Shashank Ayyar

Co-Founder, Pangolin

Advises tech founders and enterprises on brand clarity, go-to-market systems, and strategic narrative; builds high-impact marketing engines for B2B SaaS and service companies; advocates for "tech for good" and value-driven growth in the IT sector.

Past Experience

Qualitia Software
Head of Marketing
Zensoft Services
Head of Marketing
Hoofit
Head Marketing & Business
Sapience Analytics
Head of Marketing - India
Manager Delivery - APAC
QED Baton

About Shashank

Shashank is a co-founder at Pangolin, where he works with B2B technology companies to help them stand out and scale with intention, not noise.

He partners closely with CEOs and marketing leaders as they move from early product-market fit to building predictable growth engines. Over the last 15+ years, he’s spent a lot of time fixing what he calls “broken” marketing systems, helping teams align sales and marketing around revenue outcomes, not just lead volume.

He’s a big believer in narrative-led strategy. Shashank often says that while tech innovation can solve the world’s biggest problems, it only matters if the story is clear enough for the market to understand. Recently, his work has focused on Value Chain Inversion, the idea that in an AI-driven world, the most meaningful value creation happens before the brief is even written.

Before starting Pangolin in 2019, Shashank led demand generation and marketing operations teams, building integrated sales and marketing engines across the US and India. He’s worked everywhere from cold outbound and lead-gen trenches to sophisticated ABM programs, which gives him a strong operator’s view of what actually works.

He also writes The Kitchen, where he explores how the IT services industry must evolve beyond cost-arbitrage toward real value creation in the age of AI.

Other articles by author

Cover image for "Positioning Before Pipeline: The GTM Strategy Framework B2B SaaS Companies Need for US Enterprise Entry." The graphic introduces a go-to-market framework that emphasizes building strong market positioning before investing in demand
Business Strategy
Content Marketing
GTM
Product Marketing
Content Authority
B2B SaaS
B2B Tech
"The Sales Enablement Stack: How to Build B2B Sales Assets That Drive Enterprise Deals." A large number 4 introduces a four-part sales enablement framework on a purple background. The framework is presented as connected panels representing the core assets
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
GTM
Product Marketing
Content Marketing
B2B SaaS
B2B Tech
Business professionals representing an enterprise buying committee reviewing stakeholder-specific product messaging, value propositions, competitive positioning, and proof points, illustrating a multi-stakeholder positioning framework for B2B tech founders
Business Strategy
GTM
Product Marketing
Campaign Strategy
B2B Tech
B2B SaaS
Cover image for a blog titled "US CFOs Have Never Heard of CSRD. Here Is How to Build an Enterprise Business Case They Will Actually Buy." The visual represents the challenge of translating European CSRD compliance requirements into financial outcomes
Business Strategy
GTM
Conversion Optimization
Content Marketing
Product Marketing
B2B SaaS
B2B Tech
Educational technology dashboard displaying learning outcomes, cost-per-student metrics, and operational ROI analysis, illustrating how EdTech companies can translate classroom performance data into procurement-ready business cases for school district CFOs
Business Strategy
GTM
Conversion Optimization
Product Marketing
Content Authority
Content Marketing
B2B Tech
B2B SaaS
Illustration representing B2B AI product differentiation, highlighting unique value propositions, industry-specific capabilities, customer outcomes, and competitive positioning in a market where multiple vendors promote AI-powered solutions.
Business Strategy
Product Marketing
GTM
Content Marketing
B2B SaaS
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
GTM
Messaging Strategy
Performance Marketing
B2B Services
B2B SaaS
Product Marketing
Business Strategy
Performance Marketing
Product Marketing
B2B SaaS
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
GTM
B2B Services
Business Strategy
GTM
B2B Services
Business Strategy
SEO
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
GTM
B2C
Business Strategy
GTM
B2C
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
Lead Nurturing
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
GTM
B2B Services
Business Strategy
SEO
Campaign Strategy
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Conversion Optimization
Funnel Strategy
GTM
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
GTM
Campaign Optimization
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Thought leadership
Impact storytelling
Venture Capital & Investment
B2B SaaS
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Conversion Optimization
SEO
B2B SaaS
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
Campaign Strategy
B2B SaaS
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
SEO
B2B SaaS
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Conversion Optimization
GTM
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
Lead Nurturing
B2B Tech
B2B SaaS
Business Strategy
Conversion Optimization
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Thought leadership
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Communication
Business Strategy
Thought leadership
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Communication
Business Strategy
Thought leadership
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Communication
Business Strategy
Thought leadership
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Communication
Business Strategy
Thought leadership
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Communication
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
Conversion Optimization
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
GTM
Industrial Automation & Manufacturing
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
Funnel Strategy
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
Campaign Strategy
Conversion Optimization
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
GTM
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Digital Growth
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
Campaign Strategy
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
Campaign Strategy
GTM
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Conversion Optimization
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
Conversion Optimization
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
B2B Tech
B2B SaaS
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
Campaign Strategy
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Campaign Optimization
Conversion Optimization
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
B2B Services
B2B Tech
Business Strategy
Performance Marketing
B2B Tech
B2B Services
Business Strategy
Thought leadership
B2B Services
Business Strategy
SEO
Messaging Strategy
B2B Tech

Past Experience

Head Of Marketing

A Leading HR Tech Company

Growth Guaranteed

Co-Founder

Alchemic Demand Gen

Co-Founder