hey! i'm gowtham kumar.
founder @ building anyways.
growth consulting + execution for b2b and tech startups.
obsessed with systems, distribution and branding - building from WTF to what if.
learning strategy and distribution by actually doing it. selected into IIP Batch 3 @ IIM Ranchi and secured a seat at tks (~$4k aid), declined to keep building. sharing the build journey on instagram.
what am i doing?
- founder
building anyways · nov 2025 – present (nextraforge → building anyways)
building systems and branding for clients, alongside custom saas. profitable within 6 days of launch; learning distribution by doing.
- fellow
hive school buildcamp · sep – oct 2026
1 of 16 nationally. launched with 3 strangers, closed 4 paying clients, 80+ signups & 12k+ views in 1 day, placed 2nd (1 pt short of 1st). only team that focused on content and distribution. one reel, one day.
iim ranchi · iip batch 3 · jun 2026
1 of 34 nationwide for entrepreneurship. built scalable ventures and pitched live prototypes directly to faculty.
- creator
content creation on instagram · @gowthambuilds_
documenting the raw build journey in public: web systems, automations, and building from WTF to what if. soon starting on youtube as well.
featured & insights
- a journey of me from 0 to 0.5 ↗instagram carousel
- reel we made during 5d buildcamp at hiveschool ↗content & distribution
- the exact pitch deck that placed us 2nd ↗pitch deck (pdf)
