Premal Katigar

About

Independent by design. Collaborative by default.

I work directly with founders and teams on systems where product judgment and engineering depth need to sit in the same room.

The studio

A focused alternative to handoffs and oversized teams.

I started this studio to work closely on consequential problems: tools that shape daily operations, AI systems that need to be trusted, and products whose details matter.

The model is deliberately direct. You work with the person framing the problem, making the technical decisions, and building the result. Specialists join only when the work genuinely calls for them.

Principles

How I approach the work.

01

Frame

Clarify the business outcome, constraints, and smallest useful release.

02

Shape

Map the system, test the riskiest assumptions, and make trade-offs visible.

03

Build

Ship in working increments with direct feedback and careful technical foundations.

04

Improve

Measure real use, strengthen what matters, and remove what does not.

Technical range

Broad enough to see the system. Focused enough to ship it.

Product architecture

TypeScript and React

LLM applications

RAG systems

Agent workflows

API design

Workflow automation

Data modelling

System integration

Technical strategy

From collaborators

Direct work. Clear thinking.

Premal brought structure to a difficult problem and kept the work tied to the outcome. We shipped something the team understood and adopted.

Product Director · B2B services company

The rare combination of product judgment and engineering depth. Complex decisions became clear, and delivery stayed focused.

Founder · Operations platform

Work together

Bring the difficult, valuable problem.

I take on a small number of projects where close collaboration and thoughtful engineering can create meaningful leverage.

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