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Shubham Pitale

Mechanical engineer. Product manager. Curious builder.

I have a habit of turning curiosity into projects. I like understanding how things actually work, then building something around them. Sometimes that's a product at work, sometimes it's an AI system at 1 AM, and sometimes it's an F1 telemetry platform nobody asked for.

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Shubham Pitale
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A bit about me

My career started far from software. I trained as a Mechanical Engineer and spent my early years on manufacturing projects, sourcing components, managing suppliers, and even working on an electric scooter. Somewhere along the way, I realised the problems I enjoyed most weren't purely engineering. They sat at the intersection of users, business, and technology.

That pulled me into Product Management. Over the last four years, I've built products across SaaS, InsurTech, and FinTech, from a B2B manufacturing procurement platform at Karkhana.io, to a travel insurance system at Europ Assistance, to an investment advisory product at Renaissance used by 50,000+ investors.

But building doesn't stop when the workday ends. I spend my free time experimenting with AI, finance, and Formula 1 data. Most projects start the same way: "I wonder if I can build this." Then I end up going much further down the rabbit hole than intended.

BackgroundMechanical Engineering
Current roleProduct Manager
LocationMumbai, India
ExperienceSaaS → InsurTech → FinTech
InterestsAI, Finance, Formula 1, LOTR
StatusProbably building something unnecessary
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Things I've built

Not a developer by title, but these shipped anyway.

market_sous_chef Portfolio Tracker
TypeScript proj-001

Market Sous Chef

Helps you check daily updates on your portfolio with movers and draggers, news summarization of what influenced it.

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fund_manager AI Agents
Python proj-002

Fund Manager

Uses multiple AI agents to study company data, find important signals, and explain investment decisions with a running history.

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lotr-personality-quiz Personality Quiz
JavaScript proj-003

LOTR Personality Quiz

Discover which Lord of the Rings characters reside within you. A fun, interactive personality quiz.

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fund_manager_v2 AI Agents v2
Python proj-004

Fund Manager V2

The next evolution of the AI-powered fund analysis system. Improved architecture and enhanced signal detection.

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PitDynamics F1 Telemetry Platform
Python proj-005

PitDynamics

An F1 telemetry platform that turns engineering-grade racing data into visual insights for fans and sim racers. Born from watching a race and thinking "I wonder if I can build this."

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Notes

Making sense of markets, money, and the things that quietly shape our financial lives.

Feb 2026

Is "Buy the Dip" Failing in 2026?

Or are investors reacting out of habit? Every time markets correct, the reaction is immediate. The speed of the reaction stands out, it feels automatic.

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Feb 2026

Six People Quietly Decide Your EMI

Why that boring repo rate headline quietly shapes your life. Every couple of months, six people meet in Mumbai and decide one number that affects your loans, savings, and spending.

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Sep 2025

I Waited, Gold Didn't

Lessons from gold's 44% surge. Gold has risen from 77K to 110K in just 9 months. What drives gold prices, and is it coming back down? Spoiler: probably not.

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Let's connect

Have a project in mind, want to collaborate, or just want to say hello?

✉ pitale.shubham@gmail.com