Growth Marketing Leader  ·  TEDx Speaker  ·  Startup Builder

Pratik Renuse

Scaling startups from zero to eight figures. Led the #1 global crowdfunded STEM Kickstarter campaign. Built ventures across Europe, India, and beyond. Formerly at Airbus and Bayer.

Pratik Renuse — TEDx Speaker
Top 1%
Marketing Consultant
Globally — MarketerHire
$32M Revenue Generated
$7M Ad Budget Managed
500+ Graduates Coached
100+ Founders Mentored
3 TEDx Talks
50+ Speeches in 14 Countries
Techstars Berlin
Seedstars Switzerland
UN Climate Accelerator
Harvard · Oxford · HEC Paris
Airbus · Bayer
$848K Kickstarter Campaign
$32M Revenue Generated
$7M Ad Budget Managed
500+ Graduates Coached
100+ Founders Mentored
3 TEDx Talks
50+ Speeches in 14 Countries
Techstars Berlin
Seedstars Switzerland
UN Climate Accelerator
Harvard · Oxford · HEC Paris
Airbus · Bayer
$848K Kickstarter Campaign
$32M
Revenue
Generated
500+
Graduates
Coached
3
TEDx
Talks Delivered
20+
Countries
Travelled & Worked
Expertise

What I
bring

Whether you need a growth strategist embedded in your team, an advisor who has seen the trenches, a coach for your best talent, or a speaker who moves rooms — this is where I operate.

01
Consulting

I work directly with CMOs, Heads of Marketing, and Founders of seed-funded startups on their growth architecture — from channel strategy to full-funnel execution.

$7M ad budget $32M revenue MarketerHire Top 1%

"Pratik saved our season. His help during our last season helped get our holiday houses fully booked after all the cancellations."

Wilbert Elferink — Founder, Font Neuve
02
Advising

I mentor and advise startup marketing teams and founders at any stage on growth strategy and leadership — bringing pattern recognition from 100+ companies.

100+ founders 9.7/10 CXO rating Techstars · Seedstars

"Pratik was our driving force. He listened to our unique needs, ensuring we could get the ideal solution."

Emmanuel Odi — Founder, CSM (Seedstars · UN Accelerator)
03
Graduate Coaching

I coach graduates at Ivy League colleges on career clarity, positioning in marketing, and the decisions that shape the first decade of a career.

500+ coached 87% return rate Harvard · HEC · Yale · Stanford

"Impactful and inspiring. Incredibly generous with his wisdom while giving tangible, clear advice."

Valerie Zh — MBA Graduate, Harvard University
04
Speaking

I share growth case studies and leadership frameworks at conferences across the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia — with three TEDx talks delivered.

3 TEDx talks 20+ keynotes 50+ speeches · 14 countries

"Very knowledgeable and the audience loved him. He delivered an engaging talk that was easy to coordinate throughout the organising process."

Peter Szabo — Curator, TEDx
"Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you."
The principle I build everything by
The person

Beyond the
resume

I thrive in the 0-to-1 world: building ventures from scratch, scaling ideas into thriving businesses, and mentoring ambitious founders and students across the globe. Beyond work, I value silence, simplicity, and experiences that push me to grow.

  • Vipassana PractitionerI regularly serve and practice 10-day meditation courses — a discipline that keeps me grounded, focused, and honest.
  • Traveler at HeartSolo-travelled across Europe for 3 months, 20+ countries — seeking perspectives, not just places.
  • Global TrajectoryBorn in Pune. Career through Amsterdam, Berlin, Geneva, London, Barcelona.
  • Vinnyana VisualsI turn complex ideas into simple illustrations. 10,000+ people now share this practice.
Currently building
Bueno
Human-first fintech for foreign property owners in Spain. Founding team, Marketing Lead.
€2M raised
VU Switzerland
D2C venture scaling in the Swiss market.
Active
Principle
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
The lens through which I build, advise, and communicate.
Reading list

Books I
recommend

Every book listed here has shaped how I think about growth, leadership, decisions, or attention. I return to most of them repeatedly.

01
Obviously Awesome
April Dunford
The definitive guide to positioning your product and owning your market niche.
02
Contagious
Jonah Berger
Why certain products and ideas catch on — and how to engineer that.
03
Hacking Growth
Sean Ellis & Morgan Brown
The growth playbook behind Dropbox, Airbnb, and other breakout companies.
04
Building a StoryBrand
Donald Miller
Craft messages that are clear, human, and drive people to act.
05
Made to Stick
Chip & Dan Heath
The science of ideas that survive and messages that resonate.
01
Principles
Ray Dalio
Timeless decision-making and leadership frameworks from a legendary investor.
02
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
The real-world experience of building and leading through the toughest moments.
03
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
OKRs and building teams that perform with clarity and accountability.
04
Radical Candor
Kim Scott
Leading with honesty, genuine care, and clear communication.
05
Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
Decision-making under uncertainty through the lens of a poker champion.
01
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
A framework for building truly original companies that create new value.
02
Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Validated learning and rapid experimentation done right.
03
Play Bigger
Ramadan, Peterson, Lochhead
How to design and dominate entirely new market categories.
04
The Cold Start Problem
Andrew Chen
Building network effects from zero and achieving breakout growth.
05
Hooked
Nir Eyal
A framework for creating products that form genuine habits.
01
The Art of Living
William Hart
Foundational text on Vipassana meditation and its real-world transformation.
02
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
366 meditations on wisdom, equanimity, and resilience.
03
Stillness is the Key
Ryan Holiday
Why real power comes from calmness and deliberate clarity.
04
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
A guide to living fully and completely in the present moment.
05
The Discourse Summaries
S.N. Goenka
Core teachings from 10-day Vipassana — distilled and precise.
Get in touch

Let's work
together

Whether you are a founder seeking a growth strategist, a student navigating your first decade in marketing, or an event needing a speaker who delivers — reach out directly.

Current focus
I
Scaling Fintech & D2C brands
Data-driven growth strategies from 0 to 1 and beyond — with full-funnel ownership.
II
Functional AI
Building and deploying AI tools that cut through noise and accelerate startup velocity.
III
Mentoring Future Leaders
Helping founders, executives, and graduates unlock clarity, confidence, and direction.