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title: "Jay Gadekar - Co-founder and CEO in San Francisco Bay Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Jay Gadekar, Building minimi 🐱⚡️ based in San Francisco Bay Area."
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# Jay Gadekar on Tal

## Headline

Building minimi 🐱⚡️

## About

I started my career with a cause I felt strongly about\. It was then that I decided to take responsibility as part of our society\. Now, I see a series of steps we must take to realize a dream I share with many\- a sustainable human civilization on Earth\. I will work toward it for the rest of my life and am willing to explore, learn and persevere to master the skills I need along the way as long as what I do is meaningful\. I am currently building Shram with a lovely lean team\. Check out www\.shram\.ai :\)

## Location

San Francisco Bay Area

## Work experience

Co\-founder and CEO at minimi, Mar 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 7 mos, minimi \(previously Shram\) is your memory that closes your open loops\. It's a Mac app that runs in the background, passively capturing everything you see, hear, or speak and builds memory on\-device\. No integrations or screenshots required\. Using your personal context, it never lets you miss your commitments\.

Architect at Udichi, Oct 2018 \- Dec 2023 · 5 yrs 3 mos, Built second homes for HNIs on extremely challenging terrains\.

Waste\-worker at Malana campaign, Jul 2017 \- Jun 2018 · 1 yr, Malana was suffering from bad health\. So, I led 3000 villagers to clean 10\+ tons of garbage\. Due to cultural practices like untouchability and cannabis farming, gaining their trust was tough \- yet, I convinced everyone to pay for this service\.

Researcher at Malana campaign, Mar 2015 \- Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Visited Malana during college days, mostly funded by my scholarship\. Compiled and published findings online for the world has misunderstood this place due to its esoteric culture\.

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Architecture, Sir J\.J College Of Architecture, Mumbai

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