83: NaadSadhana – Sandeep Ranade

About this episode

Sandeep Ranade discusses the creation of NaadSadhana, an AI-driven app for singers, and his journey from engineer to musician.

On the podcast, I talk with Sandeep about how a frustrated student’s struggle inspired him to create NaadSadhana, a revolutionary AI-driven app that helps singers perfect their pitch in real time. We dive into how his journey—from Microsoft and Google engineer to Apple Design Award-winning musician—shows what happens when art and technology truly harmonize. Top Takeaways: 🎵 Build for Passion, Not Just Profit Sandeep didn’t set out to build a business—he built NaadSadhana to help one struggling student. Solving a personal, meaningful problem led to a product that resonated deeply with others. Passion-first can still lead to product-market fit. 🧠 Invent What Doesn’t Exist No app could help singers practice pitch accurately. So Sandeep built one—then layered in AI to simulate a responsive, collaborative band. When off-the-shelf solutions don’t exist, invent your own, especially if you're the first customer. 🔄 Iterate Like an Artist Despite winning an Apple Design Award, Sandeep rewrote the app from scratch to add more instruments and complexity. Don’t let accolades freeze you. Treat your product like a living artwork—refine, rebuild, and evolve. 🧘 Stay Human in the Age of AI…

People in this episode

Host: Charlie Chapman

Guest: Sandeep Ranade

Topics covered

• AI technology
• music app
• entrepreneurship
• product development
• human-AI interaction

Keywords

• NaadSadhana
• AI
• music
• pitch correction
• entrepreneurship
• Apple Design Award
• human-AI collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Apple

Products: NaadSadhana

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