👋 I'm Sagun, ❤️ :startups, I mentor Founders/CTOs to build better techstacks -> products -> startups
- 👋 I’m currently serving as Global Innovation Director - Technology & Engineering for listed Swiss Private Bank Julius Baer.
- ⚡ Prior Experience: 15+ yrs AI/ML experience
- Professional Expertise in Domains: Bitcoin/Digital Assets, AI/ML & Private Banking(Wealth Management)
- Buildings models, platforms and startups leveraging applied AI for my own 3 startups(Polymath AI, Nexchanges Technology and Black & White).
- Venture Capital & Bootstrapping Experience: VC Funding, BootStrapping and Innovation Budgets annually 1-5mn$ USD for building and engineering
- Polyglot programmer (9+ programming languages in 3 different paradigms - Functional, Imperative & OOPs)
- ₿ Bitcoin Maxi Class of 2013: Cheers to BUIDLers and HODLers across the world
- Cyberpunk Computer Science / Security Protocols Engineer: Open sourceBitcoin Enterprise Custody Vaults OpenVault
- Fun Project Vault: Open source Enterprise self-Custody 3rd party Infra platform for Private banks to upgrade to Bitcoin Standard offerings
- Angel Investor in 28+ Bitcoin Native Startups and counting
- Bitcoin Specific Interest(s): Miniscript/Bitcoin Inheritance, Hardware Wallets and Multi-Sig Technical Insurance
- Key Note Speaker/Panelist in Global Bitcoin Conferences
- United States - Bitcoin's Role in Traditional Banks link: 25th July 2024
- Hong Kong - Miniscript: Bitcoin Inheritance Planning link: 10th May 2024
- Fun Bitcoin Stories
- He got his first Trezor from OG Slush in person at the Shanghai conference in 2014 and bought his Bitcoin via an ATM in Shanghai. He has been a big believer in self custody of keys ever since (Not your keys not your stash)
- 10+ yrs in Bitcoin (Class of 2013) as a Bitcoin Maxi, a Bitcoin Globe trotter from Shanghai, Bangalore, NewYork, Las Vegas, Ireland, Austin, Hong Kong, Prague, Lugano, Zurich and Amsterdam attending Bitcoin Conferences and meetups orange pilling my extended family and friends
- Often founders pick his brains for 3 capabilities: CTO/Architect, Product Market Fit and VC/Founder Hat
- 🌱 Recently my nascent curiosity & Fun experiments in
- Quantum Computing influencing AI/ML space, Gene Therapy leveraging AI and LLMs on edge computing devices.
- Model Packaging & GenAI related technologies: Replicate, Data Catalogs & Vector Search Engines
- 💬 Ask me about anything related to building AI/ML Startups, LLMs/RAG, Data Engineering & Devtools
- 📫 How to reach me: @sagungarg or sagungarg.com or @sagungarg
- 👨💻 Read more about my projects at sagungarg.com
- ⚡ Fun fact: I ❤️ Startups 0-1 phase the Genesis block for creation of capital markets.
- 🌱 3 x CoFounder/CTO - AI/ML based ventures (Devtools, Proptech - 15+yrs Serial Entrepreneur): Role - Leading & Hiring Engineering teams for AI/ML products & Fund Raising
- ⚡ 2 x CTO on Hire Pre-Series A startups in AI (Supply Chains and CareerTech): Role: Turning around scaling needs of startups for next round of fund raise. Both ventures respectively were in Singapore & Hong Kong
- 👋 I have Angel Invested across 35+ US based startups in 5 domains (AI/ML, Bitcoin Native, SpaceTech, Longetivity Tech & Devtools) mostly focussing on Geo (US based startups only coinvesting with Reputed Silicon Valley Stalwarts)
- ⚡ Polyglot programmer (9+ programming languages in 3 different paradigms)
- 👨💻 Hands on CTO with a flair to build 1st version of every product for my own fun.
- 📫 Deep understanding of interplay between Business, Product & Engineering tradeoffs in 0-1 phase vs 1-n phase.
- 👨💻 Winner of various Hackathons, Competitive Prizes and Ideathons for Startups across various cities in the world
- (102: newbie Founder)The game of 1:99 odds ? You signed up for it Didn’t YOU ?
- [PM Role] How do I know if I’m succeeding as a Product Manager?
- [Using Python] Simple console version of a drawing program with limited functionality — Iron Man…
- [Bitcoin is Coming] 4 Billion of 6 Billion are unbanked/limit banked
- [Bitcoin Fundamentals] Technical Basics to understand Open Public Blockchains