Allen JohnBuilder · Photographer · Airbnb Host
I build software, and chase good light.
On weekdays I rotate between three cities, play football and build software companies. On my days off, I take care of a home in the hills of Munnar, India.
WHAT I'M CURRENTLY BUILDING
A running list of what's pulling my attention.
Ticker
Name an NSE/BSE stock and get the price, chart, fundamentals, shareholding pattern, and mutual fund holders.
Cally
Recurring reminders for birthdays and anniversaries - just added an EMI occasion with a monthly payment schedule.
Readily
A Chrome extension: save an article, and it auto-schedules a Focus Reading block on your calendar.
Lush
A homestay slowly taking shape in Munnar.
THE PATH
Some things got big. Some disappeared. All of them taught me something.
DoSelectFirst GTM hire
Built the sales function from scratch. Outreach, demos, the first playbook and closed the company's first deal. Two years later, DoSelect was acquired by Naukri.com.
HackerEarthBusiness Lead
Noticed customers didn't just want to hire, they wanted to upskill. Built that into a dedicated L&D business line. The vertical contributes to roughly 20% of company revenue.
HubiloFounders' Office
Revenue operations, GTM strategy and investor relations for a virtual-events platform scaling fast. Picked up $125M Series B and changed how the world attends events.
RevertCo-founder
A unified API for B2B integrations, used by 80+ teams. Acquired by Ampersand in January 2025.
Building small things, on my own clock
No fixed address between companies right now. Running a few software experiments with my buddy Claude, taking care of a homestay in Munnar, and a lot of practice not overthinking it.
HOW I THINK ABOUT IT
Pursuits meaningful to you should make up your entire lifetime.
Work on problems that matter to you.
Work with people that matter to you.
Make something wonderful that people want.
Bookshelf
What I'm reading, ranked and re-ranked.
Browse the shelf →02Rabbit Holes
Corners of the internet worth losing an afternoon to.
Fall in →03Good Company
Crafted by my friends, worth your time and money.
Meet them →04TLDR
Too long, did read. From my reading list.
Find the list →ELSEWHERE
Say Hi!
I've learnt that life feels most meaningful when you're solving problems that matter alongside people you genuinely enjoy working with. Some of the best journeys of my life started as a random text, so drop in and say hi!
Allen John · 📍 BangaloreAlive and kicking for 32.878103733 years