[ 01 ][ ABOUT ]
Chetan Jonnalagadda
Phoenix, AZ

About
me

PM by title, designer by instinct. Co-Founder at Aatram, a consumer iOS app live on the App Store. Solo designer + engineer behind FrictionLens, a full-stack AI review analyzer. Before that, grew a seed-stage B2B handloom marketplace from 20 to 75+ vendors and doubled GMV. Just graduated with my M.S. in Management of Technology from Arizona State University, 3.7 GPA.

The throughline: I find the problem worth solving, then ship the fix. End-to-end. Product, design, brand, and increasingly the code.

By the numbers

18%

Aatram App Store CVR

240

Organic downloads

Monthly GMV at IKT

20 → 75+

Vendors at IKT

25 → 40%

Gross margin at IKT

3.7

M.S. GPA · ASU

[ 02 ][ PHILOSOPHY ]

What I believe in

01

Empathy scales better than features

I've interviewed artisans who'd never touched a smartphone. Watching them struggle with a 3-day onboarding flow changed what 'simple UX' meant forever. Deep user understanding is the only sustainable product advantage.

02

Data informs, context decides

I built the seller analytics dashboard before adding new features, not because analytics is always urgent, but because flying blind is worse than moving slow. Numbers tell you what happened. Users tell you why.

03

Ship the 70%, kill the 90%

The best insight I had at IKT India came from a half-finished feature. I would rather get a functional MVP in front of real users than perfect a spec no one has validated. Done beats perfect every time.

04

Every no earns a better yes

At Aatram with a 3-person founding team, and at IKT India with a 4-engineer team and a growing vendor base, I learned to say no relentlessly. Scope discipline is how small teams punch above their weight. The features we didn't build were as important as the ones we did.

[ 03 ][ JOURNEY ]

My path

2019–2023

B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

JNTU Hyderabad

2023

Product Ops Intern

Gangothri Nutrients · Excel sales model, FAQ authoring

2023

PM Intern → Product Manager

IKT India · B2B handloom marketplace (20 → 75+ vendors)

2024

Began M.S. in Management of Technology

Arizona State University

2025

Innovation Index Analysis

ASU MOT · G20 vs non-G20 (1,862 records)

2025

CSPO Certified

Scrum Alliance

2025

Digital Product Management

University of Virginia (Coursera)

2026

Launched FrictionLens

frictionlens.net · AI review analyzer

2026

Co-Founder & Product Manager

Aatram · iOS app live on the App Store

2026

Graduated M.S., Management of Technology

Arizona State University · 3.7 GPA

[ 04 ][ PERSONAL ]

Beyond work

The stuff that keeps me sharp outside of product. Heavy on input, heavy on output, and a lot of coffee in between.

Books

Behavioral econ, founder memoirs, anything about how people actually decide.

Running

Long, slow, alone. The best PRD edits happen around mile three.

Coffee

Mildly obsessed. Pour-over at home, espresso anywhere worth lining up for.

Gym

Five days a week. Hard physical work is the cheapest reset button I know.

Friends & parties

Throwing them, hosting them, ending up at them. The best teams I have built started over food.

Cricket

Die-hard India fan. The closest I get to letting a result actually ruin my week.

Engineering background keeps me grounded in “is this actually buildable?” Business education keeps me asking “but does this move the needle?” The best product decisions sit at that intersection.