Toronto · Dhaka · Building across both

Tamzid Azad

Product builder, founder, and educator turning zero-to-one ideas into products, programs, and classrooms that ship.

10+ years PM $2Bn+ payments Schulich lecturer
Tamzid Azad
Now building Doodlepad

AI-powered workplace learning for modern teams.

10+years in product management
$2Bn+payment volume managed
600Kmonthly transactions scaled
150+startups mentored

Product & venture work

A decade of building products that reach real customers.

2026 →

Doodlepad

Founder and CEO building an AI-powered B2B EdTech product for workplace learning.

2024–2026

Jonas Software / Constellation Software

Led POS and payments strategy across a $2Bn payment portfolio and launched Jonas Pay end-to-end.

2021–2024

Compass Digital

Scaled checkout and payments on Boost and Thrive to 600K monthly transactions with 200% YoY growth.

2015–2021

Robi, Telenor, Schulich Startups

Built IoT products, won Telenor's 13-country incubator, and helped grow Schulich Startups and Digital Mainstreet.

Teaching

Experiential learning for product, innovation, fintech, AI, and careers.

Schulich School of Business

Instructor for MGMT 5290: Professional Development for Managers, helping Master of Marketing students build clarity, confidence, networks, and personal brands.

Innovation programs

Designed incubators, workshops, and startup support programs for Grameenphone, Telenor, Schulich Startups, and Digital Mainstreet.

Guest lectures

Available for 60–90 minute sessions, half-day workshops, semester courses, and executive programs in Canada, Bangladesh, or remotely.

Courses

Four practical courses built around real deliverables.

01

Zero to One: Building New Products

Students ship a working product to real users by Week 13 and pitch on a final investor day.

02

Designing Innovation Ecosystems

Teams design a real innovation program for a corporate, university, or government client.

03

Payments & FinTech 101

Students learn how money moves and build a fintech product for the Bangladeshi market.

04

Building AI Products

Students build, evaluate, and demo a working AI product with real user evidence.

Recognition

Awards across Canada, Bangladesh, and global innovation programs.

Let’s build something together

Open to guest lectures, full semester courses, executive workshops, product advising, and innovation partnerships.