Sandeep Deshmukh
Founder & CEO at TeemGenie
About
I'm Founder & CEO of TeemGenie, an India expansion partner, and Resident Director for 10+ GCCs.
Experiences
- Founder & CEO at TeemGenieHelp global startups build India teams without an entity
We crossed 100 people and ₹3 Cr in monthly payroll without a missed cycle. Our first customer was MariaDB.
- 5 km hikeWatched my son finish a 5 km hike in a Hanuman costume
He stopped to play with village kids and still reached the top. Loving it, not grit, carried him through.
- Resident Director at Global Capability Centers (GCCs)Became the legal representative for 10+ India centers
I see most entities ready before founders know if India works for them. Validate with an EOR first.
- Founder & CEO at TalentnautsRan a hiring startup until the numbers changed my mind
I kept changing fees, clients and models. Hiring is paid on success, EOR on retainer, and that became TeemGenie.
- Engineering Manager at DATATORRENT SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDWaited six months for a VM, then left for a startup
My family called it reckless. As third engineer at DataTorrent's Pune office, I grew the team from 3 to 25.
- Senior Tech Lead at Persistent SystemsCut a 7-day DNA pipeline to 6 hours after a client's no
The US client rejected my Hadoop plan. I reworked it, and he later admitted he never thought we'd deliver.
- Co-founder at Indian Institute of Technology, BombayMy first startup was a GATE prep book I built at 23
Two friends and I hand-addressed envelopes to 700-800 colleges. Its name later became TeemGenie.
- College lifeAnnounced a fake engagement to my whole IIT department
On March 31, 2003, I handed out sweets for a made-up fiancée. Then a teacher half-remembered teaching her.