Hey, I'm Nikhil! π§π½ββοΈ
π I'm in San Francisco at Genesis (co-living house)
π§ Currently, I work at Perplexity, trying to re-imagine search with large language models
π§ͺ Here are some cool things I've done in the past:
- Spent a year building stuff while on sabbatical
- Architected encrypted systems at
- Built safety products on Facebook Marketplace
- Consulting at Premise, Texts.com, and
- Venture stuff with Kleiner Perkins fellowship
- Worked at startups: Indiegogo and Drawbridge
- Drove across the country, interviewed strangers, and recorded a podcast
- Studied CS and bassoon at University of Florida
- April 3, 2023 |
- Back to the Ol' Grind
- a year-long sabbatical, and my lessons + experiences along the way
- | January 2023 |
- BrowserBot
- Built at Scale's Generative AI hackathon β an action transformer for automating common tasks through a browser
- | | In Progress... |
- Building a Memex
- Building a modern version of the original 'second brain' by synthezing multiple data sources together into a cohesive system to search through my cruft of information.
- January 6, 2023 |
- 2022 Wrapped: Exploratory Maximalism
- A reflection of my 2022 and my themes for 2023
- August 22, 2022 |
- Beware of Unearned Wisdom
- Psychedelics can be transformatively positive change agents, but only if given the reverence, respect, and intentionality they deserve.
- July 26, 2022 |
- The Art of Unemployment
- A publication documenting my journey of finding direction and purpose without a 'job'
- | | April 2022 - June 2022 |
- Hive Explorer
- An exploration of social relationships on Ethereum through NFT transfers
- March 20, 2022 |
- Why I'm Addicted To Saunas
- More than you'll ever want to know about saunas. An exploration of the history, science, optimal routine, health benefits, and fascinating uses of a proper sweat.
- January 10, 2022 |
- Monitoring my Blood Sugar as a Non-Diabetic
- I used a continuous glucose monitor for a month as a non-diabetic β hereβs what I learned.
- | | December 2021 |
- Chain of Waves
- An exploration of Web3 development β stitching together a smart contract to 'wave' at me, stored on the blockchain and connected to a nice React.js front-end.
- November 3, 2021 | travel |
- The Unsustainable Activity of New York City
- On visiting and living in 'the greatest city on earth'
- August 30, 2021 |
- On Anime and Manga γ’γγ‘
- What is anime? How has it evolved? Why is it a brilliant and entertaining form of media?
- June 4, 2021 |
- A Self Experimentation Protocol
- How I quantitatively measure the effect of a self experiment
- December 27, 2020 |
- What happens when you donβt eat for 72 hours?
- I did a 3 day fast and only had coffee, water, and electrolytes. Here is a βtrip report' of my fasting experience, backed by science.
- September 29, 2020 |
- The Sun and The Clouds
- Peace can always be found. It just takes a little time and effort.
- July 16, 2020 |
- Musings on Avatar and War
- Thoughts on the necessity of war, inspired by Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- June 25, 2020 |
- Libby: Free Knowledge
- Get audiobooks and e-books for free through your public library system with the incredible app, Libby.
- April 5, 2020 |
- The Untethered Soul
- My experience with the enigmatic Michael Singer and his powerful book: The Untethered Soul.
