DoNew

About DoNew

DoNew operates as an early-stage social startup aiming to scale mentorship through technology. The company was founded by Rahul Kulkarni and Vihari, two former colleagues from Google who shared a passion for helping individuals achieve their ambitions. Their journey began when Vihari left Google to return to India, and Rahul, after a stint at another startup post-Google, started prototyping a novel mentoring method and platform. Their stated mission is to mentor a "million geniuses in India and start a thousand mini-Googles all over the country."

The founder, Rahul Kulkarni, brings a substantial background in product innovation to the venture. He holds the distinction of being Google's first product manager in India. Before his time at Google, he led cutting-edge product development at National Instruments for clients such as NASA and CERN and later served as Chief Product Officer at the ad technology startup Sokrati. This deep experience in building high-performing teams and products underpins DoNew's approach. Holding multiple patents, Kulkarni is a seasoned innovator who now applies his expertise to personal and product innovation for individuals, startups, and governments.

The core of DoNew's business is an AI-driven mentoring platform that translates the complexities of mentor-mentee psychology into quantitative signals. The service starts with a "Know You" conversation, an interaction with a chatbot designed to build an AI model of the user's thinking patterns, feelings, and behaviors to identify their unique strengths. Following this, the platform guides users through prototyping small, tangible steps aligned with their dreams and provides frameworks for overcoming obstacles. The business serves several client types: individuals seeking to discover their career path, people wanting to learn how to mentor others, managers aiming to develop their teams, and entrepreneurs building new ventures. For corporate clients, DoNew offers services a couple of days a week to help with creating clear development plans based on strengths and business needs.