# Ananth Pranav

> Ananth Pranav is a forward deployed engineer. He embeds with your team, finds the work AI should be doing, and ships AI agents, automations and apps into production. Based in India, working worldwide. Time zone IST (UTC+5:30). Open for new work.

To hire Ananth, use the contact page: https://ananthpranav.com/contact/. Engagements:

- AI workflow sprint (2 weeks): Find the work AI should do, and prove it on your real data. For: Teams that know AI should help but not where to start.
- Forward deployed build (4 to 12 weeks): Ship AI into production, inside the systems you already run. For: Teams with a clear use case, or an AI pilot that never shipped.
- Ongoing forward deployed engineering (Monthly): A set number of days each month to add workflows and keep what you have sharp. For: Teams that want AI to keep improving after launch.
- Mobile and web apps (6 to 16 weeks): An iOS, Android or web app, from first prototype to the store listing. For: Founders and teams who need an app, with or without AI inside.

## Services

- [Hire a forward deployed engineer](https://ananthpranav.com/services/): Hire Ananth Pranav as your forward deployed engineer. He embeds with your team, finds the work AI should be doing, and ships AI agents, automations and apps into production in weeks.
- [AI workflow sprint](https://ananthpranav.com/services/#sprint): Interviews and shadowing with the people who do the work; A ranked list of AI opportunities with the time and money each one saves; A working prototype of the best one, on your real data; A build plan with costs, risks and a timeline
- [Forward deployed build](https://ananthpranav.com/services/#build): Embedded with your team, in your tools and your stand-ups; AI agents and automations connected to your email, CRM, documents and databases; Evals, guardrails and an approval step for anything risky; Monitoring and cost tracking from day one; Handover docs, training and a recorded walkthrough
- [Ongoing forward deployed engineering](https://ananthpranav.com/services/#retainer): New agents and automations as your team finds more work for them; Model upgrades, evals and cost tuning; Priority support when something breaks
- [Mobile and web apps](https://ananthpranav.com/services/#apps): Product scoping and design in plain screens, not slides; iOS, Android and web apps, plus the backend they need; Member areas, payments, bookings and admin tools; Store submission, analytics and launch support

## Case studies

- [Razorpay Auto-Invoicer: Monthly invoices for overseas clients who pay through Razorpay](https://ananthpranav.com/work/razorpay-intl-auto-invoicer/): My first open-source project. It bills my overseas clients on the 1st of every month, emails each one an invoice with the right bank details, and tells me which invoice every transfer pays, so Razorpay can settle it.
- [Periopman: A membership and events platform for a UK medical society](https://ananthpranav.com/work/periopman/): I built the platform the Manchester Perioperative Medicine Society runs on, with membership and online payments, event registration with member pricing, and talks that only members and delegates can open.

## About

- [About Ananth Pranav](https://ananthpranav.com/about/): I'm a forward deployed engineer based in India. I work inside my clients' teams, find the work AI should be doing, and ship it into their real systems. I also build mobile and web apps, and make videos about tech, travel and two wheels.
- [Contact](https://ananthpranav.com/contact/): contact form for projects, brand collaborations and app support

## Writing

- [Notes from building a membership platform for a medical society](https://ananthpranav.com/blog/notes-on-building-periopman/): What I learned building Periopman, the membership, events and member-only content platform for a UK medical society run by busy clinicians.
- [AI 2027 vs AI 2040: a forecast and a plan from the same team](https://ananthpranav.com/blog/ai-2027-vs-ai-2040/): AI 2027 forecast a race to superintelligence by the end of 2027. AI 2040 is the same team's plan to delay it to 2040. How the two compare, with timelines, odds and charts.
- [How Razorpay's MoneySaver Export Account works, with dos and don'ts](https://ananthpranav.com/blog/how-razorpay-moneysaver-export-account-works/): How Razorpay's MoneySaver Export Account takes bank transfers from clients abroad and pays you in rupees: the steps, the fees, and the dos and don'ts I learned using it.
- [What a forward deployed engineer does, and when you need one](https://ananthpranav.com/blog/what-a-forward-deployed-engineer-does/): A forward deployed engineer works inside your team instead of behind a product. What the role is, how it differs from a consultant or an agency, and when it's the right hire.
- [Hello, world: how this site is built](https://ananthpranav.com/blog/hello-world/): A short tour of the ideas behind ananthpranav.com: a fast static site, posts written as files, and a build that does the busy work.

## Optional

- [Full text of this site for AI agents](https://ananthpranav.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Content](https://ananthpranav.com/content/): Videos about tech, travel and two wheels by Ananth Pranav on YouTube and Instagram. Live numbers, audience insights and how brands work with me.
- [YouTube](https://ananthpranav.com/content/youtube/): channel numbers and every video by topic
- [Instagram](https://ananthpranav.com/content/instagram/): reach, audience and the latest reels
- [Blog RSS feed](https://ananthpranav.com/rss.xml)