---
title: "Visakan Veerasamy"
description: "Visakan Veerasamy writes about building a network of friendly, ambitious nerds."
plain: "Visakan Veerasamy writes about building a social graph of friendly, ambitious nerds."
group: person
terms:
  - "Visakan Veerasamy"
sources:
  - url: https://visakanv.com/
    title: "@visakanv – ❤️ friendly, ambitious nerd ⚡️"
    publisher: "Visakan Veerasamy"
    note: "Author's site; used for the friendly, ambitious nerd social graph."
    accessed: "2026-10-01"
  - url: https://visakanv.com/friendly-ambitious-nerd/
    title: "Friendly Ambitious Nerd – @visakanv"
    publisher: "Visakan Veerasamy"
    note: "Book page; used for the collection of essays and threads."
    accessed: "2026-10-01"
  - url: https://x.com/visakanv/status/1225025217237417987
    title: "Visakan Veerasamy (@visakanv) on X"
    publisher: "Visakan Veerasamy"
    note: "Book announcement; used for the original Friendly Ambitious Nerd description."
    accessed: "2026-10-01"
---

# Visakan Veerasamy

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Visakan Veerasamy describes his aim as building a network of friendly, ambitious nerds. [His public site](https://visakanv.com/).

His book *Friendly Ambitious Nerd* is a collection of his essays, blog posts, and Twitter threads. [Book page](https://visakanv.com/friendly-ambitious-nerd/) [Announcement](https://x.com/visakanv/status/1225025217237417987).

## Sources

1. [@visakanv – ❤️ friendly, ambitious nerd ⚡️](https://visakanv.com/)
   Visakan Veerasamy. Author's site; used for the friendly, ambitious nerd social graph. Accessed 2026-10-01.

2. [Friendly Ambitious Nerd – @visakanv](https://visakanv.com/friendly-ambitious-nerd/)
   Visakan Veerasamy. Book page; used for the collection of essays and threads. Accessed 2026-10-01.

3. [Visakan Veerasamy (@visakanv) on X](https://x.com/visakanv/status/1225025217237417987)
   Visakan Veerasamy. Book announcement; used for the original Friendly Ambitious Nerd description. Accessed 2026-10-01.

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