FIG. 1 · THE FOUNDER · SCALE 1:1

I build systems
that run without me.

Drawn byKartik
RoleFounder · full-stack
Sheet01 of 08
Rev.2026 · IIT Madras

Then I build another one. Founder of OpenCrew and SOMA. Ex-ML research at Cluely and Visa. Every company below is designed to keep running when I walk away.

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SHEET 02REV A · 29 SEP 2026

Systems in operation

Each system is wired to run without me.

OpenCrew

Building

An operating system for running a company solo.

Private betaopencrewai.com ↗

SOMA

Research

A verified-human layer for the internet.

Paper v1.0 · Apr 2026proofofhuman.world ↗

tokburn

Shipped

A coding companion people actually install.

3 starters · 9 evolutionstokburn ↗
2026Founder's NetworkBuilding
2025Nubronic ForteOperating
2024ASTraderShipped
SHEET 03REV A · 29 SEP 2026

Operating principles

From "Running an agency, a startup, and a supplement brand at 22."

PRINCIPLE 01

Systems, not effort.

If something needs my daily attention, it's broken. The loop keeps turning without anyone touching it.

PRINCIPLE 02

Ship fast, fix later.

Perfectionism is the enemy of running multiple things. Each bar is a release.

PRINCIPLE 03
  • another agency client
  • OpenCrew
  • a side SaaS
  • a podcast
  • SOMA

Say no to most things.

The portfolio looks wide, but I say no to ten times more than I say yes to.

SHEET 04REV A · 29 SEP 2026

By the numbers

Every figure is sourced in the content files. Superscripts are footnotes.

0Companies running
0Years shipping (since 2022)
0K+1tokburn downloads, first week
0ML research roles

1. npm registry. The final build footnotes each number with source and date.

SHEET 05REV A · 29 SEP 2026

The founder, exploded

Everything I can do, one layer at a time. Scroll to pull it apart, then hover a layer.Everything I can do, one layer at a time. Tap a layer to open it.

FIG. 5 · THE FOUNDER · EXPLODED ISOMETRICASSEMBLED
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Six layers, from writing code to running companies. Filter by mode to see which layers I use to build, think, grow or run.

      SHEET 06REV A · 29 SEP 2026

      Revision history

      Every version of me that shipped something.

      REV. EFEB 2026 – NOWOpenCrew FounderVenture
      REV. DSEP 2025 – JAN 2026Cluely ML researchResearch
      REV. CMAR – JUN 2025Visa ML researchResearch
      REV. B2021 – 2025IIT Madras Data scienceEducation
      REV. A2022PixG Media House First companyVenture
      SHEET 07REV A · 29 SEP 2026

      Letters to shareholders

      The journal. Open a letter to read it here.

      Apr 2026 · Thinking

      Why I'm building an OS for businesses, not another AI tool

      The difference between a tool and an operating system.

      Read the letter →
      Mar 2026 · Dev log

      How tokburn got 2.5K downloads by being a pet that roasts you

      Building a dev tool that people actually want to use.

      Read the letter →
      Dec 2025 · Life

      Running an agency, a startup, and a supplement brand at 22

      Somehow it keeps working.

      Read the letter →
      SHEET 08REV A · 29 SEP 2026

      Issue a change order

      Fill in the form. It lands in my inbox as a proper email.Pick a topic and write to me.

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      What's it about?

      kartik@ceoofhumanity.com

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      --:-- in India

      NOTE 01. Three keys are hidden across both sides of this site. One is on these sheets. Engineers find it. Managers ask someone where it is. Also: hold P to peek at the other side.

      RECPARZIVAL · FIELD LOG

      PARZIVAL_

      Learning the machines before they learn me.

      An alt identity, learning in public. The goal: be the person who can protect frontier AI. Three keys lead there.

      An alt identity, built in public. The goal: become the person who can protect frontier model weights, run AI inside trusted hardware, and prove a computation happened correctly and privately. Three keys lead there. Every instrument here is something on the syllabus.

      A3 · ATTENTIONCOPPER KEYSPECIMEN 01 / 06
      softmax(QKᵀ/√d)V

      0Topics in Level 0→1
      0Modules
      0Stages
      0Specialization topics
      0Ticked · day one
      SIDE QUEST · OPTIONAL · MILDLY POINTLESS

      Three keys are hidden on this site.

      Copper, jade and crystal. One is on Kartik's side. One only shows up if you're paying attention. One is right in front of you, doing nothing to hide.

      Most visitors find zero. That's fine. Most visitors also skip leg day.

      0 / 3. Bold of you to still be reading.

      NOW TRAINING

      Where I am right now.

      Every square is a day I studied. Below it, the exact topics I'm on and what comes after. All of it reads the checkboxes in my syllabus.

      TRAINING LOG · LAST 26 WEEKS

      One square per day. Click a lit day to read what I learned.
      TODAY
      Nothing logged yet.

      Each day I tick a topic, its square lights up and the note I wrote about it shows here.

      0 topics ticked so far. The first tick lights the first square.less more
      STUDYING NOWStage 1 of 6 · Ground Zero0 of 42 topics ticked
      THE DEPENDENCY MAP

      The order is the product.

      All 31 modules and the five hard gates. Signals flow out of the stage I'm on. Hover to trace a module, click to open its topics. Dashed lines are hard gates.

      The five checkpoints

      Some modules are hard gates. Everything after them stays locked until the gate module is finished.

      Tap or hover a module

      Each module shows its topic count, stage and what it unlocks.

      DoneIn progressReadyLockedForgeCopperJadeCrystal
      THE THREE KEYS

      Three keys. One forge.

      Every module belongs to a key. The Forge is the shared foundation every key is cut from. Open a key to see its modules.

      THE EGG

      Secure & Confidential AI.

      Where the three keys point: protect frontier model weights, run AI inside trusted hardware, prove the computation. Six levels, each one sealed until I learn it.

      170 ENCRYPTED CHARACTERS0 DECRYPTED
      SEALED0 of 6 trails open

      Each level hides a line. Every topic I learn decrypts one character. Click a level to see its topics.

      SOCIAL HQ

      Follow the build.

      I don't know yet exactly what this turns into. The trail is public though: I post what I learn on X, and the best of each week lands here.

      Parzival 15 posts
      Parzival
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      @Parzevalll

      becoming un-replaceable by AI

      Science & TechnologySan Francisco, USAJoined July 2026
      19 Following0 Followersas of Sep 2026
      Preview posts · the real ones from @Parzevalll get added here weekly
      THE PAPER SHELF

      What I'm reading.

      PREVIEW SHELF · real papers, my statuses get filled in weekly
      THE BLOG

      Things I've written.

      PREVIEW POSTS · titles are placeholders until the first post ships