Dinker Charak

Dinker has over 25 years of experience in building, scaling, and advising products across diverse industries, including data, banking, high-energy physics, embedded systems, online advertising, and product consulting. As an entrepreneur, he founded Gungroo, a startup that built the children’s messaging app RooKidsApp—an endeavor that, despite its eventual closure, provided valuable firsthand insights into market dynamics, product-market fit, and scaling challenges.

Beyond his industry contributions, Dinker has worked with renowned particle physics research institutions, including Fermilab and CERN. He holds a patent in Advertising Technology and has filed provisional patent correlating product development and business outcomes.

Dinker is also an author and mentor, sharing his expertise through books on Product Management and Metrics, and his blog. He frequently conducts workshops for entrepreneurs and product managers, helping startups refine their MVP strategies, validate business models, and scale effectively.

Dinker has a Master's in Computer Application from the International Institute of Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India. He completed his schooling at Sri Ranbir Model Higher Secondary School, Jammu, India and CASET School, Srinagar, India.