# peritissimus — Kushal Patankar

> Founding engineer and system architect building scalable AI products and infrastructure.

## I build AI products and the systems that make them scale.

I’m Kushal Patankar, a founding engineer working across product, infrastructure, and applied AI. Currently building tools for local businesses at Zoca.

- [More about me](https://peritissimus.com/about)
- [Résumé](https://peritissimus.com/resume)
- [Get in touch](https://peritissimus.com/contact)

## Personal software

Small tools and independent experiments I design and build outside of work.

- [Stone](https://peritissimus.com/work/stone): A local-first workspace for notes, meetings, and project memory.
- [Turntable](https://peritissimus.com/work/turntable): A 3D device mockup tool for creating polished product imagery.
- [Fitroom](https://peritissimus.com/work/fitroom): An AI try-on studio that renders couples in chosen outfits at true relative height.
- [Tabbit](https://peritissimus.com/work/tabbit): An AI browser extension that groups and tidies crowded tab bars.
- [All projects](https://peritissimus.com/software)

## Selected work

- [Zoca](https://peritissimus.com/work/zoca) (November 2024 - Present): Leading technical projects and driving innovation at Zoca, focusing on 0-to-1 product initiatives and infrastructure optimization.
- [Brihaspati](https://peritissimus.com/work/brihaspati) (May 2024 - November 2024): Built mobile app and scalable backend infrastructure with AI-powered personalization.
- [Dübverse](https://peritissimus.com/work/dubverse) (January 2022 - April 2024): Built AI video dubbing platform scaling to 600K+ hours across 1M+ users.

## Latest writing

- [Stone vs Obsidian vs Granola: A Local, Open-Source Alternative](https://peritissimus.com/blog/stone-vs-obsidian-vs-granola) (6 min read): An honest comparison of Stone with Obsidian and Granola. Where an open-source, local-first notes app with on-device meeting transcription fits, and where the other two are the better choice.

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