Sharath Kuruganty

Community Programs Manager at Product Hunt and co-founder of Shoutout

Issue #134 March 5, 2022

About

Sharath Kuruganty is currently building all things community as the Community Programs Manager at Product Hunt.

He is also the co-founder of Shoutout, helping startups and creators turn their existing social capital into beautiful Walls of Love.

He often helps early-stage founders with growth, GTM, building in public, community and has been on advisory boards for a couple of YC startups. He is an Angel Investor who occasionally writes small checks for pre-seed startups.

Photos

3 images

Gear

17 items

Computer MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019, AMD Radeon Pro Graphics) — Personal mac. Loved it so far. Built so many side projects(10+) on this one. Buy

Computer MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019, Intel UHD Graphics) — Work mac.

Headphones Apple AirPods Max — One of the best headphones I ever owned. They are light, powerful, and the sound quality is incredible. Buy

Headphones Apple AirPods Pro — Best for taking calls. Comes really handy due to the size. Buy

Keyboard Apple Magic Keyboard — Works like magic! Buy

Tablet iPad Pro 11‑inch (2nd generation) Buy

Accessories Apple Pencil (2nd generation) Buy

Accessories Apple Watch Series 4

Phone iPhone 11 Pro Max

Desk Mat Gallaway Leather Desk Pad Buy

Monitor HumanCentric Wood Monitor Stand Buy

Laptop Stand HumanCentric Wood Vertical Laptop Stand Buy

Headphones Headphones Stand Buy

Lighting Desk Lamp Buy

Desk Autonomous SmartDesk Core Buy

Chair Autonomous ErgoChair Pro Buy

Accessories Misc items — Product Hunt glass cup, Fred Rogers & Steph Curry figures, Apple Watch Mac stand Buy

Software

13 apps

Product Hunt for finding interesting products in tech and launching my side projects

Twitter for connecting with my audience, creating content, and building a network

Notion for pretty much everything I work on is stored in my notion workspace

Google Suite for storage, email, browser

Slack for communication

Plausible Analytics for tracking web traffic for my side projects

Typefully for scheduling threads and tweets

1Password for passwords

Canva for poster design

Figma for custom design

Brandbird for elegant screenshots

Airtable for database

Apple Music for songs

Interview

3 questions

› What is your favorite item in your workspace?

MacBook Pro. Blessed to be able to afford such an incredible tool.

› What software is most important to your work at Product Hunt and as the co-founder of Shoutout?

I'm mostly inspired by others these days. Watching people build product/content sparks more ideas in me.

› How do you keep the work-life balance?

It's something I often struggle with. Thanks to Ruhan, my baby boy who gives me more reasons to shut down work after 5 pm and spend time with him and my wife.