About
Hi!
I'm Asad Dhamani, a Full Stack Developer living in Bangalore, India.
I love building technological solutions to problems.
My journey into the world of technology started at the age of 12, when, after being fascinated by computers, I took upon a challenge to create an operating system of my own, and I haven't looked back since!
Want to discuss a project? You can email me.
You can see some of my work listed below:
- Gadgedz - A Linux distribution based on Ubuntu with hundreds of tools provided out of the box. Boot up and go, no additional installation required!
- Crestify - Your own Google of all the websites you visit. The most powerful bookmarking tool in existence! Never lose a page again!
- MyCaptain - An online career guidance and mentorship platform to help students in India make more informed career decisions by connecting them to young mentors in various fields.
- Flashcards for Students - An application to help students learn anything and level up their knowledge using flashcards powered by the Leitner system.
- Awesome Postgres - The canonical source of all things PostgreSQL on GitHub!
- Headless Browsers - The worlds biggest list which includes almost every single headless browser engine in existence!
- TechSaber - A technical blog I ran from 2012-2015 which covered the latest happenings in the world of technology (cloud, AI, etc.) for non-technical people.
- Flask-WhooshAlchemy-Redux - A search engine library for the Python Flask web framework.
My work has been covered in several major publications:
- Softpedia News
- Times of India - One of the top newspapers in India
- Deccan Chronicle - One of the top newspapers in Southern India
- MySalaam - One of the premier news publications in the UAE
- Postgres Weekly - Popular newsletter about the PostgreSQL database
- VIA India - A regional industrial association in India
- DigitalOcean Community - The community technical knowledgebase from DigitalOcean
- ReadWrite - One of the top technical publications in the world
- Star News - Popular Indian News Channel
- Radio Mirchi - Popular local Radio Channel in India
- The Hitavada - The biggest newspaper of Central India
- ITworld - One of the top technical publications in the world
I've received several awards and recognition for my work by my community
- Young Professional Award 2012 - Received at the age of 14 for entrepreneurial achievement
- Aga Khan Youth Awards for Excellence 2013 - Received at the age of 15 for early entrepreneurial and technological achievement
- VIA Entrepreneurship Day Award 2018 - Received at the age of 20 for entrepreneurial achievement
- Rotary Club ISHANYA IDEATS 2013 - Felicitated for young entrepreneurial achivement
I've spoken at these prestigious locations
- Indian Institute of Technology - Talk on Technology and Startups
- Manipal Institute of Technology - Talk on Web Development
- ACET - Talk on Artificial Intelligence
I've been a part of various startups
- Crestify [2014-current] as Co-Founder and CEO. Provides an online bookmarking solution that lets users create a second brain out of all the knowledge they come across on the internet.
- Yuvtar [2016] as Co-Founder and CTO. Stealth AI startup.
- The Climber [2016-2018] as Co-Founder and CTO. Provides an online mentorship platform for students to make more informed career decisions under the guidance of young mentors. Incubated at IIM Bangalore and recognized by the United Nations SDSN.
- Gadgedz [2010-2014] as Founder and CEO. My very first startup. Undertook the development of an OS and provided an email service. Later provided competitive VPS hosting services to customers around the world.
I've contributed to various open source projects
I've worked with these technologies
- HTML/(S)CSS/JavaScript
- jQuery
- React.js
- Django
- Meteor.js
- Express.js
- Ruby on Rails
- Flask
- PHP
- React Native
- Elasticsearch
- Heroku
- Amazon Web Services
- PostgreSQL
- Node.js
I have also been involved in organizing several meetups to spread knowledge about the latest trends in the technology world, including the Bangalore chapter of the Product Hunt Hackathon!
You can find me on Twitter, GitHub, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Want to discuss a project? You can email me.