Akanksha Buchke

A social AI app just sent me a first date kit. I opened it to find a perfume, artisanal chocolate, a fermented drink and then some cue cards caught m...see more

I have a decent lifestyle and regularly get health check ups done. And that felt enough to me. I believed I was “on top of my health”. Until I went ...see more

2 years back, I wrote my first LinkedIn post, but It took me 7 days, just to press the “Post” button Not because I didn’t know what to write. But bec...see more

Last weekend, I was out with my friends and I ended up driving back home in a premium, chauffeur-driven Mercedes E-Class, free of cost. As we were wr...see more

Most colleges prepare you to pass exams. Notes, assignments, and a degree, is all you get. Others actually prepare you for the real world. I’ve seen...see more

In tech, we spend hours doing the “right” things. Learning new frameworks. Solving DSA problems. Preparing for interviews. Building side projects. Al...see more

I just built a full working app… by talking in plain English. No coding, no setup, nothing. I simply typed: “Make me a tool that helps students track...see more

I didn’t start my career with a big college name. No strong network. No roadmap. Just a simple hope that maybe… one day… life will change. And honest...see more

“Good girls don’t stay out late.” “Don’t be so emotional.” “Log kya kahenge?” “It’s a man’s job.” We’ve all heard these lines at some point. And for ...see more

I realised something last week. Work doesn’t always need walls. Sometimes, it’s best done with: - A steaming cup of chai in the mountains - WiFi that...see more

Why do food delivery apps assume I live with 5 roommates? I just want one burger. But the app says: “Minimum order ₹499.” Add delivery charges. Add p...see more

It took me 500+ applications and 100+ rejections to finally get into a product-based company. Coming from a tier 3 college, starting at TCS with a 3....see more

My experience with Vikram Hospital was not what I thought it to be Last week, I walked into the new Vikram Aura Hospitals on Richmond Road — to get a...see more

I started my career earning 3.3 LPA at TCS. Today, I’m at Intuit as a Senior SDE – and I’ve helped dozens of engineers prep for interviews in between....see more

I had self-doubt, a 3.3 LPA offer, a tier-3 college, and a burning question: “Will I ever make it?” No big college. No mentors. Just a laptop, late n...see more

→ I thought my Tier-3 college background would always hold me back... No coding culture. No big-name companies.   No one talked about FAANG, startups...see more

“We’re in for a really, really long relationship.” 🐶🐕 And nothing says that better than a father, a daughter, and two very good dogs. The picture ...see more

6+ months of hard work & I finally made a job switch as an SDE-2. Here are the exact topics that helped me: 𝟭. 𝐃𝐒𝐀 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢�...see more

So I was trying to build an AI agent recently. And guess what, my local setup crashed. 😢 I tried to search a solution on the Internet and that’s whe...see more

I’ll keep this one simple and clean, just like my experience with Snabbit yesterday. I tried their service for the first time. Didn’t really expect m...see more

I made ₹48,000 with just one button click Managing taxes used to feel like debugging endless code—stressful and time-consuming! 🌀 As someone who ...see more

Equality isn’t about special treatment—it’s about creating a level playing field for everyone. Attending Groww’s Women’s Day edition of Inside Groww a...see more

You see a job. By the time you apply, it’s either closed or has 100+ applicants.. I have a solution - JobGPT JobGPT is an AI job search copilot that ...see more

Yesterday, I was watching a recent episode of Shark Tank That is when Peyush Bansal’s yet another stylish spectacle caught my attention. Out of cu...see more

I failed to clear IIT myself, but still made it to Intuit 💯 Coming from a tier 3 college, this journey was not easy for me too. Yet, I not only secu...see more

I failed to clear IIT myself, though some of my friends did. Even though I have a decent tech career today, I deeply respect my friends and everyone ...see more