Abhishek Dutta

Abhishek Dutta

UX designer and founder @ Team Codesign
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About

Hi, I’m Abhishek! → As a SaaS founder and design enthusiast, I’m proud to have launched Speech to Note, a tool that transforms voice into concise summaries. Speech to Note has been a game-changer, with over 50,000 active users and a 98% satisfaction rate. It’s a hit with: → Students for quick note-taking → Professionals summarizing meetings → Creatives capturing spontaneous ideas For the past 7 years, I’ve led Team Codesign, where we’ve: → Launched 500+ digital products → Helped thousands of users improve their workflows If you’re passionate about tech and design, I’d love to connect!

Work

Design at Team Codesign

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Maker History

  • Speech to Note
    Speech to Note
    Transform your spoken words into summaries
    Jul 2024
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    Joined Product HuntApril 12th, 2022

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Abhishek Dutta

2mo ago

Linux is the best OS for builders and here is the story

A 21-year-old CS student at the University of Helsinki built an operating system as a 'hobby', which now powers 96% of the internet.
This is the incredible story of Linux and its creator, Linus Torvalds.
In 1991, a 21-year-old Finnish computer science student, Linus Torvalds, grew frustrated with expensive, restrictive software.
With just a simple message to an online community, Linus announced:
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU).
With no business plans with just passion and code.
Within months, programmers from around the world contributed freely, shaping Linux into a powerful, open-source OS.
But Linus did something unconventional:
He refused to commercialize it.
Instead, Linux remained free and open, powered by volunteers collaborating globally.
By the late '90s, major companies like IBM and Intel Corporation supported Linux. By 2000, Linux ran on servers, powering giants like Amazon and Google.
Today, Linux is everywhere:
96% of the world's top 1 million servers
Over 85% of smartphones (Android is Linux-based)
In cars, airplanes, TVs, and even NASA s Mars rovers
Linus Torvalds didn't just build software, he ignited a movement.
Linux proves innovation doesn't always require funding and business plans.
Sometimes, changing the world begins with sharing your idea openly.

Abhishek Dutta

3mo ago

Early stage product-based companies should use monolithic services first

In the early days, speed matters more than scale.

You don t know what the product will become, how users will respond, or what needs to change next week. A monolith lets you move fast, ship features quickly, and keep everything in one place, code, logic, and deployment.

Microservices sound tempting, but they come with overhead: service boundaries, API contracts, DevOps complexity, and coordination across teams. That s a tax most early teams can t afford and honestly don t need yet.

Start with a monolith. Focus on solving the user problem. If and when scale demands it, you can always break it down later.

we launched FOLDERS feature 2 weeks ago

Taking notes isn t the problem. Finding them when you actually need them? That s where things fall apart.


For too long, users have relied on search bars, filters, and endless scrolling to retrieve important notes. And when you re managing meeting transcripts, investor calls, brainstorming sessions, and research notes, that system breaks fast.

That s why we built Folders in Speech to Note (STN) so your notes don t just exist, they actually work for you.

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