Aarushi is a Technical Product Manager on the Platform Team at Point72 Ventures, focused on building intelligent AI products for investor lead sourcing and network operations.

Prior to joining Point72 Ventures, Aarushi was a Product Manager and Machine Learning Engineer at several early-stage startups. She bootstrapped a Music AI startup, building a core team of four, and partnering with artists like Ras Kass, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre for their alpha launch. Previously, at Sway AI, Aarushi led the ML data function of their no-code AI SaaS platform, and at JPMC, she developed an automated AI entity matching program for internal commercial clients. Aarushi graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical and computer engineering, with specializations in machine learning and signal processing.

In my view, successful products work with user behavior, not against it.

Products should serve their end users, humans. I am motivated to create products that align with existing human behaviors and appeal to their intrinsic motivations, enabling products to create a symbiotic relationship, fostering mutual engagement & fulfillment.

I think the best outcomes stem from a combination of adaptability and perseverance toward a loosely formed vision and a clearly defined problem or goal.

In other words, “baby steps”, “just keep swimming”, and “let’s not over-engineer it” all at once.

I am energized by novel expansion—mine, or someone else’s.

Creative, intellectual, emotive, or societal expansion excites me—it forges new neural pathways that become lasting lenses through which we perceive and impact our world.

 Small talk cheat sheet:

Wellness activities, indie music, adventure sports, the intersection of operational excellence & maverick ideas.