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Rakesh Roushan

Frameworks and teardowns from shipping AI products solo. New essay every Thursday.

Solo founder. 10 shipped products, 27-product portfolio. For AI product builders who want frameworks, not threads.

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education: "IIM Calcutta MBA",
now: "Shipping AI products fast",
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── ABOUT ──

I publish the frameworks I use to ship AI products faster than teams of 20. Ex-Paytm, Ninjacart, Airtel. IIM Calcutta MBA. Now running Roushan Venture Studio from Bengaluru: 10 shipped products, 9 in build, 27-product portfolio.

IIM Calcutta MBA Ex-Paytm (DGM, Soundbox) Ex-Ninjacart (Strategy & Growth) Ex-Bharti Airtel (500cr+ P&L)

── EXPERIENCE ──

From 0-1 products to multi-crore P&Ls across fintech, agri-tech, and telecom.

Founder @ Roushan Venture Studio now

Jan 2025 - Present

Building a portfolio of 27 AI-powered SaaS products. Leveraging Cloudflare's edge infrastructure to ship fast with near-zero infra costs.

10 shipped, 9 in build, 8 planned. Solo founder, zero employees

Founder @ AudioPod AI now

Nov 2024 - Present

Unified AI audio workstation. Like Canva for Audio: seamless and accessible audio tools for all content creators.

Flagship product: diarization, voice cloning, stem splitting, translation

Founder @ UnQuest AI

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

Built an AI knowledge management platform, aiming to be the world's best knowledge companion.

0-to-1 build: RAG pipeline, semantic search, multi-format ingestion

Deputy General Manager @ Paytm

Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

Led Business Product for Paytm Soundbox service team. Drove strategy and growth for fintech product lines.

Owned product strategy for Soundbox, Paytm's highest-margin hardware product

Strategy & Growth @ Ninjacart

Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

Led 0-1 initiatives for Ninjacart Fintech business. Built and scaled new revenue streams in agri-tech.

Launched fintech vertical from scratch: credit, payments, and insurance for farmers

Marketing Manager @ Bharti Airtel

Nov 2020 - Sept 2021

Managed 500cr+ topline marketing for Airtel Karnataka. Digital marketing, brand strategy, and analytics.

Managed INR 500cr+ P&L; largest regional marketing portfolio

Zonal Sales Manager @ Bharti Airtel

Aug 2019 - Nov 2020

Managed 5cr+ topline sales across semi-urban Hyderabad territory.

Management Associate @ Singtel

Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

Product marketing campaigns for prepaid services across South East Asian markets.

Young Leader @ Bharti Airtel

Jun 2018 - May 2019

Sales and marketing across rural and urban Indian markets as part of Airtel's leadership program.

── PROJECTS ──

Building at Roushan Venture Studio

1 revenue 9 mvp 9 wip 8 tbd

AudioPod

AI-powered digital audio workstation for podcasters and audiobook producers. Diarization, noise reduction, stem splitting, voice cloning, and translation. Canva for Audio.

UnSearch

Web search API built for AI agents and RAG pipelines. Drop-in search infrastructure so developers get retrieval-augmented generation in minutes, not weeks.

Clove

Calendly + Granola + Notion in one app. Smart meeting scheduling with automatic guest, host, and panel research before every call.

Go2

Branded short URLs with your own domains. Cloudflare-powered domain management and DNS, so your links never get flagged as generic-shortener spam.

NameMyApp

AI business name generator with guaranteed domain availability. Find a name, check the domain, and buy it, all in one flow.

MailMolt

Email infrastructure for AI agents. Programmatic send, receive, and inbox management so autonomous workflows can communicate without human intervention.

ClawOcean

Deploy OpenClaw AI agents across any use case. Spin up a fully configured agent in under 60 seconds with zero infrastructure overhead.

ChargeFind

EV charging station locator across US, Europe, and India. Real-time availability data, cost calculators, and route planning for EV drivers.

Focusly

Pomodoro timer designed specifically for ADHD users on Mac and iOS. Minimal distractions, gentle nudges, and session tracking that actually helps you focus.

AIGateway

One API, one key, one bill for every AI modality: text, image, speech, video, vision, embeddings, translation, and classification. Platform-agnostic unified inference.

Bryl

Cross-platform dictation and transcription with persistent memory. Cloud-powered voice-to-text that remembers context across sessions.

HelloDesk

Voice AI receptionist for small businesses. Handles inbound calls, takes messages, books appointments, and never puts a customer on hold.

UnQuest

Local-first AI models and intelligence engine for iOS and Mac. On-device inference for privacy-sensitive queries without cloud dependencies.

AgentDrive

Google Drive for AI agents. Persistent file storage, retrieval, and version management purpose-built for agentic workflows.

Findable

Discovery, trust, and monetisation layer for the AI agent economy. Help your product get found, verified, and paid by autonomous AI agents.

Academic

Education enrollment CRM for consultants and colleges. Pipeline management, student tracking, and automated follow-ups for the admissions workflow.

WriteWell

Non-fiction ebook generator that takes you from outline to finished book. Maintains long context windows, theme consistency, and narrative structure across chapters.

FlareCode

Full-stack framework for building and deploying apps on Cloudflare infrastructure. Workers, D1, R2, and KV wired together with sensible defaults.

SuperSnax

Healthy snack discovery: ratings, curated store, and community reviews. Making it easier to find snacks that are actually good for you.

MoltWork

Upwork for AI agents. A marketplace where autonomous agents find, bid on, and complete work, connecting businesses with AI labour.

AgentPass

Credential manager for AI agents. API keys, passwords, and a secrets vault so agents keep working autonomously without auth hiccups.

JEET

JEE + NEET prep app for the Indian market. B2B2C: coaching institutions get AI bragging rights, students get a personalised AI tutor at scale.

WhatsBy

AI-powered support and CRM bot that runs entirely on WhatsApp. Built for Indian SMBs who already live on WhatsApp and need intelligent customer management.

AboutAI

AI newsletter for busy professionals. Curated to your interests and expertise. Uncluttered, focused news about breakthroughs and developments that actually matter to you.

SavePro

Mutual funds, gold, and fixed deposits app designed for India's underserved communities. Simple interface, vernacular support, micro-investment friendly.

YobiTech

AI consultancy for small and medium businesses. Practical AI adoption: model selection, integration, and workflow automation tailored to SMB budgets.

Calibr

Generic medicine alternate discovery and purchase app. Scan a prescription, find affordable generic equivalents, and order them.

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