Building the bridges between enterprise scale and startup velocity.

I work at the intersection of partnerships, strategy, and technology to help ecosystems scale without losing speed.

Sumit Thakur

Labs

Selected explorations where strategy, systems, and execution intersect.

AI Career Scout

PythonLLMAutomation

Problem: High-signal roles are buried in generic job boards.

Insight: LLMs classify intent far better than keyword filters.

Build: An autonomous agent scraping ATS portals and ranking roles against my career footprint.

Autonomous Brand Engine

n8nOracle CloudAPIs

Problem: Thought leadership requires manual orchestration.

Insight: Content workflows can be automated if infrastructure is self-hosted.

Build: A private n8n instance automating sourcing, drafting, and distribution.

The Enterprise–Startup Bridge

GTMStrategyVenture Ops

Problem: 90% of pilots fail due to GTM and procurement misalignment.

Insight: Innovation needs a translation layer, not more demos.

Build: A digital vetting and readiness framework used at JLL IDEA Labs to scale 20+ startups.

Experience

Head of IDEA Labs — JLL

Innovation strategy, startup partnerships, venture execution

Alliance Manager — Moonraft

Regional GTM and enterprise design partnerships

Growth & Partnerships — Chargebee

VC ecosystem, accelerators, founder programs

Tech Literacy

GTM Strategy Vibe Coding (LLMs & Automation) Cloud Architecture