Antriksh Jain
Building Arete (Founder/Entrepreneur)
Validating a solution that automates the extraction of user insights from community forums to sharpen marketing messaging.
Intro
I'm Antriksh Jain, currently building arete. My journey has been a mix of product and growth roles at places like Jar and Doctor Droid, along with a few YC-backed startups like OkCredit and Zuddl. I even spent some time co-founding a stealth fintech startup. I'm a big believer that to play the game, you just have to stay on the field and keep learning and unlearning. Right now, I'm obsessed with how much we can learn from how people actually talk on Reddit and community forums. I'm looking to connect with Growth and GTM leaders at US-based startups (Seed to Series B) to see if automating the extraction of these 'real' user insights—like what builds trust or triggers a switch—is something that would actually help sharpen their messaging. I'm here to validate an idea and see if I've found a problem truly worth solving.
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What I can offer
- ›Deep domain expertise in fintech and neo-banking
- ›Experience in growth operations and product development
- ›Insights into extracting user pain points from organic community discussions
What I'm looking for
- ›Growth and GTM leaders based in the US at Seed to Series B companies
- ›Validation on whether automating community insight extraction is a problem worth solving
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Background
Career
Started with product and growth internships at YC-backed startups (OkCredit, Zuddl), moved into product at Jar and growth at Doctor Droid, before co-founding a stealth fintech startup and now building Arete.
Education
Bachelors of Engineering (B.E.), Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani (2017 – 2021)
Achievements
- ›Co-founded a stealth fintech startup
- ›Navigated the Y-Combinator ecosystem through multiple internships at Zuddl and OkCredit
Opinions
- In order to play the game, you gotta stay on the field
- Community forums like Reddit hold untapped, high-value insights superior to traditional feedback loops
- Education is a process of learning and unlearning constantly
Personality
Communication style
Casual, reflective, and direct builder-style communication often using lowercase.
Formality — 3/10
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