Product Insights for Emerging Technology

20 years in emerging tech — ex-Head of Product at Palantir, now founder of two ventures.

At Common Sense, we’re building modern agentic AI systems for local government — 100x increases in productivity across critical workflows that simplify civil service and delight citizens.

At First Principles, we help emerging tech companies generate massive value, ship faster, align teams, and unlock product-market fit or hypergrowth — through fractional product leadership and expert product coaching.

Whether it serves 10,000 users or 10 million residents, the system has to work — and keep working.

Sound like I can help you? Get in touch:

adam@firstprinciples.la or adam@commonsensetech.ai

Adam Judelson

The U.S. hasn’t had a balanced budget in 25 years.

Every administration since Clinton has overspent – not because taxes are too low, but because government systems are too inefficient.

Obama tried to fix it with the U.S. Digital Service. They saved HealthCare.gov and proved world-class engineers can make government work. But USDS was too small and its remit too limited to tackle the structural waste driving deficits.

This year, Trump and Elon Musk rebranded it as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The mandate: cut $1B a day. Agencies were slashed, programs shut down, costs trimmed. But broken software and processes stayed in place – and when systems are broken, the costs always come creeping back in.

Both efforts failed for different reasons:

– USDS lacked breadth, urgency, and proactivity
– DOGE lacked precision, patience, and long-term vision.

That’s the gap we’re filling with Common Sense.

We work outside government, so we can move fast. But we go deep into the plumbing – the legacy systems, the paperwork, the IT that wastes billions and frustrates citizens.

Urgent enough to matter.

Precise enough to actually work.

Building Common Sense (govtech) | Founder, First Principles | Product Insights for Emerging Tech | Ex-Palantir | 4x Venture-Backed Exec

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Founder’s Office

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Got Best General Secretary Award, Hostel Affairs Board, IIT Guwahati.

Managed a budget of INR 25 Lakhs+, orchestrated 4 intra-hostel events & conducted workshops.

Elected representative for 600+ students on the Hostel Affairs Board and Students’ Gymkhana Council.

General Secretary, Umiam Hostel

Lumière - The Movie Club, IIT Guwahati

Gold Medal, Short Filmmaking Module, Inter-IIT Cultural Meet 7.0.
Gold Medal, Short Filmmaking Module, Inter-IIT Cultural Meet 6.0.
Silver Medal, Short Filmmaking Module, Inter-IIT Cultural Meet 5.0.

Core Team

Captain - Inter IIT Filmmaking

ICLabs IN

Led a full website redesign, improving UX and increasing leads by 30%

optimized lead generation by executing targeted social media campaigns, resulting in 2× student admissions.

Product & Growth Intern

Horizon, IIT Guwahati

Production Head

Students' Web Committee IITG

Identified and resolved pain points using user feedback and data analysis.

Spearheaded integration of features like Mess menu, cab sharing and quick links, leading 5000+ active users.

Product Head

LearnHill Technologies

Established a Tinkering Lab and led interactive sessions for grades 6-9.

Implemented modules that boosted engagement by 30%.

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