CHENNAI · DAY
I build products and a company the way a race team runs a weekend: small crew, high impact, profitable
I founded Skcript in Chennai and have been bootstrapping it for 13 years. Design-led products, rock-solid software, and a bias for shipping over theater.
01Writing
All essays →Essay • 14 Aug 2026
A leader without a compass is a task rabbit
The first quality I look for in a leader is self-awareness. Without it, people invent the tasks and you just run them.
Essay • 4 Aug 2026
Pay your interns
A conversation I overheard at dinner reminded me why we have never taken free labour at Skcript.
Essay • 4 Aug 2026
How I manage my second brain with two git repos
A Claude-native second brain: Personal and Engineering repos, noun folders, immutable raw/, thin wiki, and a rule that the model files the note after every session.
Essay • 16 Jul 2026
How to run two Grok Build accounts on your Mac
Use separate GROK_HOME dirs so personal and work Grok Build do not share auth.json.
02Lab
All tools →Founder Archetype
Find how you actually operate as a founder. A small tool I built from how I think about the job.
03Video
A Friday in the Life of a Chennai Startup Couple | Karthik Kamalakannan
Watch →04Uses
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05Press
All →- Rediff 2016
- Tech in Asia 2016
- YourStory 2016
- DreamChasers 2017
- Tech Story 2017
- GDG DevFest Chennai 2012
06Current mission
Skcript
The company I run. Bootstrapping since 2013, insanely focused on building great products people deserve, and pushing applied AI and ambitious R&D.
Building something and want a second brain on speed, design, or shipping? How I can help on the about page.