Hey, I’m Nikhil.
I work on LLMs, search, and product at Perplexity. This is where I write, share projects, and follow my curiosity.
📍 Cole Valley, San Francisco with my wife
Previously, I built encrypted systems at WhatsApp and safety products for Facebook Marketplace, worked at Indiegogo and Drawbridge, and consulted for Premise, Texts.com, and dOrg. Along the way: a year-long sabbatical, a Kleiner Perkins fellowship, a road-trip podcast, and studying CS and bassoon at the University of Florida.
Selected writing
All writingBack to the Ol' Grind
a year-long sabbatical, and my lessons + experiences along the way
2022 Wrapped: Exploratory Maximalism
A reflection of my 2022 and my themes for 2023
Beware of Unearned Wisdom
Psychedelics can be transformatively positive change agents, but only if given the reverence, respect, and intentionality they deserve.
The Art of Unemployment
A publication documenting my journey of finding direction and purpose without a 'job'
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.
Monitoring my Blood Sugar as a Non-Diabetic
I used a continuous glucose monitor for a month as a non-diabetic — here’s what I learned.
Things I’ve built
All projectsBrowserBot
Built at Scale's Generative AI hackathon — an action transformer for automating common tasks through a browser
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.
Texts.com
All of your messages. All in one place. Built integrations for MS Teams, FB Messenger, and Twilio
Cheez
A photo sharing app for when your friends don't send you the photos from last night — I built the social graph
Stream of Thots
A true microblog not contrained to the definitions of a blog, newsletter, or tweet
Digital Garden & Second Brain
My digital garden 🪴 and second brain. This is an outlet for my desire to write more publicly in a way that's in line with the ethos of digital gardening — an attempt at 'working in public'
