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Rana Gujral

CEO
Behavioral Signals
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United States
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San Francisco
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English
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Current position (3)

CEO

Behavioral Signals

Columnist

TechCrunch, Forbes, Huff Post, Inc, Fast Company

Council Member

Forbes, YEC

Degrees (4)
MTPO, General Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
1999 to 2001
MBA, Finance
University of Massachusetts
2002 to 2005
AAB, Marketing
TACK University, U.K.
1997 to 1999
BS, Computer Science and Engineering
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule (MJP) Rohilkhand University
1993 to 1997

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Bio #1

Rana Gujral is a successful Entrepreneur, Executive, and Investor. In 2018, he was named CEO of Behavioral Signals, an award-winning emotion recognition and behavioral analytics AI technology company. In 2014, he founded TiZE, a Cloud software for specialty chemicals, and remained the company's CEO until 2016. He is currently an advisor to several startups. Rana is a contributing columnist at TechCrunch and Forbes and was awarded the ‘Entrepreneur of the Month’ by CIO Magazine and the ‘US-China Pioneer’ Award by IEIE 2017. He was listed among Top 10 Entrepreneurs to follow in 2017 by Huffington Post and is a sought after international speaker. Rana has most recently been a featured speaker at the World Government Summit in Dubai, the Silicon Valley Smart Future Summit 2017, and IEIE 2017 in New York.

Rana holds degrees in Management, Finance, and Engineering from MIT Sloan, UMass, and TACK U.K. Prior to TiZE, Rana was recruited to be a part of the core turnaround team for Cricut Inc. At Cricut, Rana led the initiative to build a first of its kind, innovative product for the DIY community and prompted the turnaround of Cricut’s EBITDA position from bankruptcy to profitability within a span of 2 years. Previously, Rana held leadership positions at Logitech S.A. and Kronos Inc., where he was responsible for the development of best-in-class products generating billions in revenue and contributed towards several award-winning engineering innovations. Rana has earned a variety of personal and product awards and has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Inc magazine, Huffington Post, Fast Company, NBC, Fox and CBS.

Personal Awards:

US-China Pioneer Award - IEIE 2017

10k Prize - TiE Young Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition

High Scholastic Achievement Award - BGS Honor Society

Engineering Outstanding Achievement Award - Kronos Inc

Academic Excellence Award - TACK U.K.

Product Awards:

TiZE - "20 Most Promising PLM Software Technology Solution Providers in 2015” - CIO Review

TiZE - "50 Smartest Companies of the Year 2016" - Silicon Review

Logitech Harmony Link - Edison Award 2012 Gold Winner

Logitech Revue - Top 10 Gadgets of TIME's Top 10 of Everything

BiometricTech Product of the year award 2004 and 2003 - Kronos 4500 Terminal

Bio #2

Presentations

Presentations (5)
The Promise of “The Internet of Money”

One of the grand promises of Blockchain technology is the concept of “the internet of money or value.” I'll weigh in on where we are and explore whether this real or a distraction. If you’re interested in
learning why large banks, tech giants, governments, start-ups and
investors are getting involved at alarming rates, this is your talk.

Valley’s 1% Problem and America’s Gap In Innovation Infrastr

In today’s crowded startup ecosystem, a new company that can’t make inroads outside the Silicon Valley bubble is bound to fail. That’s a trend that’s likely to accelerate in upcoming years. Most of today’s fast-growing tech companies are created by and for a small, affluent, urban population — the 1 percent. But these users’ share of the market is contracting.

How to Growth Hack Your Startup

In today’s crowded startup environment, if you have traction, investors will pay attention. But getting traction as an early stage startup is one of the hardest things to do.

Learn how to:
- attract and engage users.
- convert users into paying customers.
- increase awareness for your brand.
- find influencers and get noticed.

and more!

How to Innovate When Your Company Won't

In today’s startup culture, the ideal company is a hotbed of ideas, innovation, and growth. But as, theoretical physicist Geoffrey West hypothesized that when a company hits 50-100 employees, whatever creativity and innovation they had at the start begins to die off. But what if innovation looked different at big companies? Smaller, and seemingly harmless?

5 Ways Every Company Can Embrace Startup Culture

While you can’t mimic an existing startup, you can embrace the energy and ethos of one. Think about startup culture, beyond its physical trappings: It’s about passion, personality, agility, authenticity, and collaboration. You can’t force these elements onto your employees simply by adding beanbag chairs or easing up on dress code.

Past talks (15)
How AI is Getting More Emotional
AI Everything
Dubai, UAE
April 30, 2019
How AI is getting more Emotional
3rd Annual Global AI Conference
Santa Clara, CA
January 24, 2019
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Imagine Talks
Oakland, CA
January 11, 2019
The Future of AI is emotionAI
Deep Tech Summit
San Francisco, CA
January 10, 2019
Importance of failure
Hot Dog Marketing - Radio Show
Radio
2017
Future of Artificial Intelligence
Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum
Chengdu, Xian, Bejing
2017
Growth Hacking
Startup Grind
San Francisco
2017
Generation Z and the Future of Business
World Govt Summit
Dubai
2017
Bridging the Gap: US-China Media Deep-dive
US-China International Summit
New York
2017
Building the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Silicon Valley Smart Future Summit
San Francisco
2017
Challenges and Opportunities Facing CXOs from Tech Companies
TechCEO Town Hall 2016
San Francisco, CA
2016
AI & Future Tech
SYNC 2016 - The Beyond
San Francisco, CA
2016
Big Data & Cloud Computing
Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum
Santa Clara, CA
2016
Traction Strategies for Startups
LifoGraph & CrowdFundUs
Menlo Park, CA
2016
Investments
Investor Round Table
Las Vegas
2017
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Books & Articles (13)

Why Silicon Valley Should Bring Unsexy Back
Four Essentials For Creating (And Dominating) A New Market Category
How to Innovate When Your Company Doesn’t Want to Change a Thing
How I (Almost) Killed My Startup
The Dark Side of Silicon Valley: Beware of “Ballers on a Budget” and Posers in Tech
Trust, But Verify: How Blockchain Could Disrupt Your World
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Politicians About Crisis Management
5 Ways Every Company Can Embrace Startup Culture (Without Overdoing It)
Crossing the Chasm: How to Transition From Executive to Entrepreneur
Why The Most Advanced Labs in the Country Still Use Software from the 90’s
How Industry-Specific Software Can Help the Coatings Industry
Why Voice is Changing How Developers Make Apps
Why Silicon Valley Needs To Reinvent The Term 'Innovate'

Expertise (38)

Business
Technology
Media & Marketing
Design
Startup SaaS Software Consumer Electronics Growth Hacking Scale Product Management Leadership Product Development Computer Software high potential startups Founder Startup Ecosystem Entrepreneurs Turnarounds TurnAround Principals Business Innovation Culture of innovation Big Data Cloud computing Analytics immigrant CEOs Creative Strategies for Growth India traction business scale up Business turnaround Lean Startup Startup Life startup community Startup Nation Business Leadership Change Leadership AI

Awards & certifications (7)

10 Entrepreneurs to Follow in 2017
Huffington Post
2016
Entrepreneur of the Month
CIOReview
2015
Edison Awards 2012 Gold winner
Logitech Harmony Link
2012
TiE Young Entrepreneurs Award
TiE Boston
2006
Engineering Outstanding Achievement Award
Kronos Inc
2004
TIME's Top 10 of Everything
TIME Magazine
2010
8 A.I. Entrepreneurs to Watch
Inc.
2019
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