I am a product manager at IBM in Bengaluru, where I have worked on the Guardium data security portfolio, including five new applications. Before that I spent more than six years in business research and insights at VMware, working on competitive analysis, technology research and market trends. I am a certified market research professional with more than twelve years of turning data into business decisions, and I also run 12finelegs, where I build websites, funnels and growth marketing for wellness coaches.
Work
Below are some of my recent projects. Please request for the complete walkthrough of the locked projects.
01
Database-Connected AI Chatbot with Evals
Built a chatbot in five stages, from a plain OpenAI call to a system that remembers the conversation, calls tools and answers from a live database, then traced every answer in Langfuse and had AI judges score it.
02
Podcast Search MCP Server
Turned a semantic search engine over 1,009 product and technology podcast episodes into an MCP server, so an AI assistant can search the library, read transcripts, keep notes and run research briefs.
03
Personal AI Agent with Voice
Built an agent that searches and reads the web, remembers me between sessions, runs a job search from my resume, and answers the phone, with chat and voice sharing one memory.
04
Podcast RAG and Fine-Tuning
Built a question answering app over 149 podcast transcripts and saw why chunking matters, then fine-tuned a small open model to speak in a persona of my choosing.
Thoughts & Ideas
Notes on turning research into decisions, competitive analysis for product teams, and building funnels that convert.
Funnels for Coaches Are About Fewer, Better Calls
Competitive Analysis That Product Teams Actually Use
Research Is Only Finished When Someone Acts on It
Experience
More than twelve years across market research, business development and product management, from research firms to VMware and IBM.
Research is only finished when someone acts on it.
Stack
The models, databases and tools I used to build and ship the AI products on this page, from the first chatbot to RAG and fine-tuning.
in short
Product manager at IBM, where I helped build five new applications in the Guardium data security portfolio
Saurav skipped presentations and built real AI products. Want to know how?
Saurav Sarkar was part of the August 2026 cohort at Curious PM, alongside 24 other talented participants.
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