Builder's Residency · Bengaluru · Cohort 1

BUILDERS RESIDENCY

Duration: 12 Months
Location: Bengaluru
Cohort Size: 5 Builders
Projects: 4–6 Problem Statements
Annual Compensation: ₹40 LPA
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The builder of this era is different.
They love building deeply enough to do it themselves, and have the business acumen to ensure what gets built creates real impact. Not just elegant systems. Not just clever ideas. Things that move metrics and matter in the real world.
As the gap between thinking and building collapses, the most valuable people are those who can do both.
The Builder's Residency exists to find and back them.
❯ Read our thesis
01 Residency Overview
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A 12-month residency For exceptional builders. Not a training program. Not a shadow role.
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Direct access Work with Plum's CEO, CTO, and COO on high-stakes problems. No middlemen.
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Four to six problem statements Own four to six real problem statements across the year. End to end.
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Full accountability From problem → solution → product → measurable impact. You own every step.
02 Builder Profile
We are looking for folks who have previously been:
Founders
You've built something and lived with the outcome. You know what real accountability feels like.
Product Managers
You've shipped things that moved metrics — not feature lists. You can point to the before and after.
Product Engineers
You've built systems that run in production. You know the difference between a demo and a product.
The Standard
  • You have something concrete to show. Not a title. Actual outcomes with numbers. You have shipped real products to production.
  • Deep technical ability with sharp business thinking.
  • Strong business acumen and problem-solving instincts.
  • You know how to build — and understand why it matters.
  • You move fast without breaking things that matter. You know the difference.
  • You have strong opinions on product, and can defend them with data.
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity. You don't need a spec to start.
03 Meet Cohort 0
You'll be working with the people who built Plum from the ground up. Every one of them has shipped something real and lived with what happened next.
01
Abhishek Poddar
Stanford, IITK · Ex-Google, McKinsey
02
Saurabh Arora
DTU, KTH · Ex-Freshworks, Airwoot
03
Akshay Golechha
Columbia, ICAI · Ex-Temasek, Farmer's Business Network
04
Avik Bhandari
LBS, IITK · Ex-Meesho, Amazon
05
Ashish Khandelwal
IITK · Ex-Flipkart, Unacademy, Ola
And more.
Operators, builders, and problem-solvers across product, strategy, and growth.
They didn't become builders by accident. They chose the harder path, every time.
04 The Selection Process
Bias for action
over pedigree.

We evaluate what you have actually done.

Show us what you built.
Show us what moved because of it.

TECHNICAL COMMERCIAL
Step 01 —
Show Your Work
Submit what you've built. Links, metrics, evidence. Not a resume. Not a portfolio. Proof.
Step 02 —
Build a Prototype
We send you a real case. You solve it. We evaluate how you think and what you ship.
Step 03 —
Conversation
Not an interview. A conversation about what you've built and how you think about building.
Step 04 —
Decision
Fast. Binary. We'll tell you exactly where you stand.
05 The Graduation
If you perform, you won't leave looking for a job.
You will step into real ownership.
Path 01
Product
Manager
Work directly with the CEO on the highest-leverage problems. For those who demonstrate the judgment, this may include leading the next cohort.
Path 02
General
Manager
Step into a GM, product lead, or function lead role based on the quality of your delivery. Own a product. Own a function. Build something new.
Path 03
Entrepreneurship
Starting something of your own? We will make the right introductions. The residency is designed to produce builders who go on to build things.
The residency exists to find and back exceptional builders.
Applications are evaluated on merit. Show us what you've built. Show us what moved because of it.
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Builder's Residency · Bengaluru · Cohort 1
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