hi i'm nihal.

i'm:

failing in public
building & shipping fast
optimizing for utility, vibes, & retention

right now i'm all-in on SYSTEM— a health companion that changes your life

stuff i've built / shipped:

FoodGrind ('23) — CalDining ratings app with 1k daily users
Beternal ('24) — betting (DFS & book) algorithms, scrapers, & analytics
Discourse ('24) — real-time debates with AI for the 1st amendment
Prism Clips ('25) — ai editor that finds the viral moments in long-form video and auto-generates clips/titles.
SYSTEM ('26) — current focus. full AI accountability for your health, that goes away & steps in, when it needs to.

some wins, lots of Ls, constant iteration. i like building simple things that feel inevitable once you use them.

i also tinker with ml systems (rag + memory, mission engines, video understanding). wrote papers, shipped infra, and i'm still happiest when the loop is: idea → prototype → users → refactor → ship again.

p.s. if you want to build something together or have a crisp ask (<300 chars), email nihal@berkeley.edu. i usually reply.