I love playing with tech, and my dream is to produce a movie someday.
Welcome home
Making Internet Money
First time I ever made money was by editing videos. I made $8, and that was the best feeling in the world.
BITS Goa Chapter
I got into electronics engineering at BITS but quickly figured out it wasn’t for me.
My First Startup
I built FastCut - AI short-form video editor and launched it from my hostel room (15k+ users across 38 countries over the next couple of months).
Working with the Government
Built SpotTheScam - fraud detection agents. Got adopted by I4C and Goa State Police. Launched by the Chief Minister of Goa.
My First Job
I got a remote job paying 50 LPA. I thought it would change my life, and it did, but in unexpected ways.
Going all in
I graduated from BITS, turned down a job, and decided to go all in on my new startup Backdoor.
about me
hey, I'm Nikhil 👋
Welcome to my little corner of the internet.
- 20, alum@bitspilaniindia
- love playing with tech & making videos
- 2x founder, fastcut - ai video editor & media groww - video editing service for creators
- latest venture - backdoor - solving early stage startup hiring challenges
2022
- wanted to be a pilot
- picked up game dev as a hobby, played around with unity and unreal
- figured building things is cool and wanted to try out entrepreneurship
- CPL plan dropped, found myself in an engineering college with no plan; pursuing an electronics degree (0 interest)
- used to enjoy making videos (might return to it someday)
2023
- started a video editing service media groww with jeet
- built fastcut with harsh - ai video editor, 13k+ users across 38 countries. was anti vc at the time, didn't raise money.
2024
- won goa police hackathon 2024; built spotthescam. launched by the chief minister of goa, covered in times of india, another toi piece, economic times, hindustan times, millennium post, times now navbharat, and other national outlets.
- fastcut lost momentum; stopped working on it
2025
- timothy from ponder offered me my first job
- joined ponder as founding engineer (remote)
- worked there for 2 months; didn't work out
- started applying to remote startup jobs
2026
- lalit from delty offered me a job
- instead, decided to take a bet on myself and build something again
- built backdoor with sarvagya - ai agent to help you land interviews with early stage startups