Abhinandan Pandey

Abhinandan PandeyOct 7, 2026

Some events you attend and move on. Some stay with you. The Adobe India Student Summit at Adobe India HQ, Noida, was definitely the latter. It was an invite-only summit, and honestly, getting that invite felt pretty cool😜 I arrived an hour early, as usual, and this time it paid off :) I got to have a great conversation over lunch with Gaurav Singh and Leena Dogra about AI, product management, and their journeys. Then came the opening keynote by Charlie Miller, PhD, whose journey from being a founder to Microsoft and now leading Education at Adobe was fascinating. The hands-on workshops by Rebecca Hare pushed me to explore creativity in ways I hadn’t before. The fireside chats with Adobe’s Senior Directors and VPs were equally memorable. Christina Peña, your journey from being a teacher to where you are today genuinely inspired me to think about the kind of impact I want to create. And Joey Taralson, your journey from founder to PM to Senior Director reminded me that staying focused and believing in yourself really matters. Also, those dance moves 😂 Loved dancing with you! We ended the day dancing to the DJ, and I met some amazing people along the way. Subham Kedia, Chhavi Gautam, Gaurav Mishra One of those days I’ll remember for a long time. Here’s to more experiences like this 🤞 #createdwithstudents

Abhinandan PandeyOct 20, 2026

I didn't want to download another notes app, so I built one instead :) Notepad felt lifeless. Word felt like a commitment. And I just wanted somewhere to dump my random thoughts without the unnecessary fuss. So I opened Claude code and built Doomsday Desk. A simple desktop notes app with: -One-click access to my notes -Quick capture without opening a whole new workspace -Auto-save, because I'm too lazy to hit Ctrl + S -A dark, Avengers: Doomsday-inspired UI, because why should productivity apps look boring? No AI features. No complicated tech stack. No attempt to build the next big startup. Just a small tool I wanted for myself. Honestly, this is my favourite kind of project: the only user is me, and the only feedback so far is “huh, that’s nicer.” If you want to try it, comment or DM me and I'll share it with you.

Abhinandan PandeyOct 31, 2026

Have you ever had so many ideas that you can't focus on the one you're actually building? That's me. Pretty much every week. I'm currently working on an idea to make job applications easier and more efficient. Something I've wanted to build for a while. But every time I travel, my brain decides it's time to start a startup. Sitting in a shared cab? Why isn't there a better shared cab service? Waiting for someone? There's probably an AI tool that could solve this problem. Having a random conversation? Wait, that's another product idea! And suddenly, I'm back home with 3 new ideas and the same project still waiting to be finished. Funny? Yes. Productive? Not always. I've started realising that spotting problems and coming up with ideas is the easy part. Actually committing to one, building it, putting it in front of people, and sticking around long enough to see what happens is much harder. I'm not trying to stop having ideas. I just need to get better at choosing which ones deserve my time. Curiosity gives you ideas. Execution gives them a chance. Be honest: is your brain also someone who starts a new startup every time you step outside?