Case Studies

Work

The products I've built, the problems I've solved, and the systems I've shipped.

⭐ FLAGSHIP PROJECT0→1 Build2023 – 2026
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PokerBoss

Baazi Games · Senior Product Manager

A club-based real-money poker ecosystem built from scratch: mobile client + real-time multiplayer backend + back-office control plane.

The Problem

The real challenge in poker isn't the game — it's the business operating system. PokerBoss was built to be that OS: trustworthy, configurable, scalable infrastructure for clubs, agents, and operators to run private poker communities.

Who Uses It

Players
Club Operators
Agents & Admins

What I Owned

Product vision, strategy & roadmap (0 → launch)

PRDs across Unity client, SmartFox real-time backend, web admin portal

Back-office product: support, risk, finance, dispute tooling

Chip economy design: types, sinks/sources, controls, abuse prevention

Cross-functional execution: engineering, design, QA, legal, marketing

Launch planning: soft launch → hard launch readiness

Metrics, instrumentation, operational feedback loops

System Architecture

Player App
Unity Client
Real-time Server
SmartFox Engine
Game Engine
+ Persistence Layer
Admin Portal
Control Plane

App Screens

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Key Problems → Solutions

Real-time Reliability

Server-authoritative state management, reconnect logic, and session recovery — so a dropped connection never means a lost hand or disputed pot.

⚖️

Dispute Resolution

Comprehensive hand history logs with action timelines and admin decision tooling — giving support teams everything they need to resolve disputes fairly and fast.

🏦

Chip Economy Control

Designed chip sources/sinks, transfer limits, role-based adjustments, and abuse prevention — keeping the economy honest and operators in control.

🔐

Back-office Permissions

Role-based access control across support, risk, finance, and super-admin tiers — right data for the right person, nothing more.

🎛️

Configurable Tables

Game toggles (Bomb Pot, VPIP tracking, CallTime) with guardrails that prevent broken game states — operators self-serve, devs stay out of the loop.

Impact

Shipped a full multiplayer poker ecosystem from 0 → soft launch

Admin portal reduced manual ops load across support, risk, and finance teams

Server-authoritative validation improved table stability and fairness

Configurable club controls enabled operators to self-serve game management

Tech Stack

UnitySmartFoxReact/Next.jsTailwindshadcn/uiNode.js

Other Projects

Loco Studio
B2CGrowthStreaming

Loco Studio

2021–2023

Creator tools for India's gaming-streaming platform

Product Manager · Loco · Mar 2021 – Nov 2023

Problem

Loco's creator community lacked the tools to manage, understand, and monetize their presence on the platform. Creators were flying blind — no analytics, no scheduling, no clear monetization path.

What I Did

  • ·Built the creator-facing analytics dashboard: real-time viewer counts, demographic insights, content performance metrics
  • ·Designed monetization tools: donation flows, revenue tracking, and payout transparency
  • ·Led stream scheduling and management feature, reducing creator prep friction
  • ·Ran continuous discovery sessions with top creators to prioritize the right problems
  • ·Worked cross-functionally with engineering, design, and the creator partnerships team

Impact

  • Creator retention increased by 35% within 6 months of studio tools launch
  • Monetization engagement (donations + subscriptions) up 42%
  • Content quality metrics (stream consistency, avg viewership) improved 28%
Cricket.com
B2CGrowthRMG

Cricket.com

2024–2025

RMG onboarding & funnel conversion optimization

Product Manager · Head Digital Works · Feb 2024 – 2025

Problem

Cricket.com's real-money gaming product had high acquisition but poor onboarding conversion. Users were dropping off before completing their first deposit — a critical funnel break.

What I Did

  • ·Audited the full onboarding funnel with data and user research — identified 4 key drop-off points
  • ·Redesigned KYC and account setup flows to reduce friction and time-to-first-game
  • ·Implemented personalized onboarding paths based on cricket knowledge level
  • ·Added real-time score and stats integration to drive in-app engagement
  • ·Shipped A/B tests across 3 major funnel variants

Impact

  • Conversion rate improved by 22% in first quarter post-launch
  • Drop-off rate reduced by 18% at the critical KYC step
  • Day-7 retention improved by 25% for users who completed new onboarding
Streamer Dashboard
B2CGrowthGaming

Streamer Dashboard

2022–2023

Analytics platform for Loco content creators

Product Manager · Loco · 2022–2023

Problem

Top streamers on Loco needed deeper performance insights to compete professionally. The existing analytics were too shallow to help them make informed content decisions.

What I Did

  • ·Designed advanced analytics: viewer retention curves, engagement heatmaps, comparative benchmarking
  • ·Built revenue and donation analytics with exportable reports
  • ·Created audience growth metrics and follower trend analysis
  • ·Added competitive benchmarking against similar-tier creators

Impact

  • Creator platform engagement up 40% among power users
  • Content optimization rate (A/B stream testing) improved by 32%
  • Creator revenue tracking adoption reached 78% of monetized creators