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Intrapreneur who built AtomChat in 2020 after getting frustrated watching creators lose control and revenue to platform changes. Started this journey after launching CometChat and seeing firsthand how communication tools could empower people, but wanted to go deeper into the creator economy problem. 3,000+ creators and communities later, still obsessed with helping people own their audience and keep 100% of what they earn. Our UI still needs work and I'm not afraid to admit it, but the core product solves real problems for real people. Building tools that let creators focus on creating instead of worrying about platform drama and payment headaches. 🛠️**
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My ultimate juggling act - senior exec by day, serial founder always - AMA
So, I have a neurotic brain, I think. Maybe not. Definitely yes.
The juggle is my hustle:
CometChat: I am Executive sponsor for marketing + senior leadership at a CPaaS SDK company that's stepping into AI agents, copilots, and moderation (strategic thinking, market positioning, leadership stuff)
AtomChat: Cofounded this creator monetization platform (3k+ users, pure product hustle). launching on PH in a day after 5 years of twiddling thumbs, I explain why in the first comment there.
Coachpresso: Founded this coach-focused platform from scratch (everything from vision to execution w/a lean team - launching soon)
Why do I do this?
I am a masochist :P
On a serious note, I have different facets of my personality and my experience can be lent to different stages of a product business. I can get involved in high-level strategy but love getting my hands-on fix while writing some last minute code fix on the website or figuring out a launch.
The thrill of launching and getting love from early adopters is unmatched and I am an addict I guess :)
Some lessons I have learnt
1 - Launch your marketing first. I have learnt this lesson but still am training the muscle of execution on this, have done that to a certain extent with Coachpresso. Results to be seen.
2 - Learn to walk away from the wrong customer. I know this is cliched but my team and I have been guilty of it so many times both at AtomChat and CometChat (early days of it).
3 - MVP is no more bare minimum, at least in 2025. Users expect a certain level of contemporary UX, let me caveat by saying that I know AtomChat has got a dated UI/UX and we are getting to that in Q3.
4 - B2B is not just B2B it is a H@B2H@B. What that means is no matter how big and reputed the customer is, at the end of the day it is a human-human interaction. Sales people should lead with that in their mind.
5 - If you don't ask - you won't get it. Right from CTAs to raises :)
6 - Context switching is costly. I divide my week and not days as per the role. It is difficult to be in a deep work mode and suddenly get involved in operational chaos.
7 - Features are not moat, not anymore. Unless you're talking LLMs or the training sets behind them. Everything else? Just a matter of time and effort.
8 - Most strategy is just a plan masquerading as strategy. We will rank for 20 keywords is not a strategy, it is a paln at best and a to-do list if you are being honest.
There are plenty of other lessons but these came to my mind first. Hopefully this AMA and your questions will help unlock them :)