Karthik Idikuda

Founder of AskMyStartup. I build products that save founders time, and I study the markets they live in.

Right now
Founder
AskMyStartup
Market Research Intern
The Venture Build

Behind the Founder

I'm the founder of AskMyStartup, where we're building an AI twin of a founder that answers the team only from answers the founder has approved.

Alongside it, I'm a Market Research Intern at The Venture Build, studying startup ventures, markets and leadership. I also work on the product experience at infinall.ai.

I'm finishing a degree at Marwadi University and hold two published patents. I like talking to founders, finding the real problem and shipping something people actually use.

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Karthik Idikuda

ID: FOUNDER-2026

What I’m Good At

Market Research
Start-up Ventures
Start-up Leadership
Product Thinking
Customer Discovery
User Interface Design
Go-to-Market
Building in Public

Worked With

Now building

AskMyStartup

Stop answering the same question twice.

If you run a small team, you become the bottleneck for answers you already gave. "Who approves this?" "Can I expense lunch?" "When do we pay contractors?"

“Who approves this?”“Can I expense lunch?”“When do we pay contractors?”

Join the private beta

The first 100 founders can start right away.

9:41100%

Karthik’s twin

Answers only what Karthik approved

Can I expense lunch with a client?
Yes, up to ₹1,500 per meal. Keep the receipt.Approved by Karthik
Can I promise this client a full refund?
I don't have an approved answer for that yet. I've asked Karthik.Waiting for founder

Ask the twin anything…

Example conversation, made-up company

How it works

1
Train
Talk to it for a few minutes. It asks one question at a time and learns how you think.
2
Review
You check every answer. Only what you confirm is ever said as a fact.
3
Your twin
Your team asks it anything and hears it answer the way you would.
4
Memory
Every word you said is kept in your own memory map.

Two rules it never breaks

It is always labelled as AI.

When it does not know, it asks you instead of guessing.

The Journey

every place I’ve worked ↓

● Now
Founder
AskMyStartup
Building an AI twin of the founder that answers the team only from approved answers, and asks the founder when it does not know. Private beta is open to the first 100 founders.
Oct 2026 – PresentHyderabad · On-site
● Now
Market Research Intern
The Venture Build
Researching startup ventures, markets and leadership for a venture studio that builds companies from scratch.
Sep 2026 – PresentAustin, Texas · Remote
● Now
Frontend Developer
infinall.ai
Building the screens and experience that customers use in an AI-first marketing product, so every step feels simple.
Mar 2026 – PresentHyderabad · On-site
2025
Computer Vision Intern
Karoza Technologies
Helped deliver camera-based automation for client sites, cutting the time people spent on manual inspection.
Jun 2025 – Dec 2025Rajkot · Hybrid
2025
User Interface Designer
pax-z
Designed screens and prototypes, then tested them with real users so the product felt simple to use.
Oct 2024 – Jan 2025Hyderabad · Remote
2024
Industrial Training
NSIC (Govt. of India)
Six months of hands-on training at a Government of India centre, working alongside senior staff on real projects.
Jan 2024 – Jun 2024Secunderabad · On-site

Education

still learning, always

Bachelor of Technology

Marwadi University

Artificial Intelligence

Jul 2024 – Mar 2027

Published two patents during the degree.

Diploma

Sree Dattha Institutions

Computer Science Engineering

Sep 2021 – Jun 2024

Grade A. Hackathons, bootcamps and design-thinking workshops.

Achievements

the trophy shelf

Sep 2025
Swimming Pool Safety & Monitoring System
Patent published · India Patent Office
View patent
Mar 2026
Meeting Room Management System
Patent published · India Patent Office
View patent
2026
Hacksagon 2026 Finalist
National level, 2,100+ teams · ABV-IIITM Gwalior
Mar 2026
YUVAAN 2026 Finalist
AVEVA × IIT Hyderabad national hackathon
2026
Google Solution Challenge
Built a fairness checker for automated decisions