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sagungargs15/README.md

👋 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): Bitcoin Enterprise Collaborative Custody, Miniscript/Bitcoin Inheritance, Hardware Wallets and Multi-Sig Technical Insurance
    • Key Note Speaker/Panelist in Global Bitcoin Conferences
    • 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
  • 💬   Ask me about anything related to building AI/ML Startups, LLMs/RAG, Data Engineering & Devtools
  • 📫   How to reach me: X/Twitter or sagungarg.com or Linkedin or Telegram
  • 👨‍💻  Read more about my projects at sagungarg.com
  • ⚡  Fun fact: I ❤️ Startups 0-1 phase the Genesis block for creation of capital markets.

Brief Professional History: About me

  • 🌱  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

Blog posts

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    Blockchain in Rust

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