Karthik Puvvada
Head of Community at Netlify
About
I'm Head of Community at Netlify, the "Build In Public" guy, and I built On Deck's No-Code Fellowship.
Experiences
- Head of Community at NetlifyRun community for first-time web builders
More than 85,000 people signed up for Netlify in one day, many building on the web for the first time.
- Founder & CEO at Building Public FellowshipWound down a $100K fellowship, joined Paddle
I ran 5 cohorts in 2023, then at Paddle ran a 6-week AI accelerator for about 128 startups.
- Program Director at Day OneHelped 500+ founders ship no-code MVPs
I built On Deck's $1M No-Code Fellowship across 45 countries, and kept designing build tracks at Day One.
- Product HuntHunted nearly 25 Product Hunt launches
Many went top 3 or #1, and Softr, which I launched, became Product Hunt's 2021 Product of the Year.
- Host at Build in Public podcastInterviewed Gary Vee and Alexis Ohanian
On my Build in Public podcast I sit down with founders and creators building the future in public.
- Sr. Business Analyst at Delta Air LinesTweeted my way from Delta into startups
From 2018 I built in public on late nights and weekends, racking up about 10 no-code side projects.
- Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Vanderbilt UniversityGot one yes out of 400+ emails: a scholarship
Applications cost a lot in rupees, so I pitched every department for a TA or RA role. Vanderbilt said yes.
- India → USSpent my first 20 years in India
I grew up in India and moved to the US at 21. A lot of me is American now, and a lot is still Indian.