Born in a small town in Maharashtra
Early yearsWardha
Wardha, Maharashtra, India
My story began in Wardha before Pune became the place where I studied engineering and started my career.
About
I'm a senior product manager who stays close to the work: I write strategy, run discovery, build the analytics, and use code and AI to make ideas tangible.
At Elavon / U.S. Bank, I took Elavon Business Solutions from zero to launch and drove the Wix integration end-to-end. The platform has reached 1,000 merchants, ~$800K in contracted ARR, and ~$40M in projected annual payment volume. After launch, I uncovered the onboarding bottleneck through product data and 50+ merchant interviews, then rebuilt the activation motion—lifting activation from 40% to ~65% and cutting time to first transaction from 40 days to 19. My path to product spans engineering, entrepreneurship, strategy consulting, and analytics.
Outside work, I build practical experiments in AI and commerce—from a LinkedIn slop filter to an AI-powered PM second brain and a 90-day field study on agentic commerce.
How I operate
- Start with the customer and the evidence, not the roadmap.
- Move fluidly from strategy to data, prototype, requirements, and launch.
- Use AI as a working tool—while keeping judgment and accountability human.
Projects
Things I've built to test ideas, sharpen my craft, and learn in public.
LinkedIn Slop Filter
LiveChrome extension that watches your LinkedIn feed and fades AI-generated filler, thought-leader platitudes, and ads in real time. Classifies posts 0–100% slop using local Ollama (fully private) or Jev (TypeSafe AI). Includes hiring post detection and draggable feed UI.
- AI / Agents
- Chrome Extension
- Open Source
PM Office Hours Simulator (Lenny's)
Build ChallengeInteractive video-call experience with multi-agent debate. Aggregates Lenny Rachitsky's archive (349 posts, 291 transcripts) + other PM voices for immersive learning.
- AI / Agents
- PM Learning
- Next.js
Buyer Agent ("Surprise Buy")
In ProgressAn agentic commerce prototype exploring AI-driven purchasing on behalf of consumers — with configurable spend guardrails, merchant trust signals, and transparent decision logs.
- AI / Agents
- Commerce
- Next.js
Studio Ocea
LiveCustom artwork brand for modern homes. Co-founded with my wife — handles everything from original prints to commission-based pieces.
- E-commerce
- Small Business
- Art
Decoding Agentic Commerce
ActiveA 90-day learning program exploring AI-powered shopping, agent architecture, and product strategy for SMBs.
- Learning
- Agentic Commerce
- Product
Life & career timeline
From a small-town start in Wardha to engineering in Pune and product leadership in Toronto—the moves, schools, communities, and jobs that shaped how I build.
Origins Education Started with systems and engineering
2008 – 2012University of Pune · BTech, Industrial Engineering
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Built the analytical and operational foundation that still shapes how I approach products: understand the system, find the constraint, and improve the whole flow.
Move + Education Crossed continents to broaden the toolkit
2017 – 2019University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Pune, Maharashtra, India → College Park, Maryland, US
Earned an MBA and MS in Marketing Analytics, connecting engineering instincts with strategy, customer behavior, and data-driven decision-making.
Community Made entrepreneurship part of the education
2017 – 2019Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
College Park, Maryland, US
Served as a Marketing Analytics graduate assistant, Smith Ambassador, and Faculty Fellow Scholar. Designed Smith in the Valley and the Smith–MPOWER Marketing Case Competition, and helped lead the Marketing Association and Entrepreneurship Club.
Focus areas
- 0→1 Product Strategy
- Commerce & Payments
- Agentic Commerce
- Customer Discovery
- API Integrations
- Product Analytics
- Go-to-Market
- AI-enabled PM Craft
Field notes
90-day learning program
Decoding Agentic Commerce
Daily lessons on AI-powered shopping, agent architecture, trust, payments, and product strategy for small businesses.
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I'm always interested in ambitious commerce, payments, and AI product problems.