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The Most Profitable Skill: Learning to Be Uncomfortable
A reflection on why discomfort—not intelligence or timing—is the real competitive edge, and how to practice it in daily life.
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Hello,
I am Kunal,
bringing AI to Main Street
Currently located in Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦.
Selected Work
C
Ciaure
Founder
2024 — Present
Building Modulir (fewer planning meetings) and Call Card (calls that follow through) — AI systems for practical automation in small businesses.
AI adoption
Node.js
System design
APIs
M
Microsoft
Software Engineer
2022 — 2024
Scaled APIs to 0.6B requests/month at 99.99% reliability. Built distributed systems serving Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.
Azure
Distributed Systems
APIs
Performance
O
Oliv
Co-Founder & CTO
2021 — 2022
Co-founded and built AI-powered sales assistant. Led technical architecture and product development from 0 to 1.
AI/ML
Leadership
Full-stack
Product
S
StreetText
Senior Software Engineer
2020 — 2021
Developed real estate marketing automation platform. Built scalable systems for lead generation and customer engagement.
Marketing Tech
Automation
Node.js
React
U
SFU
Research Assistant
2016 — 2020
Conducted research in distributed systems and cloud computing. Published papers on system optimization and scalability.
Research
Distributed Systems
Cloud Computing
Skills and tools
For a more detailed overview, please feel free to check the tools that were used on a per-project basis.
JavaScript
Node
Express
React
Next
TypeScript
HTML
CSS
MongoDB
Tailwind
Git
GraphQL
Prisma
Docker
AWS
Azure
Postgres
Recent Thoughts
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Always interested in new opportunities, collaborations, and conversations about scalable systems and engineering.