Building at 17 — Vol. 1: The Beginning

At 17, while most students were focused on exams, marks, and college admissions, Manish T was focused on building.

Building at 17 — Vol. 1: The Beginning is an honest memoir about curiosity, ambition, failure, and the courage to start before feeling ready.

From spending ten years at ASAN Memorial Senior Secondary School to discovering innovation at MVM Thiruvottiyur and Qwings STEM Lab, this book follows the journey of a student who chose to think differently.

Through national-level project presentations, the creation of a humanoid robotic arm, the rise and fall of his first startup AirO2, and the late-night thoughts that eventually led to the birth of Forgeit, Manish shares the experiences that shaped his entrepreneurial mindset.

This is not a story written after success.

It is a story written during the process.