Milek Agrawal

Born in India; currently in San Francisco.

I build software. Currently at Commenda, working on tax and compliance infrastructure for global businesses.

Outside work — books, piano, weights, long walks with music. Structured but curious. Sometimes an ass, sometimes not.

Writer

I've been writing about things I care about. Here's some of it.

  1. Starting HuddleUp
  2. Why I Lift
  3. Joining Commenda
  4. Books That Changed Me
  5. Building Query Platforms
  6. On Solitude

Things I Love

I feel most free when I'm lifting heavy, walking alone with music, or lost in a good book. Low lights, warm lights, time with myself. The gym is meditation. Piano is expression. Books are conversation with the dead.

Music

Here are some albums that live in my rotation:

  1. The Eminem Show: Raw, angry, brilliant. The album I keep coming back to.
  2. Random Access Memories: What happens when perfectionists make dance music.
  3. Kind of Blue: Miles Davis taught me that silence is music too.

Lifting

Started: 2022

The iron never lies. I've always lifted first and foremost for my mental health. There's something honest about a barbell — you can't fake a deadlift.

Read more about why I lift →

On The Internet

Twitter: @milek_agrawal
GitHub: @milekag01
LinkedIn: @milek-agrawal
Email: milek [at] commenda [dot] io
choosing the right people and the right contexts is ~80%+ of the outcome

Recent Updates

Feb 28, 2026 Started building this site. Trying to make it feel like a world someone can explore.
Feb 27, 2026 Legs day at the gym.
Feb 26, 2026 Oliver's burger with nachos. Sometimes you just need that.

more updates →

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