Functional MVP
01 / PlacementOS
A clearer next move.
Helping students compare active opportunities and turn limited preparation time into an explainable, editable plan.
ASPIRING PRODUCT MANAGER · AI ENGINEERINGBuilding product
Hi, I’m Rishika.
Building product
thinking through
real projects.
Fourth-year AI Engineering student at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai.
It starts witha good question.
01 / SELECTED EXPLORATIONSA little further down
PROJECT PORTFOLIOSelected
Selected
projects.
Product case studies, prototypes, and AI workflows.
RAG prototype
02 / Mutual Fund Assistant
Facts you can trace.
A facts-only assistant concept for Groww: concise answers about selected HDFC schemes, backed by official sources and clear product boundaries.
ANATOMY OF A SOURCED ANSWERA fact is only as useful
A fact is only as useful
as its evidence.
- 01Ask a question
A factual question, within a defined scope.
- 02Find evidence
Keep the scheme and its source together.
- 03Cite the source
Show the source and when it was checked.
Facts only · No investment advice
Workflow prototype
03 / Review Intelligence
From feedback to action.
An approval-gated AI workflow that turns public ChatGPT reviews into product insights and a sourced support clarification.
REVIEW INTELLIGENCE
Evidence first. Human approval next.
- 01Collect reviews
500 public reviews in five batches.
- 02Find the signal
Themes linked to supporting evidence.
- 03Approve the handoff
Write a product log and an email draft.
Human-approved · Draft only
Product design study
04 / Return Recovery
A clearer way to get unstuck.
A trackable recovery case that connects pickup history, a customer dispute and a reasoned support decision.
RETURN RECOVERY
One case. A clear next step.
- 01Report the issue
Keep the original return and attempt history.
- 02Track the review
One case, with the explanation attached.
- 03See the next step
A reasoned decision or a new pickup.
Review first · No automatic approval
Product case study
05 / ExchangeCheck
Every deduction, explained.
A transparent review flow for buyers whose device-exchange quote changes after doorstep inspection.
TRANSPARENT QUOTE REVIEWSee the change.
See the change.
Choose the next step.
- 01Compare both quotes
Make the revised value and final price impact clear.
- 02Review the evidence
Show each condition finding and its deduction.
- 03Decide with context
Accept, dispute, or cancel without ambiguity.
Rules-based · Manual review for exceptions
Four independent projects and one illustrative concept study.
LEARNING, IN PRACTICECompleted
NextLeapProduct Manager
Product Manager
Fellowship.
I’ve completed NextLeap’s Product Manager Fellowship, building my product thinking through live classes, practical assignments and mentor feedback.
About the fellowshipSkills Learned
Product strategy & discovery
Systems thinking, business models, user research, jobs to be done and problem framing.
Design & prioritisation
User journeys, prioritisation, UX foundations, wireframes and AI-assisted prototyping.
Metrics & growth
KPI trees, North Star metrics, product-market fit, funnel analysis, experimentation and SQL.
Technical foundations
Client-server architecture, databases, APIs and system design for product decisions.
AI product development
LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation and AI agents.
AI evaluation & quality
Failure modes, evaluation rubrics, golden datasets, A/B tests and quality–cost trade-offs.
ABOUT RISHIKAEngineering
Engineering
and product.
I’m Rishika Sahu, an AI Engineering student and aspiring product manager. I enjoy turning research, user needs, and technical constraints into clear product decisions.
My work focuses on product discovery, prioritisation, AI workflows, and consumer experiences.
More about me