Hi, I'm Ajay.

Content-first growth marketing professional.

5+ years in B2B SaaS, the last 3.5 at Upmetrics, going from writing articles to leading a 14-person team across content, design, video, SEO, and dev. I care more about whether content is worth reading than whether it ranks.

I believe: Taste > Tools."AI can write five decent drafts. Knowing which one is actually good is the job."

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Career so far
2018
Freelance writer
Self-employed
2021
Content Marketer
Sphere Plugins
2023
Senior Content Writer
Upmetrics
2023
Head of Content
Upmetrics
2025
Head of Content & Growth
Upmetrics
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Selected work

Head of Content & Growth Marketing, Upmetrics

Feb 2025 – Jun 2025

Where content stopped being the whole job and growth became the point. Ran growth across content and email while leading a 14-person team, and started building AI into how we actually work.

Evidence
Customer.io · lifecycle autoreply conversion rates across 4 sequences
Customer.io · lifecycle autoreply conversion rates across 4 sequences
Customer.io ·
Customer.io · "Leads from free plan generator" · 33% open, 7.2% converted · Apr 2026
Customer.io segments · 7-webinar attendee counts · peak 320, avg 200+
Customer.io segments · 7-webinar attendee counts · peak 320, avg 200+
Google AI Overview ·
Google AI Overview · "best AI business plan generator" · Upmetrics YouTube cited
Google AI Overview ·
Google AI Overview · "how to write a business plan" · Upmetrics YouTube, inline + right panel
Customer.io · 124 YouTube signups → 27 paid · redacted before publishing

Head of Content, Upmetrics

Nov 2023 – Feb 2025

The team-building stretch. Took content from a two-person scramble to a real operation across Upmetrics, Bizplanr, and PlanGrowLab.

Evidence

Senior Content Writer, Upmetrics

Feb 2023 – Nov 2023

Where it started. Head down, writing a lot, learning the product inside out.

Evidence
Ahrefs · 39+ keywords in top 3 · GA4 conversions table · best-performing article
Ahrefs · 39+ keywords in top 3 · GA4 conversions table · best-performing article
Google SERP ·
Google SERP · "liveplan alternatives" · Upmetrics #1, outranking Capterra & G2
Google featured snippet ·
Google featured snippet · "startup financial plan" · Upmetrics #0
Organic mentions · Upwork & Forbes both cite Upmetrics from article content
Organic mentions · Upwork & Forbes both cite Upmetrics from article content
Google SERP ·
Google SERP · "AI tools for small business" · Upmetrics top 3
Products I ran content for
Upmetrics · AI business planning Bizplanr · business plans PlanGrowLab · planning & growth Forecastia · financial forecasting
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Content & video

Product-led video from the Upmetrics channel.

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Shorts

Selected writing

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What I do

Growth & GTM

Go-to-marketFull-funnel strategyDemand genConversion optimizationEmail lifecycleNewsletter growth

Content & SEO

Editorial strategyBOFU contentContent clustersKeyword & SERP researchProduct-led contentLanding pages

Leadership

Led a 14-person teamHiringContent opsBriefing systemsCross-functional work

Education

MBA, Marketing · DY PatilBSc Mathematics · VNSGUSEO FoundationsGoogle Analytics

Marketing stack

Customer.ioAhrefsSEMrushSEO TestingGA4Search ConsoleFigmaPremiere Pro

AI layer

ClaudeClaude CodeGeminiPerplexitySynthesia
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What people say

"Ajay consistently delivered high-quality work and set a standard the whole team could follow. His commitment to continuous improvement and his ability to stay ahead in a fast-moving industry made him a vital asset to Upmetrics."
Vinay Kevadia
Vinay Kevadia
Founder & CEO · Upmetrics
"Ajay knows how to push the team but also when to step up and hold the ropes. He knows content, he has solid opinions, and he takes initiative to help his team work efficiently. He's the kind of leader who shines through for his people."
Kruti Shah
Kruti Shah
B2B SaaS Content Writer · Upmetrics
"Ajay worked directly with me and never needed hand-holding. He understood the brief, understood the product, and delivered content that actually moved the needle. Reliable, sharp, and easy to work with."
Hiren Donda
Hiren Donda
Founder · Sphere Plugins
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A bit about me

My job title says content and growth marketer. But I'm a few other things too: someone who writes, reads, experiments, cracks jokes, and gets a little too into philosophy at the wrong moments.

The work has mostly been shaped by the last few years at Upmetrics, going from writing articles to leading a team across content, design, video, SEO, and dev. I like the whole arc of it: figuring out what to say, who it's for, and how it actually moves the business.

The newer thread is AI. I'm one of those people who keeps poking at it, asking weird questions, trying to use it for things it wasn't obviously built for, mostly to see what works and what doesn't. I started documenting those experiments on The Refluke Guy, where I share what really happens when you put these tools to work in marketing, minus the hype.

My take is taste over tools. AI can do a lot now, so the rare part isn't access, it's knowing what's actually good.

Always up for trading notes on content, growth, or where AI is genuinely useful. And yes, exploring new roles right now, so if that's you, say hi.

Currently open to roles

Let's talk.

Looking for senior roles in content, growth, or product marketing at AI-native SaaS companies that are building something worth talking about. If that sounds like your team, say hi.