Arshan Kaudinya

arshan kaudinya

founder & student | cs 28'

completing the incomplete.

the only thing out of my control is consistent change.

hey, i'm arshan kaudinya, i'm working on PlainField AI, tech that actually interests me, and shaping a version of myself i can respect. i'm into tech, philosophy, fitness and the broader project of understanding how to live well.

everyone seems to be "building the next big thing"  i'm building the next big me.
i'm driven by the need to outdo who i was yesterday. more than money or status, what matters to me is the person i'm becoming.

except the narcissistic tendencies, i do genuinely love to talk to new people, i love to learn from them, see the world through their eyes and understand how their universe works. everyone lives differently beautiful lives, i want to be a part of them all.

> writing

building promptly

building a saas in college.

why i built a huffman encoder with rust from scratch (coming soon)

because textbook learning is boring.

> work

> projects

promptly

2025

a friction-less prompt engineering browser extension, completely customizable, one click rewrites to supercharge your prompts. live and closed source with 100+ users(as of 18/11/25).

pdfhelper

2025

full-stack ai tool for instant, privacy-focused q&a on any pdf. upload documents, ask questions, and get fast, accurate answers with mixtral llm and local vector search. built with next.js, fastapi, supabase, and together ai.

thriftee

2024

a full-stack second-hand marketplace built for indian college students. features user authentication, secure listings, multi-image uploads, real-time chat, and robust city-based filtering. designed for scale, clarity, and trust.

> achievements

Second Runner Up — Build India '26

· $7,0002026

national-level hackathon by Anthropic x Replit x Lightspeed

Top 50 / 800 — SIH Internal '25

2025

smart india hackathon internal selection round

> skills

python
c++
c
java
javascript
typescript
react
next.js
tailwind
django
fastapi
express
git
github
supabase
postgresql
mongodb
railway
redis
vercel
firebase
docker
cloudflare
postman

> contact

want to connect, collaborate, or just say hi? reach out anytime, i'm always open to new ideas and conversations.