AI Developer | Software Architect | Indie Hacker

What I Do

Experience & Impact

• Optimized engineering workflows, reducing development time by 75% and saving $20K+.
• Built Org Chart, SSO, Analytics, ACL features.

“Praveen has been a valuable asset to our team. He helped us solve complex problems, guided our engineering team, and ensured the delivery of key projects on time. His ability to balance technical excellence with business goals made him an invaluable partner.”
— Alagu M, Co-Founder of Peoplebox - YC

• Led a 25-member global team across 10 time zones.
• Integrated AI & NFTs, securing $4K in early NFT sales.
• Led fundraising & product-market fit efforts, balancing business & tech execution.

“I have worked with Praveen across multiple projects for over 3 years. He has repeatedly demonstrated top-notch project management, engineering, and R&D skills. As CTO, he showed incredible commitment, leadership, and the ability to dive into unfamiliar territory and acquire new skills.”
— Paolo Danese, Co-Founder of Storya

• First engineer, setting foundational technical architecture.
• Built AI-driven Job Simulator, leading a 4-person tech team.
• Developed high-impact hiring & finance solutions for startups & NYSE-listed companies.

“Excellent work! Professional, on time, and beyond expectations. Praveen understood the project as well as I did—if not more. Communication was constant, and time estimation was very fair. Will hire him again for my next project.”
— Uri Katz, Xprt LLC (Beyond Finance, Unboxable, NYSE-listed SkyHarbour)

Indie Hacker Projects & Lessons Learned

• ForumForAstral.com → 10K+ users, first successful project, kept alive as a passion project (Non-monetized).
• News.Mevin.ai → Evolved from SocialBob.News, now my daily AI-powered news aggregator.
• Mevin.ai → Originally x.mevin.ai, now a full-fledged AI-powered website builder for personal branding.

• TheAnalyticsBob.com → Applied to YC, didn’t go through, eventually killed it.
• Reader.hummming.com → Merged into SocialBob.News, then evolved into News.Mevin.ai.
• 1up.today → Quit my job to start this, but didn’t launch—pivoted into Storya.app.

• VisitMysore.com → Picked up well, but couldn’t maintain, eventually shut down.
• SocialBob.Club → Was getting good traction, but shut down due to sustainability issues.
• Wedeo → Launched, had decent user growth, but eventually shut down.

• Storya.app → Ran for 2 years, struggled with fundraising & monetization, eventually shut down.
• LoopingInfinity.com → Abandoned after 1 year of maintenance.
• 1008Designs.in → Didn’t gain traction, shut down.
• 2HoursADay.co → Community-based project, didn’t pick up, shut down.
• NearbyOpen.com → Didn’t pick up, shut down.
• ComingFry.com → People liked it, but nobody used it, so shut down.
• Moviyz.com → Same as ComingFry—shut down.
• FlixShort.com → Abandoned before launch.
• ZapStocks → Abandoned before launch.
• Pensights → Abandoned before launch.
• Power Outage → Abandoned before launch.
• StockDash → Used for personal stock tracking but shut down.
• Scraperoo → Open-source, but didn’t gain traction.

• Brain (Stock Market Automation) → Developed a personal stock automation tool, gained 40% profit in 1 year, but abandoned after COVID.

• Validation matters – Some ideas gained traction, others didn’t, but every project taught me how to validate a market better.
• Execution > Idea – Building is easy, but retention and growth take constant effort & strategy.
• Pivoting is powerful – Some projects didn’t take off, but they evolved into better products (SocialBob → News.Mevin.ai, x.mevin.ai → Mevin.ai).
• Failures = Learning – Every sunsetted project helped refine my approach to building scalable, user-centric products.

Why Work With Me?

• AI & SaaS Expert → Built & scaled AI-driven automation & SaaS products.
• Startup Execution & Growth → From idea to traction & beyond.
• High-Speed Development → Proven track record of launching scalable products fast.