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Umang Thakkar

I'm Umang β€” building products that ship

AI Product Manager blending product thinking, engineering rigor, and user psychology to ship high-impact products

Impact At A Glance

Key metrics from products I've shipped

4+Years Experience
20+Clients Served
5M+Users Reached
User Engagement Increased
200%
User Engagement Increased
Monthly Revenue Boosted
30%
Monthly Revenue Boosted
Cost Reduction Achieved
70%
Cost Reduction Achieved
Session Time Improved
100%
Session Time Improved
Organic Traffic Growth
50%
Organic Traffic Growth
Manual Work Eliminated
80%
Manual Work Eliminated

My Process

A proven framework for shipping products that users love

  1. 1. Discover
    Ground every decision in user truth through conversations, data analysis, and jobs-to-be-done mapping.
  2. 2. Define
    Translate ambiguity into clarity with crisp problem statements, success metrics, and guardrails.
  3. 3. Prototype
    Test the riskiest assumptions early with MVPs and experiments before committing to scale.
  4. 4. Ship
    Deliver value iteratively using vertical slices and feature flags to learn fast and reduce risk.
  5. 5. Iterate
    Turn metrics and user feedback into insights that drive continuous improvement and impact.

Featured Projects

Deep dives into products I've shipped from 0 to 1

Astro AI - AI-Powered Vedic Astrology Platform on WhatsApp
In Progress

Astro AI

AI-powered Vedic astrology platform delivering personalized astrological insights through WhatsApp. Combines Swiss Ephemeris calculations with GPT-5 for 24/7 accessible, affordable astrology consultations.

Voice-Based User Research Agent
Active

Voice-Based UXR Agent

AI-powered voice agent system that conducts, transcribes, and analyzes user research interviews at scale. Automated Hunch's user interview process, scaling capacity from 2-3 manual interviews per day to 50+ automated interviews daily.

MBTI-Based Personality Matching System for Hunch Dating App
Active

MBTI Personality Matching System

Comprehensive personality matching algorithm integrating MBTI framework with user preferences. Provides transparent 0-100% compatibility scores with detailed explanations, becoming Hunch's core product differentiator.

Retool Marketing Analytics Dashboard - Unified Analytics & Cost Optimization
Active

Marketing Analytics Dashboard

Consolidated marketing analytics dashboard unifying data from 3 sources (Instagram, Twitter, TikTok) with AI-powered sentiment analysis and trend detection. Replaced 3 expensive SaaS tools while providing better insights.

Fine-Tuned AI Chatbot for Personalized Conversations
Active

Fine-Tuned In-App Chatbot

Fine-tuned GPT-4o on 450+ carefully curated conversation examples to build a natural, human-like in-app chatbot. It adapts to user tone, discusses diverse topics, and provides personalized responsesβ€”improving session time by 100%.

Poll Promotion Engine - Automated Campaign Management & Targeting
Active

Poll Promotion Engine

Automated campaign management interface for targeted poll distribution at Hunch, reducing campaign launch time from 2 days to under 5 minutes while eliminating 85% of manual work. Replaced dependency on Amazon Personalize.

Web Onboarding Revenue Stream - Personality Assessment & App Conversion Funnel
Active

Web Onboarding Revenue Stream

Built web-based personality assessment (MBTI test) and app conversion funnel that created entirely new revenue stream for Hunch. Generated $1,500 in revenue from first month, contributing 30% boost to existing revenue.

AI-powered newsletter generation and delivery system
Active

Newsletter Generation System

AI-driven newsletter generation platform that automates content aggregation, trend detection, and draft creation. Reduces newsletter drafting time from 2-3 hours to under 5 minutes with voice-matched drafts.

Lecture Lens - AI-Powered Lecture Search & Cohort Assistant
Active

Lecture Lens - Cohort Assistant

AI-powered chat interface that transforms cohort curriculum into a searchable knowledge base. Students ask natural language questions and receive instant answers with precise citations from lectures (with timestamps) and auto-scraped resources.

Foggy rainwater style text written on misted glass
Active

Foggy Rainwater Style Text Generator

Custom-trained LoRA model that generates realistic foggy window-style handwritten text and doodles. Created from scratch with no existing dataset, producing natural condensation-on-glass text effects for creative applications.

Trusted By

Companies I've helped build and scale products

  • The Economic Times
  • Decentraland
  • 1inch
  • Zayn & Myza
  • Hunch
  • Niva Bupa Life Insurance
  • PlotX
  • Blockchain Council
  • Prolitus
  • The Economic Times
  • Decentraland
  • 1inch
  • Zayn & Myza
  • Hunch
  • Niva Bupa Life Insurance
  • PlotX
  • Blockchain Council
  • Prolitus

Wall of Love

Feedback from colleagues and collaborators

Ashutosh Gupta

Ashutosh Gupta

Head of Strategy at Hunch

"What makes Umang stand out is his builder mindset and his ability to blend AI expertise with creativity and data-driven thinking. He fine-tuned internal chat models that significantly improved engagement and built an internal analytics dashboard that gave us real-time insights. He brings together creativity, analytical thinking, AI skills, and product vision in a way that's rare to find."
Shiv Ram Pande

Shiv Ram Pande

Founding Team & CBO at BitSave

"Umang rose to the challenge with dedication and endless ideas. He was a creative architect who shaped product direction through data-driven insights. His influence extended beyond his own work, shaping the content team through guidance and mentorship. His constructive criticism, always delivered with genuine desire for everyone's success, became a beacon."
Dipayan Chatterjee

Dipayan Chatterjee

Full-stack Marketer

"Umang embodies resilience, adaptability and grit. No matter how complex a problem may be, you can expect it to be assessed, quantified and worn down to a solution with simple determination."

My Journey

The path of building, scaling, and reimagining products

AI Builder

100x Engineers Cohort

Jun 2025 – Present
  • β€’Upskilling in rapid MVP development and AI product experimentation through the cohort
  • β€’Founded Lightning AI Solutions to deliver end-to-end AI products as a one-person product team
  • β€’Built and shipped prototypes like Newsletter Generator, Lecture Lens, Foggy LoRA, and Astrology AI MVP
  • β€’Specializing in End-to-End Product Building, LLM fine-tuning, Voice Agent Architectures, RAG Systems, and AI Agents

Associate Product Manager

Hunch (Dating & Social App)

Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
  • β€’Increased user engagement by 200% through MBTI-based personality matching system
  • β€’Created web onboarding revenue stream generating $1.5K monthly, contributing 30% boost to $5K monthly revenue
  • β€’Built Retool analytics dashboard, saving $1K+ monthly and 15+ hours weekly of manual analysis
  • β€’Improved session time by 100% with fine-tuned chat models and AI conversation starters
  • β€’Deployed voice-based UXR agent, scaling research from 2 β†’ 50+ daily calls, reducing costs by 70%
  • β€’Enhanced View-to-Wave conversion by 50% through optimized shortvibes
  • β€’Automated A/B testing workflows, reducing dependency on tech team by 80%
  • β€’Built custom GPT for app store review sentiment analysis

Core Skills

Capabilities I bring to product building

Product Management

MVP BuildingFeature PrioritizationRoadmappingPRD WritingCross-Functional LeadershipExperimentation DesignProduct VisioningMarket ResearchOKR PlanningGo-to-Market PlanningBusiness Case Development

AI Development

LLM Fine-TuningLoRA TrainingRAG SystemsVoice Agent DevelopmentPrompt EngineeringContext EngineeringFunction CallingTool IntegrationAgentic Workflow DesignText-to-Image GenerationImage-to-Image TranslationInpainting & OutpaintingStyle TransferControlNet ImplementationModel TrainingAPI Integration

Data & Analytics

SQL AnalyticsData Pipeline DesignFunnel AnalysisCohort AnalysisDashboard BuildingStatistical AnalysisPerformance MetricsVector EmbeddingsData Cleaning

User & Growth

User ResearchUX StrategyOnboarding OptimizationRetention StrategyEngagement DesignA/B TestingConversion Optimization

Content & Strategy

Content StrategyStorytellingTrend IntegrationCampaign DesignGrowth Experiments

Product Operations

Roadmap ExecutionFeedback LoopsDocumentationKnowledge ManagementExperiment TrackingStakeholder Management

Tech Stack

Technologies and tools I use to ship products

React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Node.js
Tailwind
Vite
OpenAI
Anthropic
Gemini
Hugging Face
LangChain
Storybook
Replit
Retool
Supabase
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
Prisma
GraphQL
FastAPI
Vercel
AWS
React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Node.js
Tailwind
Vite
OpenAI
Anthropic
Gemini
Hugging Face
LangChain
Storybook
Replit
Retool
Supabase
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
Prisma
GraphQL
FastAPI
Vercel
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Nginx
GitHub
Git
Mixpanel
Slack
Google Analytics
Tableau
Figma
Notion
Linear
Airtable
Zapier
Stripe
Trello
Jira
Postman
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Jupyter
NumPy
Pandas
Framer
Docker
Kubernetes
Nginx
GitHub
Git
Mixpanel
Slack
Google Analytics
Tableau
Figma
Notion
Linear
Airtable
Zapier
Stripe
Trello
Jira
Postman
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Jupyter
NumPy
Pandas
Framer

AI & ML Platforms

OpenAIAnthropicGroqGrokGeminiOpenRouterHugging FaceElevenLabsWhisperRunway MLHeyGen

AI Development Frameworks

LangChainLlamaIndexAutoGenCrewAIDSPyComfyUIFlashAttentionGradioBaseten

Generative AI & Diffusion

Stable DiffusionSDXLFluxMidjourneyControlNetAnimateDiffDreamBoothLoRA TrainingWanVeoNanoBananaSeedreamInstantIDIP-Adapter

Frontend

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwindShadCNFramer Motion

Backend & APIs

PythonNode.jsFastAPISupabasePostgreSQLPrismaResendPostman

Infra & DevOps

VercelAWSDockerGitHub ActionsGitServerless Deployment

Analytics & Operations

MixpanelPostHogAmplitudeGoogle AnalyticsRetoolTableauNotionLinearCodaAirtable

Design & Prototyping

FigmaV0CursorClaude CodeBolt.newLovableReplitVoiceFlow

Automation & Workflows

Make.comn8nZapierRetool Workflows

Let's Connect

Ready to discuss your next product idea or explore collaboration opportunities? I'd love to hear from you.