My Journey So Far
Here's the gallery view of some milestones and notable moments that happened so far.
Serendipitous Meeting at Airport
While I was at the Mumbai airport heading to Bangalore, I had some time after checking in, so I was just walking around. I noticed someone coding on their laptop and sat beside them out of curiosity. Once they were done, I asked what they were working on — turns out, he was a senior developer serving Apple! We ended up talking for a long time. He shared his experiences, lessons from life, stories about building products, and much more. I didn't just make a new connection — I made a really good friend!
2nd Place at Base Onchain AI Agents Hackathon
Secured second rank with a $3000 prize at the Base Onchain AI Agents hackathon. We built HypeScan, a tool that forecasts memecoin pump/dump patterns based on price data, rug checks, and social engagement metrics.
Launched Productise - SaaS for Product Managers
Successfully launched Productise, a Copilot for Product Managers that automates routine tasks and helps ship better products faster. The platform offers instant assistance, customer experience simulations with AI agents, and comprehensive roadmapping for research and project planning. Organically onboarded 25 Product Managers in the first month!
HSR Hacker House Weekends
Spent weekends at HSR Hacker House, where we followed a focused format: 4 hours of building and researching, followed by 30-minute demos. The tight timeline created a productive environment, and the community provided invaluable feedback and suggestions for improvement.
2024: Best Year Yet!
Wrapped up an incredible year with remarkable achievements: shipped 13 products, won 3 hackathons, judged 2 more, delivered 2 community talks, started building an AI SaaS, and enjoyed a sponsored trip to Bangalore! Grateful for every crazy moment and excited to build more in the coming year.
New Chapter: Cars24 in Bangalore
After manifesting my goal, applying, and successfully navigating three rounds of interviews, I landed a position at Cars24! Packed my bags and moved from Mumbai to Bangalore to start this exciting new chapter in my career.
Mumbai Hacks Winter Edition: Smile CRM
Built a plugin for existing CRMs like Zoho and HubSpot that enables customer segmentation, data enrichment, target lead identification, and personalized marketing specifically tailored for Indian market nuances. We fine-tuned a small model on Indian cultural, historical, and consumer pattern datasets to power these insights.
Hacktoberfest 2024
Built and launched a Python package called ExplainableAI during Hacktoberfest and GSSoC. The library supports most algorithms along with TensorFlow and Keras integrations, solving the "black box" problem of complex AI models by explaining how predictions are made. Reached over 10,000 installs and attracted numerous contributors from the open-source community.
Won Project Sadhna Hackathon
Secured a win at Project Sadhna hackathon with a $200 credits prize. Developed IdeaGen, a project idea generator that provides complete roadmaps, suggestions, challenges, and recommended tech stacks. The platform prevents duplicate ideas and features an adaptive flow where the AI fine-tunes itself to suggest better ideas. Successfully reached 5,000 users shortly after launch!
GitHub Constellation Bangalore
Attended GitHub Constellation in Bangalore where I saw GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke speak. Connected with numerous people from the vibrant Bangalore tech community and gained valuable insights into GitHub's AI developments and their impact on developers. Extended my stay to explore Bangalore and Mysuru as a tourist for three additional days.
Mentored at HackWave Hackathon
Served as a mentor for the Data Science domain at HackWave, organized at A.P. Shah Institute of Technology. Brainstormed with participants, offered suggestions and tips, and maintained high energy throughout the event alongside nine other mentors, all former hackathon winners themselves.
Presented Chalo Kisaan at Build with AI Roadshow
One of 3 teams from India to present our Solution Challenge project 'Chalo Kisaan' at the Build with AI Roadshow in Bangalore.
Winner of Quantiphi CodeQraft Hackathon
Achieved my first hackathon win at Quantiphi's Code Qraft! Developed 'codecraft', a solution to improve clarity between Product Managers and Developers, addressing issues of redevelopment and increased iterations.
GDSC Solution Challenge
Developed 'Chalo Kisaan', a project empowering farmers to build agritourism services, addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals and providing additional income sources for farmers.
Joining GDSC APSIT Crew!
Took on the role of AI Lead at Google Developer Student Clubs APSIT. Sharing insights about AI, connecting with peers, and growing the community through insightful discussions and events.
AI Amplify Hackathon
Participated in the AI Amplify Hackathon by 1Finance and Atrina with Team Tech Surfers. Combined diverse tech stacks to create an efficient product, sharing life experiences and learning paths.
Mumbai Hacks Summer Edition
Joined a team of 4 anonymous members at GDG MAD's Mumbai Hacks. Created a Mental Health GPT to guide users on whether they should consult a therapist, focusing on respectful collaboration.
Hackscript Hackathon
Participated in my first 24-hour hackathon at A. P. Shah Institute of Technology. Our team "Squash" developed a Smart Traffic Management System named Mini-Spies to reduce AQI levels in crowded city areas.
