 2014-05 – 2015-02 · 9 mo — First sales job out of college. Chose this over a more lucrative IT job because I wanted to be in sales & marketing - Sold software products to 30+ retailers, increasing overall revenue by $10,000 - Interacted with 500+ retailers face-to-face and generated 80+ sales qualified leads - Managed end-to-end sales including lead generation, product demonstration, price negotiation, and deal closure - Added 5 channel partners and trained them to acquire new customers
  3. Job: Ventuno Technologies (P) Ltd — Business Development · 2015-12 – 2017-12 · 2y — - Acquired and onboarded 35+ digital publishers, increasing overall video inventory by 30% - Managed 40+ publisher accounts. Responsible for resolving issues, up-selling and cross-selling - Expanded business to South East Asia (SEA) by acquiring 5 premium publishers in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam - Partnered with and managed 10+ overseas advertisers, increasing overseas revenue by an average of 20%
  4. Job: GetAccept — Founding Product Marketing Manager · 2021-11 – 2022-09 · 10 mo — Sales-led SaaS platform for sales enablement and document tracking. Hired as the first PMM, responsible for: - GTM - Positioning and messaging - Product webinars - Sales enablement - User onboarding - BOFU content (webinars, landing pages, one-pagers)
  5. Job: Ventuno Technologies (P) Ltd — Founding GTM Lead (Founding GTM) · 2018-01 – 2021-08 · 3y 7mo — I led sales & marketing for Ventuno - a SaaS platform for content creators looking to launch their own Netflix. I have been a part of the product from day one and have developed and executed the entire sales and marketing strategy from the ground up. - Bootstrapped the startup to a significant revenue by creating the GTM strategy, finding the product-market fit, creating the messaging, positioning & pricing strategy - Started both inbound and outbound engines — outbound experiments to get the initial set of customers & inbound marketing to scale lead generation - Closed mid-market deals worth $15k to $100k/ year - Stole customers from our competitors through better positioning - Drove the…
  6. Job: Freshworks — Inbound Account Executive · 2015-03 – 2015-08 · 5 mo — Sold to inbound leads in the APAC region. - Converted 35+ inbound leads into paid customers, increasing yearly revenue by $12,000 - Interacted with 350+ prospects and helped set up their trial accounts - Acted as a product consultant and helped prospects with their customer support strategy - Coordinated with multiple teams to solve technical issues faced by prospects
  7. Job: GrowthMentor — GTM Advisor to B2B SaaS Founders · 2025-03 – present · 1y 5mo — I work with B2B SaaS founders and sales teams to build pipeline and improve close rates. On GrowthMentor, I can help you with: - Defining your ICP and building a target account list - Building an outbound motion across cold emails and LinkedIn - Sharpening your positioning and messaging - Structuring your GTM strategy: which channels to prioritise and in what order - Reviewing your sales narrative, demo, or pitch deck - Figuring out why your pipeline is inconsistent or why deals are stalling I spent 7 years as an SDR and Account Executive before moving into product marketing. I have been on both sides of the revenue equation, so I can help with both generating pipeline and improving how…
  8. Job: Userpilot — Founding Product Marketing Manager · 2024-01 – 2025-02 · 1y 1mo — Sales-led SaaS platform for user onboarding and product analytics. Hired as the first PMM, responsible for: - Positioning and Messaging - Competitive intelligence - Go-to-market launches - Sales Enablement
  9. Job: api.video — Founding Product Marketing Manager · 2023-03 – 2024-01 · 10 mo — PLG SaaS for developers. Hired as the first PMM, responsible for: - Positioning and messaging - Competitive intel - GTM - Product adoption
  10. School: GrowthX — Product & Growth Bootcamp, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
  11. School: Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy — Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science
  12. School: Kendriya Vidyalaya IFFCO Gandhidham

Skills

MessagingPMMGTMSales EnablementCompetitive IntelligenceSales & MarketingAnalytical SkillsGo-to-Market StrategyCustomer MarketingContent MarketingSolution SellingCompetitive AnalysisPre-salesStorytellingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Cross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentSalesAccount ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)

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