Saachi P.

Hi, I'm Saachi Pole. I'm a passionate growth strategist who helps startups find their unique positioning, competitive advantage, and product market fit. Over the last 12+ years, I've grown businesses of all kinds. That includes taking a pre-seed startup from $0 to $3M ARR in the first year, and scaling a Series A startup by $15M through pricing and positioning (today it's worth $4B). I've also been a management consultant at Bain, working on the other side, with hedge funds and private equity funds evaluating startups for strong competitive positioning and differentiation. I love product research and competitor research. Give me a handful of competitor products and I'll go deep: what's working, what's not, how onboarding flows, where users hit their aha moment, and where they drop off. This is my jam! I know how hard it is to build something from scratch. You're moving fast, resources are tight, and every decision feels high stakes when you don't have enough information yet. As a founder and having worked with several startups, I bring the same care, clarity, and rigor to your business that I'd want if it were my own on the line. In this day and age, everyone can build a great product. What separates the ones that win is positioning: finding your niche and truly serving it better than anyone else. That's where I come in. I'm new to Upwork, but not to growth! I've spent 12+ years in this work and I'm happy to share my resume once we're connected. I can help you with: 1. COMPETITOR RESEARCH AND POSITIONING: - How to position your product in an underserved niche where you have an edge. - Find who you truly compete with, how they're differentiated from each other and from you. - I've spent 12+ years going deep into competitive positioning, noticing onboarding, aha moments, habit formation, and the other key elements that make successful products what they are. 2. PRODUCT RESEARCH AND STRATEGY: - What's working, what's not? When users come to you, what does their onboarding look like? Their aha moment? Their retention? 3. FINDING FIRST CUSTOMERS & GROWTH CHANNELS: - If you're looking to find and test the right growth channels to get your first paying users, I can help with that. - In a crowded market where everyone can build their own app in minutes, the reason why customers will choose you (over other options) is the trust that you'll solve their problem as efficiently as possible. That's how we will position your story to drive retained and referring users. CASE STUDIES & PRIOR EXPERIENCE: 1. BrowserStack (Head of Monetization, Growth | 2nd growth hire): Drove ~$15M in growth through pricing and positioning strategy. The company is now valued at $4B. 2. AbstractOps (Head of Growth, pre-seed): Took the company from $0 to $3M ARR in the first year with a high converting lead engine. 3. Bain & Company (management consultant): Advised hedge funds and PE firms on tech startup investments, evaluating competitive positioning. Also grew businesses across real estate, retail, and tech. 4. Femtech startup (early-stage): Defined their ICP, iterated on their MVP, and tested growth channels, landing their first 100+ users. 5. Coaching app (founder): Built and grew a bootstrapped coaching app to 4k+ users. Reviews (find more reviews on GrowthMentor) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Saachi helped us completely revamp our funnel strategy for early stage product startup. She brought clarity, direction, and systematic structure to our growth channel - thanks to her leadership, we have narrowed the best path fw are are moving in structured testing !" — Maggie Lusk, AI Femtech founder ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Incredibly thoughtful, practical, and sharp. She quickly cut to the core challenge in our business and helped us reframe how to validate positioning before overbuilding product. We left with real clarity, concrete next steps, and a much stronger framework for positioning, MVP scope, and validation. Highly recommend Saachi to any founder working on early-stage GTM, positioning, or AI products." — Emma O'Keefe-Molloy, Luxury Travel AI Company ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A very thoughtful and structured session. She helped me move from intuition to clear measurement by focusing on conversion, drop-offs, and early validation signals. Practical, first-principles driven, and directly applicable to my growth stage. Highly recommended for founders testing new channels and wanting clarity before scaling." — Abdulaziz Abdullah, Car Rental Startup ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An amazing mentor who came in well-prepared and helped us explore viable options for our upcoming launch." — Education Startup Founder