Akanksha Barot / Work
Fifteen years, in order.
Recruitment, healthcare, e-commerce and telecom came before agri-tech. The commercial years are why the product years work.
Working alongside founders and product teams to transform complex agricultural challenges into scalable digital products.
Recent engagements include:
- Livestock Management Platform Defined the product vision and roadmap for an AI-powered platform enabling computer vision–based animal identification, health and disease monitoring, productivity tracking and operational intelligence.
- Poultry Shed Intelligence Platform Designed a digital platform that leverages IoT and analytics to monitor shed conditions and flock health, generate real-time alerts and improve operational efficiency.
Owned vision, roadmap and discovery-to-scale for everything farmer-facing and field-facing at Olam’s Indonesian agri-tech venture. Led 18 people across six functions, reporting to the Chief Product Officer.
Built one of India’s largest farmer-facing platforms from scratch. Product vision, UX, content systems and engagement loops, with a 26-person team including agronomists.
Ran three business lines across telecom, commodity trading and content monetisation. Co-branded products with Vodafone and Idea, ICICI Bank’s rural app, and TAFE’s farmer base through JFarm.
Regional head of business development for Western India, zonal manager for marketing across five healthcare centres, and recruitment consultancy in medical devices. Six years of carrying a number before ever owning a roadmap.