Sandip Wankhede
Medium · Article
We Have Never Been More Connected. So Why Is Making Friends Still So Difficult?
A reflection on finding genuine friendship after moving between India, the US, and the UK — and the idea behind UpCatch.
Read on MediumAbout Me – Sandip Wankhede
Sandip Wankhede is a technology leader, entrepreneur, AI enthusiast, social impact advocate, and former celebrity interviewer and anchor. His journey has taken him from founding a nonprofit in India and interviewing celebrities to leading technology and business transformation at one of the world's largest financial institutions.
With over 12 years of experience at BNY, Sandip has grown from software engineering, quality assurance, and automation into enterprise transformation and operational leadership. He leads change initiatives within BNY's Corporate Trust business, focusing on technology adoption, process transformation, and AI-enabled solutions.
Outside his professional career, Sandip builds products including UpCatch, WeeBytes, Solonè, NudgePops, faqlogic, and Pictlo. He founded The Change Foundation in India and has worked with Lokmat on events and media.
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UpCatch
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WeeBytes
AI learning in small bites
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Solonè
Your personal AI stylist
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NudgePops
Helpful website popups
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faqlogic
Intelligent website FAQs
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Agent Gossip
A conversation layer for AI coding agents
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Agent Gossip: a way for AI coding agents to talk to each other
Why I built Agent Gossip, an npm package for communication between AI coding agents across repositories, tools, and machines.
We Have Never Been More Connected — So Why Is Making Friends Still So Difficult?
A reflection on connection, friendship, and what it means to build meaningful relationships in a hyperconnected world.