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Cornell '29, studying stats, business and AI

Krish
Bhandari

I take products to market. Growth for venture-backed startups, founder of a $10K/mo business, and a chess master on the side.

Text me Call +1 (929) 281-7855 kb789@cornell.edu
Krish Bhandari on a ferry at sunset with the Manhattan skyline
About

Business is a volume game. I like to scale it in creative ways.

I'm very extroverted and I love working with people. My favorite work is hosting events, managing creators, and finding new ways to get a product in front of as many people as possible.

I also love traveling and working from different cities.

Selected work
  1. Jul 2026 to nowIvystarfounder

    Bootstrapped a tutoring company to $10K+ MRR and 20+ students.Grew it with partnership engines: a referral program where families earn free lessons for every student they bring in, plus referral partnerships with other tutors and college consultants who send students our way.Now we build client funnels for other tutoring and college consulting businesses: websites, Meta ads, AI outreach and flyer campaigns.

    bootstrapped$10K+ MRRpartnership enginesfunnels at scaleivystarprep.com ↗
    ivystarprep.com
    ivystarprep.com
    Agency growth plan
    Agency growth plan
  2. Cornell currentCornell clubsfounder + member

    Founded the GTM Club, Cornell's go-to-market club for students who want to work in growth, sales and partnerships.Currently a member of Cornell Blockchain.

    GTM Club founderCornell BlockchainVisit the club site ↗
    Cornell Blockchain
    Cornell Blockchain
    GTM Club in NYC
    GTM Club in NYC
    GTM Club in NYC
    GTM Club in NYC
  3. Sep 2026 to Oct 2026iCoreOSengineer intern

    Worked on iCoreOS at iCoreConnect, resolving customer support tickets with Claude Code and Linear.

    claude codelinear
  4. Jul 2026 to Oct 2026yy wearablesgrowth

    Co-hosted company events and built the CRM. Fashionable AI wearables, backed by AGI Inc.

    eventscrmSFyywearables.ai ↗
    Poker event hosted by yy wearables with AGI Inc.
    Poker event hosted by yy wearables with AGI Inc.
  5. Jun 2026 to Sep 2026Trainify Labsgrowth

    Managed the UGC creator team for an AI app out of Berkeley SkyDeck, and ran the UGC campaign behind reels with 1M+ views.

    ugccreator ops1M+ viewsskydecktrainifylabs.ai ↗
    UGC reel · 1.2M views
    UGC reel · 1.2M views
    UGC reel · 1.1M views
    UGC reel · 1.1M views
    UGC reel · 389K views
    UGC reel · 389K views
  6. Jan 2026 to Apr 2026Prime Meridianautomation

    Built n8n and Zapier workflows for AI integration at a General Catalyst-backed startup.

    n8nzapierai workflows
Side questsrecent trips

Out of office.

Krish with friends on a night out in Austin
Halloween party in Austin
Group photo at a Halloween party in Austin
Dinner out in Austin
Austin, Texas

UT Austin

San Francisco skyline at night
Video shoot on a San Francisco street
Basketball shoot by the bay
Poker night in San Francisco
California

San Francisco

Krish on a ferry at sunset with the Manhattan skyline
Rooftop at night by One World Trade Center
Graffiti wall in NYC
House party in NYC
New York

NYC

Mirror selfie with sunglasses in Ithaca
Late night with friends in Ithaca
Night out in Ithaca
Polaroid with friends at Cascadilla
Upstate New York

Ithaca

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Contact

Let's talk.

If you'd rather text or call than email, go ahead. I usually pick up right away.

+1 (929) 281-7855
Text Call
kb789@cornell.edu
krishbhandaribusiness@gmail.com
Off the clockchess

Ex-Team USA chess.

  • Team USA2023
  • Pan-American Championships1st team · 3rd indiv. '23
  • USCF National Mastertitle
  • FIDE Candidate Mastertitle

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