No. 134 · March 5, 2022

Sharath Kuruganty

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

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.

Follow Sharath on Twitter.

What is your favorite item in your workspace?

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

How do you spark creativity?

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.

Sharath’s gear

18 items.

On the desk18

Computer MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019, AMD Radeon Pro Graphics) Shop
Personal mac. Loved it so far. Built so many side projects(10+) on this one.
On 64% of the desks we’ve published
Computer MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019, Intel UHD Graphics)
Work mac.
On 64% of the desks we’ve published
Headphones Apple AirPods Max Shop
One of the best headphones I ever owned. They are light, powerful, and the sound quality is incredible.
On 11% of the desks we’ve published
Headphones Apple AirPods Pro Shop
Best for taking calls. Comes really handy due to the size.
On 16% of the desks we’ve published
Keyboard Apple Magic Keyboard Shop
Works like magic!
On 26% of the desks we’ve published
Trackpad Magic Trackpad On 19% of the desks we’ve published
Tablet iPad Pro 11‑inch (2nd generation) Shop On 18% of the desks we’ve published
Accessories Apple Pencil (2nd generation) Shop
Accessories Apple Watch Series 4
Phone iPhone 11 Pro Max
Desk Mat Gallaway Leather Desk Pad Shop
Monitor HumanCentric Wood Monitor Stand Shop
Laptop Stand HumanCentric Wood Vertical Laptop Stand Shop
Headphones Headphones Stand Shop
Lighting Desk Lamp Shop
Desk Autonomous SmartDesk Shop
Chair Autonomous ErgoChair Pro Shop
Accessories Misc items Shop
Product Hunt glass cup, Fred Rogers & Steph Curry figures, Apple Watch Mac stand

On the screen13 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