Headline

Product & Design partner for early stage startups

About

I am an independent product and design generalist based in New Delhi, India. I help early-stage teams turn ambiguous ideas into well-shipped products, guiding the process from initial discovery and strategy to the final, finished product. Over the past decade, I’ve worn multiple hats: from Product Manager and Design Lead at Nintee to Associate Principal Consultant at Nagarro. As a design partner, I’ve collaborated with teams like MedMe Health (YC W21), Berkeley artificial intelligence research (BAIR) My work has spanned consumer apps, SaaS, and B2B, often backed by investors like YC and Sequoia. I care deeply about clear thinking, second-order decisions, and taste. Mindfulness shapes my practice. I bring a calm, curious "beginner’s mind" to complex problems while staying rigorous about outcomes and execution.

Location

Delhi

AI stack

claude code

claude

codex

cursor

hermes agent

notion

Work experience

Partner // Generalist operator at Picteus, Apr 2026 - Present · 7 mos, I handle product, design, marketing, and research here, whatever it takes to make the product better and the business grow.

Co-Founder at Design Originals Club, Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos, Re-thinking design hiring, design roles

product design lead at Lemma, Jan 2026 - Apr 2026 · 4 mos

Fractional Head of design at Birda, Jan 2025 - Oct 2025 · 10 mos, London Area, United Kingdom

Independent product designer at Self-Employed, Jan 2024 - Jun 2026 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Remote

Education

Y Combinator

UX design, Emotional design, Interaction design, IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

Public links

youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@shivamdwn

shivamdewan.com: https://shivamdewan.com/