Kanthi

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT KANTHI

siddhakanthi[at]stern[dot]nyu[dot]eduMy Journey:2022 - won 2nd Place @ DECA ICDC- turned my passion for financial literacy into FAI- developed confidence in my capabilities2023- became TX DECA D7 VP (proud moment)- failed @ DECA ICDC and completely changed my perspective on competition- won 1st @ BPA Nationals- significantly grew FAI- built GradeGo (super buggy)- learned machine learning (realized how little I know)- dropped a 1560 on the SAT as a soph- Went from outside the Top 10% of class to inside the Top 1% in GPA2024- lost the TX DECA State Officer election (one of my most heartbreaking moments)- published a couple of research papers on ML + Business- accepted into raised ~$41K for FAI and grew it to 120+ chapters- got significantly humbled this year2025- went 0/6 on the ivy league + MIT + Stanford and honestly changed my perspective on life- co-founded AppTrack with my best friend and grew it to users and $XK MRR- briefly became an influencer- started college at NYU Stern\'s young BTE program- accepted in the 2 best clubs @ Stern- started working at Axal to democratize earnings on savings- started to develop a strong interest in robotics and Physical AI- started playing a lot of poker2026- taking steps to make an impactI\'m always open to talking to people and learning about their perspectives. Feel free to contact me here: siddhakanthi[at]stern[dot]nyu[dot]edu