Akshay Kothari is an serial entrepreneur, investor, and product leader. He co-founded Pulse, a mobile news app, at Stanford, which LinkedIn acquired in 2013. At LinkedIn, Akshay rose to Country Manager and Head of India. He's an active angel investor, having backed numerous startups including Notion. Interestingly, a regular catch-up with Notion's founders evolved into a deep discussion, leading to Kothari joining as COO in 2018. At Notion, he's been instrumental in the company's rapid growth, and with ambitious goals, Notion aims to become "the next Microsoft".