hi, i'm nechal

welcome to my tiny corner of the internet 🌱

currently PM'ing and designing at ToolJet, an AI internal app builder. outside of that, i'm a big foodie, a beach person, and i spend my spare time building miniature models or lego sets.

a line drawing of my desk setup
fig. 1my desk. usually messier than this
for work

my day job

i work as PM and designer for AI and platform teams at ToolJet.

visit the ToolJet website ↗
ToolJet AI app builder generating an inventory management app from a prompt
THE AI APP BUILDER
ToolJet role-based access control: builder group permissions for apps, data sources, folders and workspace constants
ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL
ToolJet AI credits usage settings, with monthly, add-on and default credit cards
CREDIT USAGE MANAGEMENT

key features shipped

AI app builder
built the chat experience from the ground up, and tied it closely to the visual builder, so users get the speed of AI with the control of drag-and-drop.
manage development lifecycle
git-based version control, CI/CD hooks and release permissions, so teams can ship ToolJet apps through the dev workflow they already use.
enterprise auth & access control
SSO and SCIM to manage users at scale, plus granular permissions down to individual actions on apps, data sources and more.
license & billing
the pricing and licensing experience end to end: checkout, plan upgrades, and timely in-product prompts.
for fun

learning to build

things i've made on my own, figuring it out as i go.

nibble

helps clear your reading backlog by showing one article a day on your browser homepage.

take a look →
why i built it

i save a lot of interesting things to read later, but never get around to them.

REC

drift

record one test session, and it pulls out the issues you called out and writes a prompt to hand off to your agent to fix.

take a look →
why i built it

logging issues is just super boring.

blurt

blurt out your thoughts by voice or text, and it tags them and pulls out any to-dos and reminders.

take a look →
why i built it

needed somewhere to park my half-baked thoughts.

fig. 2background paper: the dot grid notebook i sketch on

i build for delight.

almost anyone can ship software that works now. making something people actually enjoy using is still hard.

lessons that turned into rules

let people opt into complexity

not everyone needs every feature, and clutter slows people down. fewer clicks isn't always better.

keeping it simple

enterprise software gets complicated fast, and users end up carrying the load. if it's hard to explain without docs, it needs a rethink.

defaults do the heavy lifting

most people never touch settings. the default is the product.

a bit more about me

a wire grid wall with pinned notes, a pear doodle, a calendar and some stationery
fig. 3the wire grid on my office wall

ideas

this is where i jot down ideas i haven't had the time (or the conviction) to build yet. if you're looking for something to work on and one of these interests you, reach out! i'd love to build it together.

browse the ideas →

reading list

my recommendations. check it out if you're looking for something new to read.

see the list →

writing

every now and then i put pen to thought.

read on medium →

art

with so much getting automated, it's nice to make something by hand once in a while.

see the art →