Veshnu Ramakrishnan

Founder & CEO of Avian

I'm building Avian — AI-powered organizational intelligence that generates architecture-aware PRDs, system designs, and task breakdowns. We're solving the miscommunication gap between product and engineering teams.

Previously, I spent 15+ years building 0→1 products at FAANG and startups like DoorDash, Houseparty. I founded DoorDash Labs and proposed several ideas to improve engineering efficiency.

My thesis: the best software specs reduce degrees of freedom — giving AI coding tools the architectural context they need to generate correct code, not slop.

On the side, I'm building Tusk — an open-source Postgres client with Claude built in.

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Tusk Open Source

The Postgres client with Claude built in — a free, open-source, keyboard-first macOS app. Browse schemas, write SQL, and edit rows at native speed, powered by the Claude subscription you already pay for.

Work

15+ years building 0→1 products across startups and FAANG — including Apple, DoorDash, Houseparty.

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