Make it useful
Technology matters most when it solves a real problem for a real person.
TECHNOLOGIST × FOUNDER IN PROGRESS × RIDER
HEY, I'M AKASH MAHAPATRA.
I build things.
I ride roads.
I'm still becoming.
A technology professional with a builder's mindset, a founder's curiosity, and a motorcycle that keeps reminding me there's more beyond the screen. This is my work, my interests, and the journey in between.
TECH & CYBER AI✳
ENTREPRENEURSHIP✳
MOTORCYCLES✳
BOOKS & IDEAS
FOW / 001
THE ROAD IS THE WORK01 — ∞
THE ROAD IS THE WORK01 — ∞
STILLBECOMINGNO SHORTCUTS
AKASH MAHAPATRA · INDIA
NOT A FINISHED STORY.INDIA / ONWARD
THE LONG GAME / EST. IN PROGRESS
BASED IN INDIA
OPEN TO WHAT'S NEXT
BUILD WITH INTENT
✳RIDE WITH WONDER
✳LEARN IN PUBLIC
✳STAY A WORK IN PROGRESS
✳LEARNING OUT LOUD
✳TECH & CYBER AI
✳BUILD WITH INTENT
✳RIDE WITH WONDER
✳LEARN IN PUBLIC
✳STAY A WORK IN PROGRESS
✳LEARNING OUT LOUD
✳TECH & CYBER AI
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01 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE HANDLE
A LITTLE CONTEXT
Not here to look
successful.
Here to become.
I'm Akash — a technologist, aspiring entrepreneur, and curious human who likes understanding how things work and finding ways to make them better.
I've built ideas that didn't take off. I've chased opportunities that didn't work out. I've questioned the plan more than once. But the curiosity is still here — the urge to build useful things, understand how they work, and see what lies around the next bend.
FounderOnWheels is the space where those worlds meet: the honest middle between ambition and achievement. The experiments, the wrong turns, the late nights, the long rides, and the lessons worth keeping.
This portfolio isn't a claim that I've figured it all out. It's a living record of what I've learned, what I've built, what I'm exploring, and where I'm headed next.
More about me ↗Stay curious
Take the unfamiliar route. Ask better questions. Let new places and new ideas change your perspective.
Keep moving
Progress isn't always a launch. Sometimes it's simply showing up again.
02 / CAREER & EDUCATION
THE FOUNDATION
Learning the craft.
Building the future.
Formal education, hands-on technology, professional experience, and self-directed learning — connected by curiosity and the drive to keep improving.
AI + MLPOSTGRADUATE FOCUS
Full-stackBUILDING TOOLKIT
2026 — PRESENT / CAREER
Technology & customer experience
Professional experience at Concentrix, building workplace discipline and customer-facing skills while continuing to pursue a long-term path in technology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE2024 — 2026 / POSTGRADUATE
MCA — Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Amity University · Postgraduate study focused on ML and AI.
EDUCATION2020 — 2023 / UNDERGRADUATE
Bachelor of Computer Applications
Sambalpur University · Foundation in computing, software, and application development.
EDUCATION03 / THE TOOLKIT
TOOLS ARE A MEANS, NOT THE POINT
Things I work
with.
A practical map of tools and disciplines I've worked with and continue to develop — not a claim of mastery in everything.
01 / DEVELOPMENTSELECT A DISCIPLINE ↖
PHP
Laravel
JavaScript
React
Flutter
HTML & CSS
Tailwind CSS
MySQL
Building web applications, interfaces, and product prototypes with a focus on practical utility.
03 / THE GARAGE
TWO WHEELS. OPEN ROADS.
CURRENT RIDE / HONDA CB350RS
Some thoughts
make sense
at 60 km/h.
The garage isn't about collecting machines. It's about the feeling when the engine settles, the city fades, and your head finally gets quiet. The CB350RS is my current partner in finding that feeling.
THE MACHINEHonda CB350RS
THE PLANRide more. Notice more.
Explore ride notes ↗
GARAGE LOG / 001
350RS
A MACHINE IS A REASON.
THE ROAD IS THE POINT.
THE ROAD IS THE POINT.
ROUTE > ROUTINE
Weekend escapes · City rides · Roadside chai · Lessons from the saddle
INDIA / ONWARD ↗
04 / FOUNDER'S DESK
IDEAS → EXPERIMENTS → PRODUCTS
Some things I've
helped bring to life.
Entrepreneurship is a mix of ambition, experiments, setbacks, and learning. These are product directions associated with my founder journey; status may evolve.
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TECH / PRODUCTS / SERVICES
NiyatiOne
A technology company spanning software, SaaS, e-commerce, apps, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and digital experiences.
COMPANY / EVOLVING
PULSE
KNOWLEDGE / SAAS
Pulse by NiyatiOne
A knowledge-base SaaS direction focused on making information easier to organise and access.
PRODUCT CONCEPT
IQ
AI / ASSISTANCE
IntiQ AI
An AI product direction exploring intelligent assistance and useful conversational experiences.
PRODUCT EXPERIMENT∞IDENTITY / CONVERSATION
LinkSphere 2.0 & Sneh AI
Explorations across digital connections and conversational retail intelligence.
PRODUCT EXPLORATIONS
DRAG · SWIPE · TRACKPAD← / → ARROW KEYS
Some projects are concepts or evolving experiments. Current status should be confirmed before public launch.
View project portfolio ↗
05 / MILESTONES & LEARNING
STILL ADDING TO THE LIST
Proof of progress.
Not the finish line.
Learning milestones and project work that reflect the direction I'm moving in. Credentials should be listed with accurate completion status.
See learning & achievements ↗LEADERSHIP & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
McKinsey Forward Program
Professional development program focused on practical skills and ways of working.
PROGRAM / PARTICIPATION
AI, SECURITY & GOVERNANCE
Columbia University learning track
AI, Cybersecurity and Governance — verify completion status and credential wording before publishing.
LEARNING / VERIFY STATUS
RESEARCH & PRODUCT THINKING
Smart Retail Ecosystem
Academic project direction combining intelligent shopping, hyperlocal fulfilment, and conversational retail intelligence.
ACADEMIC PROJECT06 / BEYOND THE SCREEN
THE REST IS PART OF THE STORY
A life with more
than one tab open.
Enter the journal ↗
RIDELOG
THE GARAGE / 001
01 / RIDING
Open road mindset.
Motorcycles, new routes, roadside chai, and the clarity that sometimes arrives between destinations.
Ride notes ↗
THE IDEA
THE WORK
THE JOURNEY
THE WHY
THE READING SHELF / 001
02 / BOOKS & IDEAS
Pages that change perspective.
A living shelf for books on business, technology, psychology, creativity, and personal growth.
Reading journal ↗
GO
SEE. NEW PLACES / NEW PERSPECTIVES
SEE. NEW PLACES / NEW PERSPECTIVES
03 / EXPLORATION
Collect experiences, not just milestones.
Travel, local discoveries, conversations, and details that make a place memorable.
Explore field notes ↗ A NOTE TO SELF
“The goal isn't to have it all figured out.
It's to keep showing up while you figure it out.”
09 / OPEN CHANNEL
Let's make
something matter.
Have a role, collaboration, product idea, ride recommendation, or book I should read? I'd like to hear about it.
[email protected] ↗
Different platforms.
Same curious mind.
Professional updates, code, rides, and stories — across the places I share them.
Follow along for work, experiments, rides, and the occasional thought worth sharing.
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