I'm Prakhar Shrivastava, and I'm excited to finally have a space to share my journey building products in the Shopify ecosystem. After years of engineering at Zomato and PushOwl, and now as co-founder of FoxSell Bundles and Shop Quest, I've accumulated a lot of lessons worth sharing.
What to Expect
This blog will be a mix of:
- Building in Public: Behind-the-scenes of building FoxSell Bundles and Shop Quest
- Technical Deep Dives: Performance optimizations, architecture decisions, and engineering challenges
- E-commerce Insights: What I'm learning about the Shopify ecosystem and merchant needs
- Startup Lessons: From PushOwl's acquisition to starting fresh
- Product Development: How to build products that merchants actually use and love
Why I'm Writing
A few reasons:
- Accountability: Building in public keeps me honest and focused
- Learning: Writing forces clarity of thought—I learn by explaining
- Community: The Shopify ecosystem has given me so much. Time to give back
- Documentation: Future me will thank present me for documenting these lessons
A Bit About Me
Before FoxSell, I was:
- Engineering Lead at PushOwl during its acquisition by Brevo
- Software Engineer at Zomato building high-performance microservices
- Working across the stack with RoR, Java, Go, JavaScript, and AWS
Now I'm focused on:
- FoxSell Bundles: Helping Shopify merchants maximize AOV through intelligent bundling
- Shop Quest: Building community in the Shopify ecosystem through events and networking
Let's Connect
I love connecting with fellow builders, especially in the e-commerce space:
Here's to building great products and sharing the journey!