v1.deepesh-engg.in / founder
zero → $3.5M ARR · 0 → 1,500+ customers · 1 → 140+ humans
Six-year arc · four years professional · one 10x to show.
Self-taught from 2020. Founding Engineer at Zoca (Sep 2022 → May 2026). Reserved Warrior — open to the next big build.
The Arc · 2020 → 2026
Three Receipts
01 · Survival
Dec 25, 2022. A single deleted-row drama on Christmas morning. 90 minutes on the call, then the trigger that ended an era of silently lost rows. The case for "this person will be on the call when it's bad."
read →02 · 0 → 1
Two months to ship the new entity's surface from zero. "README was more than enough" — the Founder reported zero friction. Greenfield speed under stealth conditions; the case for trusting greenfield ownership.
read →03 · Modern Leverage
February 2026. Stripe Connect + tenant isolation across 1,500+ tenants + booking-item snapshots — shipped in 30 days with a small high-agency team on $200/mo Claude Max. The case for 10x leverage in 2026.
read →What I'm Looking For
Pre-Series-B founding teams where the first three hires still pick up the phone when something breaks. A founder who has named the hard decision they're avoiding. A product surface where the dark night already has a date on the calendar.
Open to Founding Engineer, Staff Engineer, or first Engineering Lead roles. Remote or hybrid (Bengaluru-based). Available Jun 2026.
Open to a conversation on terms — equity-heavy founding-engineer shapes welcome.