Hi, I'm Rehan. I graduated from IIT Delhi in 2024 (Biotechnology), then spent a year preparing for UPSC. I didn't clear CSE prelims — but I cracked CDS 1 2025 with All India Rank 1, with the highest recorded SSB score. That failure-to-AIR-1 arc is the part of my journey I share most often, because the lessons from it are genuinely transferable. These days, I work as a Founder's Office Associate at Dharmik, an early-stage spiritual D2C startup, where I do a bit of everything — product analytics, Shopify ops, growth experiments, automation, hiring. Full early-stage chaos. I'm not an expert at most things yet. But I've made enough recent decisions — both right and wrong — that I have honest, specific things to say about: SSB & CDS interview prep — what actually moves the needle in the 5-day process (I never attended any coaching). I'll walk you through what I did differently in screening, GTO, and PI that scored AIR 1. Bouncing back from UPSC failure — when to push harder vs. when to walk away. I've done both. IIT Delhi life & first-year survival — branch choices, hostel dynamics, what to actually optimize for in 4 years (and what's overrated). Early-stage startup reality — what founder's office actually means, the trade-offs of joining as employee #3, how to evaluate a startup before you sign the offer. Career pivots in your early 20s — when to chase prestige (MBA, MNC, civil services) vs. when to chase exposure (startups, generalist roles). I'm currently navigating this myself, so we'll figure it out together. My calls are honest, no-fluff conversations. I'll tell you what I'd actually do in your spot, not what sounds nice. If I don't know something, I'll say so and point you to someone who does.