Jan 25, 2020Building the ‘Bank of the Future’. On Why I am joining Neo-Bank.Gaurav: “Let’s build a bank of the future..” Me: “Where do I sign?” It literally happened just like that. But first some backstory I joined the engineering team at Neo-Bank a few months back. I have been writing code for the past 15 years. First as a 12 year old amateur game developer to…Neobanks4 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Sep 10, 2017What kind of relationship will you have with your AI?AKA friendship in the world of personalization. — How do you actually become friends with someone? Is it a slow process of getting to know each other or an instant moment, when you just hit it off? …Machine Learning6 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Jul 10, 2017This is not a manual for developer productivityFinding the right thought framework that supercharges your output levels — There could be three reasons why you clicked and started reading this article. Maybe you are a developer who’s really frustrated about how little work he can get done or just want to hulk up and exceed their own limits. Or maybe you are a tech lead or an engineering…Productivity8 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Jul 3, 2017How I fucked up my startup — life lessons from failing and implodingIs it really better to burn out than to fade away? — About a month ago, my whole belief system was turned on over its head. I realized that I had never been the wrongest in my entire life and it was a rare incident of reflection that promised to stay with me forever. Make the car run before racing it on…Startup9 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Jun 22, 2017How to bake growth right into your productLittle secret sauce that makes everything better The first ever viral product In the mid 13th century, an extremely viral product originated from the dry, barren plains of Mongolia. The users of this product could not stop talking about it and it spread like wildfire — spreading out from the Asian plains to the Mediterranean…Startup7 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Jun 11, 2017Why entrepreneurship is like stand-up comedyHaving fun is the key essence of building something amazing. The world is changing What worked in the iconic stories of Facebook and Google fifteen years ago might not work so well today. The challenges are entirely different and inspiration knocks the door at odd hours. What is an entrepreneur to do in such…Product6 min read
