Apron Wale Aashiq
Cooking is a life skill, and everyone should know it well. But it is still on my wishlist only. Someday. Had a chance to live it for half a day with friends in one of our Rotary Club events. And as…
Speaking & Events
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The best way to learn is to teach
I was fortunate enough to share my recent experience and learnings about Claude Code with the team members and some guests last week. And I just want to keep doing this. Here's to many more...
Got an opportunity to share knowledge with students of VVP…
Got an opportunity to share knowledge with students of VVP Engineering College - India One of my favourite things. And the best part is that we were able to get them to take 2 projects live, each.…
Thanks to Rotary Club of Rajkot Prime, we had a lot of fun playing…
Thanks to Rotary Club of Rajkot Prime, we had a lot of fun playing RCL 4.0 In addition to serving humanity, Rotary does great in fostering fellowships. And with such tournaments, the club members are…
Oracle AI World Tour - Mumbai
Had a chance to meet some of the brightest minds at this event. Oracle is pushing hard on enabling AI into all layers, and it shows. Great work.
Had a chance to share my experience with young minds at Marwadi…
Had a chance to share my experience with young minds at Marwadi University Subject - What are the possibilities when doing community building under the Rotaract Club (a wing of Rotary Club), and how…
I have been part of the web development field for 13+ years
I have been part of the web development field for 13+ years. And even today, there's a lot to learn about cybersecurity. Things keep changing. Last weekend's CXO meetup by Rajkot IT Association…
Sundays
They are fun! This one was even special with the rain: ☔ The rain of water as we all enjoy 🎯 The rain of ideas in Sales & Marketing automation by Avkash Kakdiya ⚡️ AI is helpful in so many ways, and…
Do you know about the new Indian act for Data Protection?
Cyber fraud prevention as an IT company? Preferred background checks for new employees? About Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents? On the other hand, how about open source availability to run your…
Automation... Tools... AI
Some programming tools have literally made our developers' lives much easier. And the work is more joyful. I was fortunate enough to have a chance to share our learnings and those tools with the…
I will be sharing knowledge with the home audience again, after a…
I will be sharing knowledge with the home audience again, after a long time. If you are in Rajkot, why don't you join us? It would be fun to meet and discuss things around Laravel, AI, and…
A late post, but not worth missing
Rajkot Information Technology Association arranged a session around 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 before the end of the last financial year. And man, there were a few aha moments for many of us.…
My friends at Improwised Technologies arranged a session around "AI…
My friends at Improwised Technologies arranged a session around "AI usage for developers" and were kind enough to allow me to share my thoughts. It was mainly around my experience using the AI tools…
Learning should never stop
I was fortunate to be part of the Rajkot Toastmasters Club's event. Toastmasters International helps with communication and leadership development for those who don't know. A great session was…
Place: SaaSBoomi Social Rajkot
Date: 1 March 2025 Vibe: As good as it gets Local tech professionals gathered to discuss SaaS and AI. It's fun to be around people. You share, you learn. Grateful for these moments and the…
The memories of the last SaaSBoomi annual are still very alive in my…
The memories of the last SaaSBoomi annual are still very alive in my mind. And so are the memories of the last few SaaSBoomi Rajkot events—especially the sessions from Rakeshkumar Patel and Vishal…
I thought I was up-to-date with the new things in the AI world. ❌
And that I use AI tools well. ❌ Rakesh Patel showed me (and most others) that there is still much unexplored. He uses it well. And by well, I mean he knows how to use those tools to bring value. We…
How do you stay updated about the AI world?
Well, you learn from the people who are into it day in and day out. Upendrasinh Zala and his team were kind enough to travel all the way from Ahmedabad and share practical AI workflows with Rajkot…
Look who we have got on stage for the next Rajkot IT Sales Community…
Look who we have got on stage for the next Rajkot IT Sales Community event. None other than Rakesh Patel People line up at big events arranged by SaaSBoomi, Accel to learn from him. I have been lucky…
You learn the most when you are immersed in the medium
And we all can possibly get immersed into something only in person. So here we go again. The Tech Expo Gujarat was eye-opening. Well organised and attended by a large audience. From Savji Dholakia's…
Laravel is close to my heart
And every time we organize the meet-up, it is fun. We see many familiar faces and catch up with friends. At the same time, we get to learn new things from new speakers every time. I really recommend…
Rajkot has a lot of IT talent
Rajkot has huge industry players. But, both are doing business elsewhere 🙁 Why the IT companies of Rajkot can't attract local business clients? Or why some don't want to? Are there any local industry…
And the next speaker is... please welcome on stage
I love to hear these words but there is always a feeling of something going on in my mind every, damn, time. But, I am lucky that things have gone well every, damn, time, so far. GDG Rajkot Devfest…
Some people's journeys are so inspiring
One of them is Ramesh Vadali sir. We were all fortunate to listen to his story/journey so far. So many takeovers 😀 He was in a key position in a 3k+ employees IT consulting company and still a…
Spent over 4 hours (on Sunday) with some of the smartest people in IT
A big thanks to Rakesh Patel and his son, Jeel Patel. I learned so much! Rakesh (sir!) shared lots of insights about where software development, digital marketing, and SEO are heading these days.…
Hey IT people of Rajkot
Are you ready to rock again? The IT Sales meetup is happening again. And this time we are gonna hear from super-experienced Gaurang and Jaydeep. I have had a chance to have detailed conversations…
That's why I try to go to more events and also volunteer for some…
That's why I try to go to more events and also volunteer for some myself. This event was about DevOps. It's something I'm not really into. But, I got to learn a couple of cool things from Harsh…
Help me caption this
I couldn't come up with anything better than: "When your carpool buddies show up looking like tanks." PS - Photo credit: Nuno Maduro during Laracon US
𝐊𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
Time for a shout-out. The team behind Tech Expo Gujarat is working really hard to make it a success. I observed that they are visiting all the major industry players and personally inviting them to…
What is IT Sales Community? Many newcomers ask me
They wonder if it's some kind of exclusive coaching or a paid program. Well, it's not. As the name suggests, it's a community—a group of people like us with a simple, common goal: growing their IT…
It was unplanned. At least I was surprised
Got a chance to give an award to Dr. vishal khasgiwala Yeah, I met him for the first time and such an accomplished man he is. He has learned, taught, as well as practised management on the field. ☛…
You know where I am going Rajkot IT guys... 😈
Join us. We all will learn and grow together. 8th Sept, Sunday, 10 AM, see you there. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJtxGEhi
Surprisingly well-spent Saturday evening
It was a bonus yeah. Thanks Shailesh Davara A lot of good things happened that are possible only in in-person events. But, the highlights: Piyush Kasundra's journey. Had heard about him but knowing…
Dear Rajkot IT people,
Let's meet and talk about business development. Cause you can never be done with it 😀
You learn a lot when you try new things
That happened to me this month. When I got the chance to do something I had never done before, I quickly said YES. I didn't know the details or how hard it would be, but I wanted to try. It was about…
Last week, some of us SaaS friends visited Aniruddh Nagodra's office…
Last week, some of us SaaS friends visited Aniruddh Nagodra's office for a knowledge-sharing session. We planned to talk about company and tax compliance, and company structure, etc. However, our…
A working day
Some "IT people" gathered at a farmhouse without any major agenda. And we all had a great time. As you might have guessed, what do we discuss when we meet? - AI - SaaS - AI - SEO - AI - VC Funding…
Laravel is close to my heart
That is why we arrange regular meetups in our lovely city Rajkot. Yesterday's event was also a special one. Met a lot of new people and learned new things. Community gatherings can be a huge boost to…
A Saturday
Generally a holiday for many IT companies. But, the CXO don't want to. Business growth is in mind. A group of such CXO gathered, thanks to Rajkot Information Technology Association They organised a…
Out of all the events I have attended, Laracon India Official is very…
Out of all the events I have attended, Laracon India Official is very close to my heart. Why? - It's about Laravel and the lovely Laravel community we have. - I was a speaker in the 1st edition and a…
Dates: March 7 & 8, 2024
Timings: Early morning until energy lasts... Location: Smart business people from all over the world in Chennai What: "Pay it forward!" I'll repeat: 'Pay it forward' That is the motto of SaaSBoomi.…
🌟 Surat Visit: A Weekend Well Spent! 🚗
Last weekend, I had an amazing trip to Surat with my buddies Shailesh Davara and Siddharth Ghedia! 🌇 We had a blast exploring the tech scene and connecting with some incredible minds. 📚 Bookworm…
Laracon India Official ✅ has been special for all the attendees…
Laracon India Official ✅ has been special for all the attendees including myself. Sharing a short clip with some of the best moments. #HowsTheJosh
Pretty excited about the opportunity to share the stage with some of…
Pretty excited about the opportunity to share the stage with some of the brightest minds from the Laravel community!
Laracon India Official ✅
#tickets up for grabs. Don't miss the chance (again)
I'm in KL (Malaysia) and would love to meet fellow devs
Anyone from my little social media circle hanging around here? Please DM
It's Next Saturday 🤩
#webdevelopment #learnandgrow #vscode
Let's meet and rock @ Improwised Technologies Pvt. Ltd
with Shailesh B Davara Vishal Sancheti Siddharth Ghedia
Registrations are open for our #meetup in association with…
Registrations are open for our #meetup in association with LaravelLive India Limited seats available. https://bit.ly/2Ol0RfL #laravel #php #opensource #Rajkot