Hi, I’m Akshay

I’m an entrepreneur / designer / PM, passionate about shaping a more caring & sustainable world. My work explores how connected technology can bring people and our planet closer together.

I studied Product Design Engineering + Psychology at Stanford, and have 8 years of product leadership experience across climate + consumer tech. I previously founded & scaled a venture-backed company (Tangible) to successful acquisition, and specialize in blending design thinking with lean startup methodology to craft outrageously remarkable ideas & rapidly drive diverse teams to achieve product-market-fit.

My technical experience spans both hardware + software (I’ve designed dozens of PCB schemas and pushed hundreds of PRs), and my business experience stretches from early-stage customer discovery (needfinding + monetization experimentation) to post-PMF scaling (managing roadmaps + optimizing CAC + hiring product/growth teams). I love switching headspaces between big-picture strategy and nitty-gritty design execution, and feel most energized in environments where I can wear several hats at once.

Outside of work, I’ve dedicated much of my free time to researching and accelerating cross-disciplinary solutions to climate change. This has drawn me into a diversity of life experiences, including:

• Sustainability-focused volunteering with Sunrise Movement
• Studying abroad for a summer in Copenhagen, where I researched electrification & urban permaculture
• WWOOFing on an organic farm
• Sharing climate-inspired musings on my blog, Chasing Kinship

When I’m not in designer-mode, you’ll likely find me recording pop violin covers, writing mini-mysteries, hanging rim on the basketball court, vibecoding climate concept art, or sharing tales from my unforgettable experience raising a flock of backyard chickens.

If you’re building a kinship-focused climate solution, I’d love to connect!