Current, 2026
Wednesday, March 11
March
March brings forth a few bittersweet changes. The sweet part: I am now the founding engineer at Voicebit, a voice-based AI food ordering system :). We are replacing the friction in food ordering by creating an end-to-end voice-based AI system that allows users to discover restaurants, explore menus, and place orders seamlessly.
With this, my journey at Authentic comes to an end. It has been an incredible ride and I’ll forever be grateful for getting to build this. The bitter part about all this is leaving New York.
New York (Technically, the bank of Hudson in Jersey City) has been my home for the past two years, and I have loved every. single. bit. of it. Growing up watching Friends and HIMYM, a life in NYC, living with a bunch of friends, was basically all I ever wanted.
The best thing about New York, at least for me, is the people. Everybody in NY comes from somewhere else, and that makes it the most diverse diaspora in the world. You get to meet people from all walks of life, and it is an INCREDIBLE experience. Moving here instantly makes you feel at home, because there are so many people from around the world that it feels like nobody’s home and everybody’s home.
The weather, although horrible at times, was something I was getting used to. I am not that bothered by the cold, but the gloomy, cloudy weather in winter and spring is something I absolutely hate. I am a big-time sun-worshipper, and the summers and falls here are amazing.
I still plan on (or at least will try to) visit New York every month. Can’t stay away for too long.
Ending this on a sweeter note: I am moving to San Francisco! Building and scaling a tech venture studio, SF is the best place to be. I have some experience here from last summer, when I was working at h011yw00d. Excited for what’s next — the unknown and the adventures are what make life worth living.
February
Reverse engineered the bluetooth signals and built this custom CLI app that monitors production state of our app and can change colors based on CI failures and sentry logs.
It’s been a busy start to the year. The weather in New York has been extremely cold in the past month. Today’s high is -9°C and the low is -17°C with gusts making it feel like -26°C. The last two weeks have been extremely busy and productive. I have been working on multiple projects at work, and have been heads down on building.
Running and scaling Luna has been good. Speaking to a couple of potential co-founders and trying out (gambling) a few ideas. The process is fun, but extremely exhausting. Will write about all of this in more detail.
In the current economy, where tech starts underperforming NASDAQ, I have no idea what to expect in the next few weeks. A couple of models later, I think everything I do and think will be obsolete. I’d have to hunt for new jobs. I might try out astrophysics, or philosophy, or maybe even consider farming. Claude and GPT will be taking over the world anytime now.
After the dust settles, I’d like to leave and explore the world for a bit. Spend some time vacationing somewhere warm.
January
Happy New Year! Kicking off 2026 with a renewed focus on personal growth and exploration. The new:
- Authentic is now live on both app stores. Excited to see how you guys engage with it! (iOS | Android)
- Tried snowboarding for the first time. Loved it. Planning to visit the mountains more often this year. Goal is to do a black diamond run in a year.
- Back to focusing on fitness. Set a goal to reach a certain body-fat percentage by mid-year.
- Engaged in a few exciting projects at work, including a new AI initiative plus a community platform. More details to come soon.
In other news, excited to launch Luna, my venture studio! Luna is one month old, already generating revenue, has multiple projects in the pipeline, and is setting up a venture of its own. Looking forward to sharing more updates soon.