Product manager · Coach · Writer
Live an intentional life by finding your purpose.
I’m Himanshu. I spent a decade building tech startups in India and the UK — following my curiosity rather than climbing the proverbial ladder. This site is my field guide: the systems, projects and writing behind it.
I’m Himanshu — PM, coach & writer
Realising my purpose took a lot of searching, failing, trying new things, taking risks and deep thinking — while growing personally and professionally. Along the way I chose personal growth and professional mastery over titles.
My 10-year goal: freedom of time, money and location. The systems below are my secret sauce for getting there.
The PM and a half philosophy
‘PM AND A HALF’ is a philosophy that shapes a purpose-driven and fulfilling life, guided by the principles of product management and a commitment to constant growth.
It goes beyond the boundaries of the job. Setting goals, prioritising and making strategic decisions matter as much in personal endeavours as they do at work — and the commitment to continuous growth means embracing challenges as opportunities, staying open to new experiences, and aligning actions with values.
Six systems I run my life on
You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
- Become a morning personOwn the first hours of the day before the world asks for them.
- Read every daySmall, daily inputs compound into a different way of seeing.
- Weekly review & planningReflect back, plan ahead. The week is the unit of progress.
- Build a second brainCapture what you learn so it is there when you need it.
- Keep a habit trackerWhat gets measured gets managed.
- Build productivity systemsYou fall to the level of your systems, so design them well.
Selected work
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Mobile · iOS & Android
Resident Super App
One app for tenants across the UK, Germany and Spain — rent, maintenance, support and community.
B2B SaaS
Autoninja — India’s largest auto CRM
From a 12-person startup to a $32m exit — and where I discovered product management.
MedTech · Co-founder
LivCure — digitising a healthcare SME
Turning a legacy family healthcare business digital during the pandemic. 1200% revenue growth in 2.5 years.
Words from people I’ve worked with
Himanshu knows how to find structure in chaos, which is why he is an exceptional Product Manager. Himanshu has strong leadership skills - he worked closely with a large team of engineers and EMs, earned their respect without line authority and led them to build some of the most complex modules in the product.
Himanshu focuses very clearly on solving business problems. He works methodically to try to get as full a picture of a business problem as possible and then on working out how to achieve the desired outcomes.
Himanshu comes across as a very nice and soft-spoken guy. But, behind that easy-going demeanour is extreme rigour, eye for detail and 200% effort to constantly out-do himself.
I got my home interiors done by Himanshu. Everyone in family, friends and neighbours ask us "Who was your interior designer".
Absolutely smart, detail oriented and with a crazy amount of drive and fantastic work ethos. His passion for product outlining & design and his keen eye for details is what I can vouch for any day.
As always, Heman sets the bar very high on taking ownership of his career and destiny at IMMO. Be an Owner was literally written for someone like you. Impressive decision on your part to trade salary with equity!
Himanshu is a great example of owning one's growth. Over the years at IMMO, Himanshu’s impact has been recognised through several promotions, salary growth and equity growth in the business. I found Himanshu to be an avid learner who would go the extra mile to hone his product management skills and learn about new technologies that we planned to incorporate into our product strategy. Himanshu has made invaluable contributions to the growth of our company, not only leading product development but also playing a key role in hiring and building our team.
Organized, dependable and a great design sense. All the customers who were handled by him, ended up being brand ambassadors for his involvement in the project.
Himanshu is very hard working, patient and flexible. He is passionate and honest about his work and sincerely care for your need and try to fix things as much as he can.
Himanshu is a bright, thorough, results-oriented Pro. Himanshu has a growth mindset and applies PM best practice with the use of established frameworks and would openly talk about his approach and invite input, allowing others to benefit and learn or help him shape his approach.
As an early member of IMMO, Himanshu was at the forefront of IMMO’s journey, delivering several solutions in a short span of time to successfully operate the business. This achievement helped us raise over £2 billion in capital commitments from leading institutional investors
I rarely come across people who have real talent like Himanshu. Himanshu has an innate sense of understanding customers needs and then executing the same through his thoughtful designs.
You're always focused on ultimate business impact, and you're singularly focused on the user. I love how you stand up for our customers and make sure that we first have a very deep understanding of our users' needs before executing.
Himanshu's passion for design has set a benchmark for other designers, within a very short time. Most of the other designers who worked in the same capacity had taken a long time to learn, Himanshu efforts seemed natural to me.
Himanshu did a great job of managing complex and ever-changing business requirements, demonstrating excellent leadership skills by keeping the team motivated, leading the way in times of ambiguity, and ensuring that we didn't lose our course in meeting the project timelines. Himanshu is the kind of person who rolls up his sleeves and works alongside the team to get the job done.
