Venkat Kasthala

Venkat Kasthala

Product Leader & Startup Founder
3 points

About

Senior product leader with 20+ years building and scaling enterprise and SaaS products across supply chain, fintech, and automotive. Proven track record leading transformation programs at Toyota, modernizing platforms at Adidas and PACCAR, and launching 3 SaaS products from 0→1 (CueTrade, OptionSense, TripDrop). Expert in product strategy, portfolio management, cross-functional leadership, and data-driven decision-making. Hands-on builder who uses AI-powered development tools to rapidly prototype and launch products.

Badges

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Maker History

  • OptionSense
    OptionSenseSmart Options Research for Retail Traders
    Dec 2025
  • CueTrade
    CueTradeYour Path to Disciplined Trading
    Jul 2022
  • 🎉
    Joined Product HuntJune 16th, 2022

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Venkat Kasthala

27d ago

🚀 OptionSense is live on Product Hunt today

I built OptionSense to help retail options traders move from gut-feel trading to structured decision-making.
It doesn t predict prices. It helps traders understand market conditions, choose the right options strategy and understand risk before entering.
If this resonates, I d appreciate your support and feedback.
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Try OptionSense: https://www.optionsense.app

Venkat Kasthala

28d ago

Built smart options research tool for retail traders

I built OptionSense because I myself lost money and watched friends lose money trading options on gut feel. Hear about a stock, go straight to the brokerage, pick a random strike, hope it works out.

OptionSense is the research layer that should exist between "I heard about this stock" and "I'm placing this trade." It's not a signal service or get-rich-quick tool. You still make the final call.

What's your options trading research process?

I built OptionSense because I myself lost money and watched friends lose money trading options on gut feel. Hear about a stock, go straight to the brokerage, pick a random strike, hope it works out.

OptionSense is the research layer that should exist between "I heard about this stock" and "I'm placing this trade." It's not a signal service or get-rich-quick tool. You still make the final call.

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