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Aroop Kumar

10d ago

The A/B test we refused to run

I know how that sounds, especially here. A/B testing is sacred in our world. You test every screen, every CTA, every copy variant, and you ship what wins. That's the playbook. Most consumer apps run it religiously, and learning apps run it the hardest, because engagement is the metric that pulls in users, investors, and reviews.

We ran one A/B test early on and stopped. The reason is simple. The thing that wins the engagement test, almost every time, is the thing that makes the user do less work. A bigger button instead of a paragraph. A tap instead of a prompt to write. A streak instead of a real reflection. A summary instead of the source. These all "win." Every single one.

Aroop Kumar

12d ago

Why I built a career and personal growth app in the age of AI

I'm Aroop, and I'm launching Welica on Product Hunt this Tuesday.

Before I ask for your support, I want to share some context on why this exists.

I spent 15+ years in financial services, analytics, and product. Late last year I left my role to build something I couldn't stop thinking about.

Here's what I kept hearing:

Aroop Kumar

9d ago

Welica - One app for career and personal growth.

Welica is one app for career and personal growth. It helps students and early-career professionals navigate an uncertain, AI-shifting world by connecting three things that usually stay separate: career clarity through 300+ roles with AI-impact insights, personalized fit, and practice prompts. Life skills like communication, problem solving, career planning, confident presence, and design thinking. And wellbeing tools that build the inner steadiness to handle what comes next.