Nitin Bhandari
Co-Founder & CEO
Technology, Entrepreneur
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Nitin Bhandari is the co-founder and CEO of Planera, where he is democratizing Construction CPM (Critical Path Method) scheduling with a collaborative, visual software solution. By reimagining project planning and management, Planera drives team engagement, fosters alignment, and secures buy-in at all levels, making complex scheduling more intuitive and efficient.
Bhandari’s leadership at Planera builds on over two decades of experience in tech innovation. He co-founded Skyfire, which was acquired by Opera in 2013, where he served as SVP and GM overseeing Operator Business and new products. He also co-founded Zenlabs, later acquired by Life360, where he led strategic initiatives, including product integrations with Google and Amazon. With an MS in Electrical Engineering from Caltech and a rich background in both enterprise and consumer tech, Bhandari continues to drive impactful technological solutions that address real-world challenges.
Planera
A great project schedule is critical to construction project profitability. 70% of projects are over budget, primarily due to poor schedule planning. CPM Scheduling is hard, and tools have not evolved in decades, as many construction professionals are still using a 100-year-old concept like a Gantt chart. Planera is a collaborative online whiteboard CPM software that is super simple yet very powerful.
Using Planera, users create resource and cost-loaded schedules in hours instead of weeks. People with knowledge of the project can build sophisticated schedules themselves without the need for a scheduling expert or consultant, saving time and money, and reducing frustration.
Nitin Bhandari is also featured on our premiere Features Page, and you can read his Podcast Interview Transcript.
