Hi! I'm,

Sethu Chandra

I'm a

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As of lately...

Building growth engines at Mesh

Investing in the future at Bouken Capital

I'm a creative engineer 🎨👩🏽‍💻

Passionate about translating user insights into enhanced products, building meaningful communities, and data-driven storytelling.

Third culture kid that grew up in 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, and 🇮🇳 India.

Currently leading GTM at Mesh (YC W25) and studying 🧬 biocomputational engineering with a minor in 🗿 philosophy at Lehigh.

"Everything is a win when the goal is to experience."

  • Product
  • Go-to-Market
  • Marketing
  • Growth
  • Content Creation
  • Design
  • Creative Technology

My Why

Products shape people’s life experiences.

I want to build products that people love by placing them at the center.

Projects

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I help build products that unleash the full user experience by finding overlooked user problems, understanding why they matter, and designing the smallest product bet that could change the experience.

Product ideas explored through case studies, strategy and prototypes.

TikTok Tutorial Mode project preview
  • Consumer
  • Creator Ecosystem
  • Commerce

TikTok Tutorial Mode

Turned passive how-to videos into guided experiences viewers can actually complete, while giving creators a new engagement and commerce surface.

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Spotify Insights project preview
  • Retention
  • Knowledge Capture
  • Sharing

Spotify Insights

Explored how Spotify could make podcasts more valuable after listening by turning fleeting moments into searchable, shareable insights.

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Apple Photos Feelings project preview
  • Personalization
  • Discovery
  • Interaction Design

Apple Photos Feelings

Reimagined photo retrieval around how memories felt—not just when or where they happened—through an emotional organization layer.

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Pinterest Wrapped project preview
  • Growth
  • Personalization
  • Sharing

Pinterest Wrapped

Designed an annual identity recap that turns a year of saves into a shareable aesthetic story and creates a new acquisition loop for Pinterest.

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Duolingo Video project preview
  • Engagement
  • Learning
  • Content

Duolingo Video

Explored how short-form native-speaker video could bridge the gap between structured lessons and understanding Spanish in the real world.

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Let's Cook project preview
  • AI UX
  • Adaptive Guidance
  • Voice

Let's Cook

Designed a beginner-first cooking experience that adapts recipes and provides hands-free guidance when users need it most.

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Cool sidequests I have been on

I lose sleep to hackathons, travelling and stepping out of my comfort zone.

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Riding the California Zephyr through the American West

East to west solo travel

Took the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco, taking in the American landscape and sharing unforgettable conversations along the way.

Painting outdoor steps during the Eagle project

Eagle project

Built a playground for a local children’s school, leading the project from idea to execution.

Performing a student council campaign rap at school

Rapping in front of my school

Ran for president of student council by creating my own rap song from scratch.

Preparing to skydive above Kenya

Skydiving in Kenya

Spontaneously jumped 10,000 feet from a plane and saw Kenya’s beautiful beaches from above.

My World

Places I’ve travelled to and called home. Drag to explore.

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Drag through all my interests

startups, public speaking, philosophy, dance, taekwondo, solo travelling, playing the drums, film making, music, anime, fun UI/UX, cultural experiences