Bhanu Korthiwada

Bhanu Korthiwada

I build products, teams,
and the systems around both.

I spent a decade writing software; these days the job is deciding what to build, shaping how it's built, and looking after the people who build it. The writing here is me thinking through that work in public.

The work happens in four rooms of the same house: systems — architecture people can live in, with the decisions written down; product — deciding what deserves to exist and owning the outcome; people — teams designed with the same care as the software they run; and advocacy — good work, told well.

The journal

All writing

Latest essay · Mar 15, 2026 · 3 min

What AI Tools In Education Actually Need

The most useful AI tools in education improve explanation, feedback, and access instead of turning learning into automation theater.

If you are shaping a product, a technical organization, or an architecture that has to survive contact with reality — those are the conversations I want more of.