Author: Rishi Dean

I’m Rishi Dean — a product builder, tech strategist, and occasional instigator. I’ve spent 20+ years working in hard mode: taking bold ideas from zero to scale across big tech, crypto, AI, emerging markets, and napkin-stage startups. Along the way, I’ve driven acquisitions, created millions of jobs, and helped shape national policy. I gravitate to problems where the stakes are high, the playbook doesn’t exist, and the terrain is messy—launching through skepticism, building for unfamiliar markets, pushing the limits of new tech, rebuilding teams, or navigating regulatory minefields. I write to help other builders by sharing real stories, sharp frameworks, and no-BS insights. Occasionally, I’ve been known to build the odd consumer product, game, or children’s book too.