Srishilesh

Me, Beyond Work

The core principles, people, ideas, and beliefs that shape my craft

Core Principles

Bias for Action

Ship MVPs fast. Iterate based on real feedback, not assumptions.

Hustle

Measure success by outcomes moved, not hours worked or meetings attended.

Building over Talking

Code speaks louder than specs. Prototypes beat PowerPoints.

Users over Features

Solve real problems. A feature nobody uses is just technical debt.

0→1 over 1→100

I thrive in ambiguity. Give me a blank canvas and I'll ship something.

Autonomy over Process

Trust me with the problem, not the solution. I'll figure it out.

People I Learn From

David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)

Multi-potentialite, Work ethics, Essays & Opinions

Naval Ravikant

First principles thinking, leverage, building wealth

Pavel Durov

Discipline, stoic, fighting for a cause

Bruce Lee

Martial arts philosophy, self-mastery, continuous improvement

Cristiano Ronaldo

Dedication, Mindset, hardwork

Quotes That Stick

"Build or sell. If you know both, you are unstoppable."

— Naval Ravikant

"I fear not a man who practiced 10,000 kicks 1 time, but I fear a man who practiced 1 kick 10,000 times"

— Bruce Lee

Books That Changed How I Think

Product & Startups

  • •The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
  • •Zero to One - Peter Thiel

Business & Thinking

  • •The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
  • •Rework - Jason Fried & DHH
  • •The Defining Decade - Meg Jay

Tools I Use

Development

  • Omakub (os - linux)
  • NeoVim (editor)
  • GitHub (version control)
  • Vercel (deployment)
  • Python (backend)
  • Postman (API testing)

Product & Design

  • Draw.io (design)
  • Notion (docs, specs)
  • GitHub issues (issue tracking)
  • Mural (whiteboarding)
  • n8n (automation)

Productivity

  • Obsidian (notes)
  • Cal.com (scheduling)
  • Arc (browser)

Big Ideas I Believe In

Small teams ship better products

Basecamp's 3-person product teams. Small, autonomous, empowered > big, bureaucratic, slow.

Founder mode > Manager mode

PMs should think like founders: own the problem, move fast, build trust, deliver results. Not just coordinate and delegate.

Sprints over Marathons

Warmup. Run. Rest. Repeat