I retire.
VirendrasinghRajpurohit
Builder from Mumbai, on the road to founder. I helped shape Cascade Index from the first idea, built the prototype that helped it raise US$1M, and lead a team of 10 engineers at WeSee. One year ago I was an intern.
Road to founder
in 1 year.
From a freelance first client to an idea that raised a million dollars. Every step happened in about twelve months. Keep scrolling.
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Before
First paying client
Thakur College student. Won Supriyapa, a Rajasthani-inspired fashion label, as a freelancer and built their store.
First revenue -
Sep 25
Intern at WeSee
Shipped on EveryX, a live consumer trading platform.
Day 1 -
Dec 25
Lead Developer
Leading 10 engineers three months in. Interviewing and hiring for the team.
Intern → Lead -
Tap
Hit the wall
Led Tap, a social prediction market. Creator-launched markets ran dry without liquidity.
Found the problem -
2026
Helped shape Cascade
Helped shape Cascade from the first idea, a fix for that liquidity problem. Built the prototype in a 58-hour push and pitched it.
$1M raised -
Next
Founder.
Same instincts, my own company. The clock above says how long I have.
In progress
CascadeIndex
A news-driven index engine for brokers. Point it at a story and it builds one tradable index: constituents, long and short legs, weights, live prices, net exposure and risk signals, through a single API. It grew out of Tap's liquidity problem, and I helped shape it from the very first idea.
What I
believe.
The best founders are the best salespeople.
I can look at a brand and quickly see what tech can earn for it. That decides what's worth building, so it's the skill I'm sharpening most.
Revenue is the best product spec.
Know what someone will pay for and you know what the product has to be.
Every hard problem is a company.
Tap ran out of liquidity. That problem became Cascade, and I helped shape it from the first idea.
Speed is a decision.
Fast-paced startups, real stakes. I'd rather make the call and own it than wait for certainty.
Research first. Then say it.
Do the homework, then give a clear opinion on what's best for the company, popular or not.