Austin, TX

I build AI systems
that actually ship.

Head of DevRev Labs. I work in the gap between what AI can do in a demo and what it can survive in production. I write about what I learn.

Amar Gautam

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What I'm building

A little about me

I grew up fixing radios and writing BASIC in Bihar, spent a decade building trading systems on Wall Street, ran a YC-backed startup, and now lead DevRev Labs. The throughline hasn't changed much: most of the value is in the part nobody demos.

The essays here sit at the intersection of agentic AI in production, AI go-to-market, and the industry around both. Outside of work I cook, write fiction, and lose at Go to my nine-year-old.

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A short note when something new is up. A few times a month at most.