Headline

i help freelancers stop getting ghosted for a living. building Defellix 🦉

About

Two years ago I didn't have a single shipped product or a LinkedIn follower worth counting. Now there are two startups, ₹20L+ in revenue, 1M+ impressions, and a hackathon trophy I still don't quite believe is mine. I'm a builder based in Bengaluru. Right now that means running Defellix (court-admissible contracts so freelancers stop getting ghosted on payment), after cutting my teeth as an SDE at CybraneX and CTO at Aasta. Some of the proof: TiE-U Bengaluru and an AWS PartyRock hackathon win, a 4-city hackathon I directed that pulled in 8,000+ registrations, and DevItUp crossing ₹20L+ revenue in its first 9 months. That's basically the loop I'm stuck in: ship something, see what breaks, write about it honestly, and do it again. Most of that happens in public, numbers attached, mainly so other student founders in Bengaluru can skip a few of my mistakes. Off the clock, I'm still a little bitter that Excel beat my team in a hackathon once. I write about building in public, startup execution, and what it actually looks like to go from zero to shipped as a student founder. If you're building something similar, or just want to compare notes on what broke this week, send a message, or jump into the comments on my latest post.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

codex

cursor

hermes agent

mcp

claudecode

Work experience

Founder at Defellix, Nov 2025 - Present · 11 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

SDE Intern at CybraneX, Oct 2024 - Present · 2 y, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Shipped multiple projects across frontend, backend, and cross‑platform apps • Frontend: React/Next.js + TypeScript; performance and UX optimizations • Backend: Node.js APIs, auth, data models; reliability and latency improvements • Cross‑platform: React Native for Android/iOS; faster releases, fewer crashes • Tooling: CI/CD, testing, observability for safe deployments

Co-Founder at DevItUp, Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • ₹20L+ revenue in 9 months; 6L+ impressions, 2L+ reach • 50+ campaigns shipped; avg 25–40% engagement lift • Built creator network and student talent pipeline • Owned GTM, storytelling, and performance reporting

Event Director at PW (PhysicsWallah), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I successfully directed a major hackathon event that engaged thousands of participants across India. • Organized a 24-hour hackathon in Bengaluru, Noida, Lucknow, and Pune, enhancing my event management expertise. • Achieved over 8000 registrations and selected 2200 participants, showcasing my ability to handle large-scale projects. • Managed a prize pool of ₹2.5 lakh and $1k for Web3, emphasizing my focus on innovation and technology.

Founder's Office at Dharika, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I do something at Dharika.

Frontend Developer at CybraneX, Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 · 3 mos, India, Joined as a frontend developer, working on android apps now!

Education

Associate of Arts - AA, Computer Science, Santa Fe College

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Data Analytics, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

Public links

github: https://github.com/saiyam0211