Hi, I'm Simran.
I turn messy problems
into product ideas.

Aspiring product manager. MBA in STEM at Santa Clara University. Previously in Revenue Operations at SeatGeek, now writing about AI products and shipping prototypes of my own.

Simran Bahl

About

A short note about
how I got here.

I spent over three years at SeatGeek in Revenue Operations, working closely with Product, Engineering, Payments, and Risk teams. The part I enjoyed most was never really written into the job description. I liked finding friction points, understanding why users were getting stuck, and helping make things work a little better behind the scenes.

Along the way, I led projects that reduced chargebacks by 30% and helped recover more than $8M in revenue. But more importantly, I realised the work I was most drawn to was product.

That realization is what brought me to Santa Clara for my MBA in STEM. Since then, I've been spending my time building prototypes, talking to users, breaking down products I admire, and learning how good products earn their place in people's lives.

Right now, I'm especially interested in AI products, user behavior, and the small product decisions that quietly shape how people think, trust, and come back.

Outside of all this, I'm usually playing pickleball, spending time with Bronny, or adding another restaurant to my growing Bay Area list.

30%
Chargebacks reduced
$8M+
Revenue recovered
3+ years
Cross-functional ops

Teardowns

Notes from the margins.

Distillations of longer product teardowns I've worked through. The takeaways worth keeping, on products I admire, use, or argue with.

  1. 01 OpenAI Enterprise GTM Strategy Competing with Anthropic and Google in the AI era. AI · GTM 4 min read
  2. 02 Smart Tasks for Siri Reimagining Siri for multi-step, context-aware AI workflows. AI · Consumer 5 min read
  3. 03 Stack Overflow in the AI Era From search engine to trusted debugging layer. Developer Tools 5 min read
  4. 04 Alexa, after voice From voice assistant to home intelligence platform. AI · Hardware 4 min read
  5. 05 Stanley, the cultural object How a 100-year-old thermos became a cultural object. Consumer · Brand 4 min read

Projects

Built, not just imagined.

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Education

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Santa Clara University · Leavey School of Business

2025 — 2027

MBA, STEM-designated · Concentration in Product Management & Analytics

Product StrategyData AnalyticsBehavioral EconomicsOperationsMarketing Strategy

Contact

Let's talk product,
coffee, or both.

I'm always up for a conversation about AI products, the messy parts of consumer behavior, or where to find a really good espresso.