Endlessly curious.
Relentlessly building.
I'm Anshad. An engineer and founder, though if I'm honest, mostly just endlessly curious. I love people and food, I'm quietly in awe of the universe and the science that explains it, and I try to understand all of it from first principles. My whole life runs on one loop: get curious about something, then build it until it is real. I learn for the joy of it, and I build because an idea only counts once it ships.
Curious by default,
builder by instinct.
I grew up in Kerala, wrote my first line of code at nineteen, and never quite stopped asking the same small, stubborn question: how does this actually work, and how do I make it better?
That question turned into a life. From engineer to enterprise architect to founder, I've spent two decades building products, ventures and teams - fifteen-plus startups, a venture studio, a few exits, and more lessons than I can count. These days I split my time across Kerala, Bangalore, Dubai and Vietnam, building Zero and a handful of other things I genuinely care about.
But strip away the titles and I'm really just curious - about love and people, about food, about the universe and the science that explains it. I try to reason from first principles, stay a lifelong student, and remember the only competition that has ever mattered: the one against who I was yesterday.
Building Zero · Director, Innovation Incubator · Inaya Foundation
Building Zero (zero.university) - a new kind of venture from first principles at the intersection of AI, learning and human potential. Also serving as Director at Innovation Incubator and building the Inaya Foundation - spearheading product, scaling high-agency teams, and fostering a culture of relentless experimentation.
- Building Zero from the ground up
- Director, Innovation Incubator
- Building the Inaya Foundation
- AI, learning & human potential
CTO, Fractional CTO & Co-founder
Co-founded and scaled multiple successful tech startups, and built a venture studio - while supporting the Inaya Foundation's mission.
- Built venture studio
- Built, architected & supported products & platforms
- Led 15+ startup teams
- Raised $15M+ funding
From Software Engineer to Enterprise Architect
A decade across global technology companies and Fortune 500 consulting - growing from building and supporting SMB & enterprise systems to architecting large-scale platforms and leading digital transformations.
- Full-stack development & system engineering
- Enterprise & solutions architecture
- Built, architected & supported cloud platforms
- Led large engineering teams
- Delivered Fortune 500 transformations
Technical Expertise
Languages & Frameworks
Cloud & Infrastructure
AI & ML
Data & Analytics
Leadership & Strategy
Team Leadership
Strategy & Vision
Product & Business
Domain Expertise
Industries
Specializations
Personal Traits
Curious
Always exploring the unknown, questioning assumptions
Scientific
Applying systematic thinking to solve problems
Evolution
Embracing constant growth and adaptation
Love
Finding joy in connections and experiences
Learning
Lifelong student of technology and life
Family
Balancing professional growth with personal bonds
Adventure
Seeking new challenges and experiences
Philosophical
Contemplating deeper meanings and purpose
Lazy
Finding efficient solutions to complex problems
Nerd
Happiest three layers deep in how something actually works
I'm endlessly curious about how things work, and I've spent my life turning that curiosity into things I can build. I care more about getting to the truth of a problem than about looking clever, and I'd rather understand something from first principles than take it on faith. The only competition I take seriously is the one against who I was yesterday. Finding a better way to do something, and then actually doing it, is what keeps me moving.
I believe technology matters most when it's paired with human creativity and empathy. A handful of ideas I keep coming back to — they shape how I work, build, and treat the people around me.
Be like water
Hold up a ship, yet slip through fingers. Strength and adaptability are the same thing.
Less drama
Life is not as dramatic as you think. Most things look smaller in the morning.
Two kinds of truth
There are only two: yours and mine. Hold yours lightly enough to hear theirs.
Love, care, be curious
Lead with love, care about the work and the people, and stay endlessly curious.
Philosophical Reflections
Future Building
"Are we building the future? Or the future makes us build this way?"
Exploring the intersection of free will and technological determinism
Spiritual Journey
"I am still searching for God"
The continuous quest for meaning and understanding
Reality Check
"We are in Simulation"
Examining the nature of consciousness and reality
Universal Law
"Evolution is everything"
Understanding change as the only constant
Ultimate Truth
"Entropy is the ultimate truth"
Accepting the fundamental nature of disorder and change