Who I am
More than my work.
While growing up in India, I was always looking for better ways to solve ordinary problems. That curiosity still shapes how I understand people, systems, and the stories a product tells.
Away from a screen, I like activities that make room for attention, experimentation, and a little mess: improv, bouldering, pottery, cooking, and fictional podcasts.
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Improv
Improv is fun because nobody knows exactly where a scene will go. It asks me to listen closely, build on what someone else offers, and stay present when the direction is unclear.
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Bouldering
I love solving problems on the bouldering wall: try a route, read what happened, then reframe the next move.
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Pottery
I like getting my hands dirty at the pottery studio and making useful objects slowly, one decision at a time.
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Cooking
Cooking is another way I like to make: ingredients, timing, and a result I can taste.
Two recommendations
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Fictional podcasts
I binge fictional podcasts that are strange, funny, or both. Two I keep recommending:
How I work
I work as a player-coach: close enough to the product to make the work tangible, with enough distance to help the team see the system around it.
Player-coach
Create enough structure for good decisions, then work directly in the product alongside the team.
- Stay hands-on with product work.
- Invite debate and ask the questions that clarify the decision.
- Use tangible artifacts to build shared understanding.
Systems thinker
Understand the wider system before narrowing the solution, so local choices hold together as the product grows.
- Make constraints and tradeoffs visible.
- Use evidence to update the team's model of the problem.
- Turn complexity into a sequence people can act on.
Life outside work, inside the practice
Outside work · Improv
Listen closely. Accept what is offered. Build the next useful move without needing a complete script.
At work · Player-coach
That helps me collaborate through ambiguity: make room for other ideas, keep momentum, and adjust as shared understanding changes.
Outside work · Bouldering
Each attempt provides information. Read the route and the result, then reframe the next move.
At work · Systems thinker
I approach complex product problems the same way: test my understanding against real constraints, learn from what changes, and choose the next move.
Outside work · Making
Pottery and cooking both reward patience and timing. Pushing harder or faster does not guarantee a better result.
At work · Practice
At work, that becomes attention to sequence: make progress at the pace the material, evidence, and team can support.