As a kid in India I was drawn to two things: solving math problems and noticing design everywhere — the clean lines of a basketball court, highway signs you could read at speed, temple walls with patterns so precise they felt algorithmic. My father drew handbags for a living; maybe some of that eye came from watching him work.
Math took me to NIT, one of India’s top engineering institutes, but the curriculum felt outdated. I spent my time in the labs building drones and 3D replicas of real places, and dropped out in my second year with no backup plan.
I chose what I loved over what looked safe on paper — and I’m glad I made that hard call.
Right before COVID, I went back to building things. Businesses needed websites fast, so I learned Webflow, Memberstack and Zapier and shipped with tight budgets, short timelines and small teams — ruthlessly prioritising what matters.
Going full-time with one client led me into product management: I owned Miitra, an AI-enabled community OS, from 0→1. I kept freelancing on the side to stay curious.
In the age of AI, staying curious and iterating fast matters more than specialisation.
Over seven years I’ve worked with teams in health, sports, food, travel and tech, from early-stage startups to established brands across the US, Europe and Asia. I’ve learned that design is the study of people: trends shift, the humans on the other side don’t.
I’m self-taught in every skill I use today — design, development, product leadership and AI — because learning by doing is how I learn best.
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