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SHANTANU.
ESSAYS, STRATEGY & TECHNICAL THOUGHTS

INSIGHTS.

THOUGHTS ON TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCT STRATEGY, QUANTITATIVE FINANCE, AI, AND BUILDING SCALABLE PRODUCTS.

01 / FEATURED ESSAY RECOMMENDED
6 MIN READ
ENGINEERING TO MBA: WHY I MADE THE SWITCH TO PRODUCT STRATEGY AT IIT GUWAHATI
PRODUCT & MBAJAN 2026

ENGINEERING TO MBA: WHY I MADE THE SWITCH TO PRODUCT STRATEGY AT IIT GUWAHATI

Transitioning from building hardware controllers and full-stack web applications to studying technology management at IIT Guwahati taught me that code efficiency means nothing if it doesn't solve real human problems.

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02 / LATEST ARTICLES
BUILDING TRADING OS: LESSONS IN HIGH-FREQUENCY WEBSOCKET ARCHITECTURE
8 MIN READ
QUANT FINTECHFEB 2026

BUILDING TRADING OS: LESSONS IN HIGH-FREQUENCY WEBSOCKET ARCHITECTURE

How I engineered a sub-50ms order book visualization engine in Next.js 15 without triggering DOM thrashing during tick spikes.

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PRODUCT THINKING FOR ENGINEERS: MOVING BEYOND PURE CODE EFFICIENCY
5 MIN READ
PRODUCT & MBAJAN 2026

PRODUCT THINKING FOR ENGINEERS: MOVING BEYOND PURE CODE EFFICIENCY

Technical debt is real, but product risk is deadlier. Here is how first-principles product thinking prevents building the wrong features.

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LESSONS FROM DEVELOPING TANHERA: E-COMMERCE PERFORMANCE AT SCALE
7 MIN READ
TECHNOLOGYDEC 2025

LESSONS FROM DEVELOPING TANHERA: E-COMMERCE PERFORMANCE AT SCALE

A breakdown of Next.js 15 server component image optimization and Firebase App Hosting deployment strategies.

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AI IN QUANTITATIVE FINANCE: BEYOND THE HYPE OF PREDICTIVE MODELS
9 MIN READ
AI & MLNOV 2025

AI IN QUANTITATIVE FINANCE: BEYOND THE HYPE OF PREDICTIVE MODELS

Exploring PyTorch deep learning models for volatility forecasting and automated risk limit alerts.

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WHAT ROBOTICS TAUGHT ME ABOUT BUILDING RESILIENT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
6 MIN READ
ROBOTICSOCT 2025

WHAT ROBOTICS TAUGHT ME ABOUT BUILDING RESILIENT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

When physical rovers navigate real terrain, fail-safe state machines and low-latency packet bridges are mandatory.

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03 / POPULAR TOPICS & THEMESTAG CLOUD
#ProductStrategy#QuantFintech#IITGuwahati#NextJS15#Robotics#ComputerVision#UIUXDesign#WebSockets
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