Sahil Kapoor

Simplest explanation for a phenomenon is usually the best one

Simplest explanation for a phenomenon is usually the best one

Everything broke at the worst possible moment. We moved fast, hit every layer, ruled out every theory. Still nothing. Until we circled back to something so basic, we almost missed it.

Mastering Product Intuition

Product Management

Mastering Product Intuition

Product intuition means being able to look at a screen and guess-with 10% accuracy-how users will behave. It's not magic. It's a muscle, built by shipping, observing, and obsessing over what actually works.

Every Shortcut Is a Loan

Every Shortcut Is a Loan

Shortcuts feel efficient, until they start collecting interest. From tech debt to hiring gaps, this is a walkthrough of the invisible loans startups take every day - and what founders often underestimate in the rush to move fast.

Solving the Wrong Puzzle

Solving the Wrong Puzzle

Some developers aren't building for users. They're chasing elegance and the urge to solve problems just because they're hard, not because they matter. It's a trap that kills velocity and distracts even the smartest engineers.

How to Become a UX Designer Without a Design Degree

How to Become a UX Designer Without a Design Degree

No design degree? No problem. Here’s a real path to break into UX, build proof-of-work, and stand out - without begging for certificates or bootcamp clout.

The best product decisions are made in DMs, not standups

Product Management

The best product decisions are made in DMs, not standups

Most standups are rituals, not tools. I get more signal from a good DM than a 10-person update circle. If you're building fast and lean, here's why async one-liners outperform scheduled meetings almost every time.

Pulse Candy: A Disruptive Story

Pulse Candy: A Disruptive Story

How a ₹1 candy turned into a ₹750 crore obsession. Pulse nailed local flavor, sparked viral buzz, and rewrote FMCG playbooks without a single celeb ad.

Why "Monolith" Became a Bad Word

Why "Monolith" Became a Bad Word

Everyone fell in love with microservices, but complexity came free. Modular monoliths might just be the smarter path for most teams today. Even Amazon and Shopify circled back. Here's why that matters if you're building something new.

Why I Had to Ask a Junior Dev to Stop Using AI

Why I Had to Ask a Junior Dev to Stop Using AI

AI makes you faster - unless it makes you lazy. Here’s the real story of asking a junior dev to pause ChatGPT, and what it taught me about product judgment.

Adapt or Vanish

Product Management

Adapt or Vanish

Every product operates under pressure from competitors, platforms, users, or internal growth targets. What survives isn’t always the best. It’s what adapts the fastest.

Why Remote Work Is Not The Same

Why Remote Work Is Not The Same

Remote work felt like a revolution in 2020. But it wasn’t a revolution. It was an emergency. And now that life is back, remote isn't the dream everyone thought it was, it’s a system out of sync with reality.

The Bug Was the System

The Bug Was the System

We fixed the tools. We cleaned up the code. But something still felt off. Everyone was doing their job, but velocity kept slipping. I couldn’t shake the feeling that what we were fixing wasn’t the thing that was broken.