Kirtan Desai

Kirtan Desai

Systems engineer · building with AI

Chop wood, Carry water

I've spent 20+ years building systems that scale — data architecture, cloud platforms, AI/ML. These days I build AI automation for enterprises, and spend most of my time on one question: why do we keep making simple things complicated?

Most work is hard because we make it complicated. Small teams beat giants. Simple solutions usually win. And when you actually care about what you're building, the rest gets easier.

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Writing

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Crossing the ThresholdJul 02, 2026
SubtractJun 16, 2026
Leverage Is the Whole GameJun 14, 2026

Selected projects

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OperateIQThe operating layer for SMB industry2026
AnvilAn idea in, a coherent product spec out2026
AssayData-quality infrastructure for AI labs2026