build&be.dev

SHUBHAM BHARGAV

Building the life,
not just the
systems.

Tools and writing at the intersection of AI, financial independence, and the unglamorous work of becoming who you are.

ABOUT

I'm Shubham. The name of this site is the tension I live with. I like making things: financial tools, AI pipelines, automation systems. But I also want to just be. Present with my family, not always in build mode.

I work in data and AI. Outside that, I use options as leverage for investing and think carefully about FIRE. Not as a retirement plan, but as a way to buy back time while there's still time worth buying.

Everything on this site started as something I built for myself.

WRITING

Aug 2026Give Your Claude a CharterBUILDING WITH AIMay 2026Beyond the Chat Window: How I Run My Agents on OpenClawINFRASTRUCTUREApr 2026Built for Everyone, But YouBUILDING WITH AIApr 2026When Every Experiment Succeeds and the Project Still FailsBUILDING WITH AIApr 2026The Validation LoopLEADERSHIPMar 2026Claude as a System, Not a ChatbotAIMar 2026Why I Built Another FIRE CalculatorFIRE

TOOLS

FIRE Planner

FINANCERETIREMENT

Model your path to financial independence — Coast, Barista, and Full FIRE with per-spouse tracking and passive income inputs.

LIVE

A note when something's ready.

When a tool ships or a piece is worth reading, I'll send one email. No schedule.