Essays and notes on building products, by Karthik Mahadevan.https://karthikmahadevan.com/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/openais-first-hardware-is-a-satisfying-desk-companion/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/openais-first-hardware-is-a-satisfying-desk-companion/It's not the AI device everyone is waiting for, and that's fine.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/i-built-my-first-app-in-half-a-day/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/i-built-my-first-app-in-half-a-day/From idea to working app in an afternoon.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/the-ai-layer-that-actually-makes-money/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/the-ai-layer-that-actually-makes-money/Jensen Huang's five-layer cake, and where the opportunity really is.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/from-ideas-to-distribution/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/from-ideas-to-distribution/What five years of building an AI startup taught me.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/what-this-path-costs/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/what-this-path-costs/one of the saddest side effects of being a founder is that you can't really make friends at work.Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/notes-from-the-future-my-two-days-at-awe/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/notes-from-the-future-my-two-days-at-awe/Two days at the Augmented World Expo, the heart of the spatial computing universe.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/creating-the-future-not-just-predicting-it/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/creating-the-future-not-just-predicting-it/One of the things we love most at Envision is being at the bleeding edge of technology.Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/this-is-going-to-hurt/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/this-is-going-to-hurt/They warned me that starting a venture would be painful. They said it would be hard, stressful, and lonely.Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/stretching-one-moment-out-into-a-thousand/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/stretching-one-moment-out-into-a-thousand/reflecting on acceptance and denial of mortalitySun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/why-i-liked-the-batman/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/why-i-liked-the-batman/On Pattinson's Batman, and what the movie gets right.Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/the-road-to-a-rewarding-rejection/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/the-road-to-a-rewarding-rejection/What we learnt while trying to get into Y Combinator?Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/the-need-for-ai-friendly-designs/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/the-need-for-ai-friendly-designs/Why we should start considering AIs as users.Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/travel-note-3-auschwitz-where-humanity-failed/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/travel-note-3-auschwitz-where-humanity-failed/Visiting the camp, and what it leaves you with.Sun, 22 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/travel-note-2-bruges-is-a-fairytale/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/travel-note-2-bruges-is-a-fairytale/A day in the best preserved medieval town in Europe.Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/travel-note-1-what-makes-sweden-fascinating/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/travel-note-1-what-makes-sweden-fascinating/Feeding the wolves of wanderlust, starting in Sweden.Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/why-my-grandpa-didnt-invent-the-car/https://karthikmahadevan.com/thoughts/why-my-grandpa-didnt-invent-the-car/And why is it so important to define problems?Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT