nihal kurth

Founder | Product

“I’ve learned that in product and in life, taste and energy are everything. The rest you can figure out.”

I've been part of teams across 16 countries over 15+ years building what matters —from Hugo Boss and Amazon to early-stage startups through $1.2B exits.

  • Trained by Google Ventures’ Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

  • Included VC Fellow (0.1% acceptance rate)

  • Early hire at LeanIX (€1.2B exit)

I've been part of teams across 16 countries over 15+ years building what matters —from Hugo Boss and Amazon to early-stage startups through $1.2B exits.

  • Trained by Google Ventures’ Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

  • Included VC Fellow (0.1% acceptance rate)

  • Early hire at LeanIX (€1.2B exit)

  • Built ML tools and optimization systems
    for complex problems

  • Advised deep tech startups in
    Europe and the Bay Area

  • 10-year global Lean In leader

  • Creator of Essentialist Edge: noise-canceling insights for AI-era builders