About
I'm Pavan — a Product & Growth operator, angel investor, and writer. Born in Pune, India. Currently based in Dubai, UAE. Lived in 5 countries, still restless.
My core mantra: "Learn daily, grow daily, learn fundamentally." And the harder one: "Pain with reflection = awesome growth." I've tested both enough times to believe them.
I've spent the last decade scaling startups — most recently 3× growth at Mashkor in Kuwait, and before that 7× at PriceLabs. I've built growth systems, shipped AI/ML features, flipped websites, and angel invested in companies like xAI, GrowthX, and WorldMobile.
I read a lot — 60+ books and counting. I write in public, build in public, and try to stay genuinely curious about everything.
Health & lifestyle
Living healthy isn't a phase — it's the foundation. My fitness journey has gone through every modality: strength training → functional bodyweight → HIIT → calisthenics → yoga. Each one taught me something different about discipline and the body. Now yoga is a lifestyle, not just a workout.
I study health, fitness, and nutrition seriously. The physical transformation I went through showed me that consistency and reflection beat intensity every time — the same principle I apply to building products.
Travelling · 12:53 headstand · hiking
A few numbers
5
Countries lived in
60+
Books read
12:53
Longest headstand (min:sec)
9
Waves surfed in first 3 days of surfing
24hrs
8hr trek + scuba dive in the same day
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Tandem skydiving — done
Travel
Travel is how I reset and recharge. From surfing trips to treks to random cities I had no plan in — movement keeps me sharp. Living across 5 countries has given me a perspective that I think makes me a better builder, investor, and human.
Connect
Or just talk to my digital clone — it's trained on how I think.