Vivek Ganesan
Vivek Ganesan is a technologist, teacher and the author of 4 books, who approaches his work with curiosity and experimentation. His books grow from real experiences. He tests ideas in practical environments, studies the results and turns what he learns into clear and useful writing.
Teaching AI in a Practical Way
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Vivek has taught AI assisted development to 500+ engineers. His sessions focus on what actually works instead of hype. He prefers hands on learning, pairs directly with engineers and avoids jargon. Teams value his ability to explain complex ideas in a grounded and approachable way.
Consulting on Technical Agility
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As a consultant, Vivek helps organisations improve engineering practices. He focuses on areas such as test-driven development, mutation testing, clean code habits, DevOps culture and Extreme Programming techniques. His guidance is pragmatic. He adapts his recommendations to the context of each team and avoids rigid dogma. His consulting experience ranges from Fortune 50 companies to fast-moving startups, giving him a broad view of modern engineering culture.
Shaped by Early Startup Growth
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Vivek worked at Gainsight as an early employee, where he saw the company scale into a unicorn level SaaS business. This experience taught him how engineering, product and business functions grow together and how organisations evolve as they scale. This background informs the practical and business aware style of his writing and teaching.
A Founder Who Experiments in the Real World
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Vivek has built two AI based SaaS products. While they did not become commercial successes, he views them as real world experiments. These projects help him understand market behavior, product thinking and customer needs. They keep him close to the realities of building software, which makes his books more grounded and usable.
Interests Beyond Technology
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Outside work, Vivek enjoys cooking experiments that often surprise even him. He is also a student of Advaita Vedanta, which brings depth and balance to his life and influences the thoughtful way he approaches learning and teaching.
A Life of Productive Juggling
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Vivek thrives by balancing multiple pursuits. He teaches, consults, builds products and writes, often at the same time. This combination gives him a wide perspective and shapes the voice behind his books. His writing reflects a commitment to practical understanding informed by real work rather than theory alone.
What Readers Can Expect?
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Readers who value clear thinking, real experiments and honest insights will find Vivek’s work engaging and useful. His books offer grounded guidance for engineers, teams and technologists who want to learn in a practical and realistic way.
