Naitik Mehta
design engineer • always building
- Role
- Maker at Crossword Chef
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Naitik Mehta
I\'m a fearless builder. Designer since age 13, repeat founder, first hire at Memberstack (YC S20) which has processed $180M+ in payments. Now building new ideas in public.Here\'s my story- Started learning design at 13- Freelanced in middle school and made my first $ online- Skipped high school and launched a design agency instead- Built my first startup in 2nd year of uni, failed and learned a lot- Became the first hire at a startup – scaled it to $1M+ ARR (Memberstack, YC S20)- Built a recruiting service to multiple 6-figures in revenue- Now: Engineer launching new productsI love building and have a deep understanding across design, growth, and now ramping up on engineering.I\'ve received 30+ awards and support from the Internet Society, Roddenberry Foundation, Government of Canada, EO, BCBusiness, and others.Outside of it, some other interests- Helping others win. If I can help you, let me know how- I workout daily, rain or shine. I\'m a fitness nerd (recently ran a 50km ultra-marathon in 25 days of training)- Music. I play drums and love jamming with others.Please add a note if you\'d like to connect. Follow along for candid updates.
Experience
Maker
Aug 2025 — Present
Building the best mini crossword experience on iOS. 100K+ crosswords
Education
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Bachelor of Design (B.Des), Interaction Design
Skills
- Interaction Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Motion Graphics
- Css
- Leadership
- User Experience
- Design
- Marketing Communications
- Branding & Identity
- Web Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Creative Direction
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