About Vishnu
Curiosity-driven builder, three-time college dropout, and reimagining education for the next generation.
I've always been pulled toward books, side projects, and late-night rabbit holes. That same restlessness that made me drop out three times also led me to build things that matter.
Currently building my third startup, GritWise Club, after founding Swasthaadhaar and MyResQR. I've shipped products as a Full Stack Engineer, led high-impact teams, and mentored curious students along the way.
My mission: Move beyond rote learning toward a world where students think deeply, speak clearly, and build boldly.
3x Startup Founder
From health-tech to emergency systems to learning communities
Dropped out 3 times
Still learning every day, just not in classrooms
Redesigning education
Learning should spark curiosity, not just deliver credentials.
Building in public
Sharing the journey, lessons, and behind-the-scenes
My Startup Journey
Three startups, countless lessons, and an unending passion for building solutions that matter.
Swasthaadhaar
2020
India's digital health stack initiative
Building healthcare infrastructure that could serve millions of Indians with better access to medical records and services.
EmeReCard → MyResQR
2021
Emergency information system
Started as emergency cards, evolved into a comprehensive QR-based emergency response system now scaled up.
GritWise Club
2024
Community for high-agency learners & builders
Building a community where ambitious learners and builders can connect, learn, and grow together.
Essays & Thoughts
Reflections on entrepreneurship, learning, and building something meaningful. Raw thoughts from the trenches.
Latest Essays
Cloudflare’s Wall of Entropy: How Lava Lamps Secure the Internet
Cloudflare’s Wall of Entropy turns randomness into both art and infrastructure. Lava lamps feed cryptographic systems with real-world chaos, making encryption auditable, transparent, and beautiful—a reminder that trust online starts with physics, not promises.
Wunderlist: The To-Do App That Made Software Feel Human
Wunderlist wasn’t just a to-do app—it was a philosophy. Christian Reber’s obsession with simplicity, delight, and user respect turned a list into a legend. Even after Microsoft shut it down, its influence endures in every minimalist productivity app and founder who builds with care.
Claude Code: How Anthropic’s AI Coding Agent Redefines Programming as Collaboration
Claude Code isn’t just an AI coding assistant—it’s a collaborator. Born in playful experiments, it plans, delegates, remembers, and works alongside humans in the terminal. Programming evolves from typing commands to shared problem-solving, from isolation to conversation.
GitHub: How Three Coders Turned a Bedroom Hack into a Billion-Dollar Dev Powerhouse
Born from frustration, GitHub turned Git’s complexity into collaboration. From bedrooms to Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition, it redefined how developers share, build, and connect. More than repositories, GitHub created a culture of trust, openness, and community that reshaped software forever.
Warby Parker: How Four Friends Disrupted the Eyewear Industry and Built a Lifestyle Brand
Warby Parker began as four friends rebelling against overpriced glasses. With direct-to-consumer sales, a bold Home Try-On program, and a mission-driven brand, they turned eyewear into a movement. From apartments to IPO, Warby Parker proved disruption with heart can reshape entire industries.
Ramp and the Discipline of Obsession
Ramp began with a gap, not a grand plan. Eric Glyman turned frustration into automation, obsessing over inputs, feedback loops, and trust. Build fast, optimize basics, survive chaos—give teams back their time, and scale from real pain, not trends.