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'
