Aarav Khanduja

Product Manager · Software Engineer · Ex-Founder

PM Intern at Phia. I build consumer and enterprise AI products by combining user research, product thinking, and hands-on engineering.

About Me

I'm a Product Management Intern at Phia, working on product discovery, feedback loops, and applied AI features in production.

Previously, I co-founded a startup and shipped end-to-end products — from user research and MVPs to production systems.

I'm focused on consumer tech and enterprise AI, especially products that solve high-friction problems and can be tested quickly with real users.

Experience

Across startups, internships, and side projects, I've focused on building products people actually want — and validating that with data and usage.

Product Management Intern

Phia

Sept 2025 - Present

Working across product discovery, user feedback systems, and applied AI features in production.

Collaborating closely with engineering and design to improve iteration speed, user trust, and product clarity.

Product Management Intern

Penseum

July - Aug 2025

Drove 2× activation by scoping UX experiments, improving upload performance, and repositioning core CTAs.

Used Mixpanel and session replays to analyze onboarding funnels and inform product decisions.

Product Management
UX Research
Mixpanel
Conversion Optimization
A/B Testing

Cofounder

ProperlyAI

Jan 2024 - Mar 2025

Onboarded 5+ beta clients and led 70+ user interviews, resulting in 3 major product pivots. Built an AI-powered CRM for realtors, scoped the MVP, ran GTM via cold outreach, managed a cross-functional team of 5, placed 2nd at Techstars USC, and joined the NYU Sprint Accelerator (grant + AWS credits).

Shipped an AI CRM that turned inbox chaos into actionable client summaries.

Full-Stack Development
Product Strategy
User Research
Applied AI
Team Leadership

Product Marketing Intern

Penseum

Dec 2023 - Jan 2024

Integrated Mixpanel into the frontend and designed a UTM strategy analyzing 10K+ visits across 1M+ impressions.

Helped drive early adoption of an AI lecture notes → quizzes product across student communities.

Product Marketing
Analytics Integration
UTM Strategy
Distribution
Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

Built a gamified rewards system, migrated infrastructure to AWS, and onboarded 40+ members to Slack.

Increased event attendance through incentive-driven engagement loops.

Full-Stack Development
AWS
Gamification
Community Systems

Featured Projects

A selection of shipped projects focused on real user problems.

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Problem

First-time buyers struggle to evaluate listings quickly and confidently.

Impact

65% faster analysis (15–20s → 5–8s)
📈60% reduction in perceived wait time via progressive UI
🛠️Performance guidelines documented to support open-source contributors

My Role

Prioritized features using user behavior data
Chose parallel LLM processing after latency analysis
Built WebSocket + SSE real-time updates
Designed progressive loading to improve perceived performance

Tech

Next.js
FastAPI
Supabase
GPT-4/Ollama
TailwindCSS
WebSockets

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Problem

Freelancers struggle with vague scopes and delayed payments.

Impact

60% faster generation with streaming (20s → 8s)
📊40% improvement in user satisfaction using a multi-mode generation system
💬60% reduction in perceived wait time with real-time content overlays

My Role

Conducted user research to identify workflow bottlenecks
Designed a 4-mode generation system based on feedback
Prioritized streaming after analyzing drop-off points
Integrated GPT-4 in production; used Ollama for cost-efficient dev
Built a Notion-style editor (TipTap) and PDF export pipeline

Tech

Next.js
TypeScript
Supabase
GPT-4/Ollama
TipTap
shadcn/ui

Skills & Expertise

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Product

Activation & onboarding
Roadmapping
User research
A/B testing
Funnels
Mixpanel

Technical

Python
FastAPI
TypeScript
React
Next.js
Supabase
GPT-4 API
Figma

Get in Touch

I enjoy talking with founders, product managers, and engineers building consumer or enterprise AI products.

Always happy to swap notes on product decisions, early-stage building, or connect people in my network — especially around fundraising or hiring.