I got my first degree in BTech from University of Texas at Austin. In 2019, I started research at Texas Christian University and got my second degree in CS. I founded my first company, Xyric Tech at end of 2022. By the time I graduated in 2023, I declined the PhD offer from Carnegie Mellon University and founded Redbird. We bootstrapped to $100K ARR within 3 months of post launch. Got acquired in 2026.