Hello from Anshul Garg!
Welcome to my home on the Web! You found your way here, you might as well stay a while.
I'm focused on solving problems at the intersection of technology, strategy and behavioral science, with a background in startups, technology and design.
As a developer, my main tools are Python, Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL, in addition to my extensive experience in MongoDB and HTML/CSS/JavaScript. My past experience includes technology strategy and architecting fault-tolerant systems that handled hundreds of thousands of unique users.
As a designer, I'm focused on building smart, elegant and intuitive interfaces with a focus on accomplishing specific user behaviors and developing an enjoyable experience, incorporating concepts in psychology.
As a strategist, I study complex systems and strategies on navigating competitive and adversarial environments. On the business side, I'm focused on creating businesses with coherent customer acquisition, customer retention and business development strategies. I also concern myself with strategies on scaling startup teams and maintaining optimal communication within teams.
I spend most of my time doing stuff, and ignoring grown-up things like health insurance and owning more than one set of sheets. And if you haven't realized yet, I hate writing in third person.
Books
For me, a great book is one that changes how I think in a fundamental way, or expands my horizons of understanding. Here are the great books I read last year and the books I’m looking forward to this year.
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
- Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
- Rework by Jason Fried
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari
- On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
- Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman
- Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger
- The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
People I admire (in random order)
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- Marcus Aurelius
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Charles Darwin
- Richard Feynman
- Naval Ravikant
- Charlie Munger
- Jack Ma
- Elon Musk
- Steve Jobs
Entertainment
I enjoy music of all types, though do I have a special fondness for “classical” music. I also enjoy all types of documentaries. In my free time, I enjoy reading, programming, learning new things, and running.
I am Social
You can find me speaking in 140 characters on Twitter, sharing some code on Github, sharing some moments on Instagram, answering questions on Quora and connecting with like-minded people on LinkedIn.
Feel free to contact me if you have any common interests or just want to chat.