AI PRODUCT MANAGER · THINGS I NEEDED. THINGS I BUILT.THE WORK OF SARAN VASHISHT

NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION

So I invented.

I’m Saran, an AI product manager. I build software around problems I’ve dealt with in support, automation and admissions.

Start with the Compass story

PRODUCT STORY / TETR COMPASS

Why I built Compass for students joining Tetr.

I was following up with students about documents, funding and arrival plans. Compass gave that work a place to live, with tasks for students and AI summaries to help counsellors prepare for their next conversation.

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LIFE AFTER WORK

A Different Monday

A little room for what comes next.

Retirement or unexpected job loss can leave a week without its old routine. A Different Monday is a gentle web guide with self-guided activities and research-informed ideas to explore at your own pace, plus an optional employer and facilitator guide for people supporting someone else.

  • Retirement
  • After job loss
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A woman writing in a park while another person walks along a lakeside path.

More things I’ve built.

The full index
Knowledge Coach course dashboard showing six security-awareness modules.

Security · Interactive learning

PhishSniper Knowledge Coach

Practise what you would do when a security question comes up at work.

A six-module security-awareness course with sample policies, practice scenarios, explanations and keyword search. Progress stays in your browser. No account or model call required.

Model Signal task rankings with model filters and source-backed score ranges.

AI · Model comparison

Model Signal

Compare models for the work you have in mind.

I built Model Signal to compare AI models for a particular task. You can shortlist models, see their published scores and follow the sources. A daily update process keeps the comparison data in one place.

Listening Party artwork showing prompt cards, the game box and friends sharing music.

Game · Multiplayer music

Listening Party Online

A music game where people answer prompts by choosing a song.

A host creates a room, players join with a code and answer one of 40 original music prompts by voice or text. The host checks the suggested YouTube match before adding it to the music everyone hears. A search tool helps players find a prompt in the deck.

Source Trail recorded real answer beside the exact passages supplied to the model.

AI · Source inspection

Source Trail

Does the answer follow the evidence?

I built a walkthrough for checking a model’s answer against its sources. Inspect a supported claim, a contradiction and an unanswered question beside the exact passages supplied to the model. Editing the source changes retrieval matches; the recorded answer stays available for comparison.

Field Relay fictional order integration interface.

Operations · Order review

Field Relay

Find the orders that need a second look.

Field Relay shows what happens when two partners send spreadsheets with duplicate or conflicting orders. You can review the differences, approve an order and try sending it again after a simulated failure. The browser demo uses fictional orders and clears its data on reset or refresh.

Actual PhishSniper URL-checker interface.

Product · Security awareness

PhishSniper

Tools for checking a suspicious link.

A suspicious message calls for a specific next step. PhishSniper pairs security-awareness material with eight public checks, including phishing URL, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and breach lookups. Each tool explains the narrow question it can answer. A clean result is useful context, not a guarantee that a link or sender is safe.

Saran standing on a snowy mountain ridge with the low sun behind him.
Took “get some fresh air” a little too far.
Saran in hiking gear, sitting on a boulder beside a partly frozen mountain stream.
Found a seat. Reviews said it was rock solid.
Saran smiling in a cap and backpack with misty mountains behind him.
Head in the clouds. Finally, photographic evidence.
Saran smiling beneath the bright billboards in Times Square at night.
Trying to be the main character. Times Square had other plans.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Saran Vashisht.

I started in technical support, working on desktops, storage and email systems. Later I moved into automation and product work. At Tetr, I built Compass around the student follow-ups I was handling myself.

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