Taran Agarwal, Founder of NodeBook AI

About

Taran Agarwal

Founder & AI Transformation Expert. Formerly at BlackRock and EY.

San Francisco, California

80+
Clients delivered for
20+
Developers & project managers
5
Regions: US, UK, India, Australia, Gulf
ex
BlackRock & EY

The last 20% is the work I do

I run an AI automation and implementation company based out of San Francisco. We have delivered for 80+ clients across the US, UK, India, Australia, and the Gulf.

Most businesses I talk to have already tried AI. They bought the tools, watched the demos, ran a pilot, and ended up with something that impressed everyone in the meeting and got quietly abandoned three weeks later. The gap is almost never the model. It is the plumbing, the edge cases, and the fact that nobody owned the last 20% of the build. That last 20% is the work I do.

We work in Claude, n8n, Antigravity, GoHighLevel, HubSpot, and full-stack development where the job calls for it. Fixed price, milestone based, with a clear scope up front and support after delivery. I also partner white-label with agencies and consultancies who need a technical build team behind their client work without adding headcount.

80+ builds in, the pattern is consistent. The businesses that win with AI are not the ones with the best tools. They are the ones who finished the implementation. If you have a process that eats hours every week and you are not sure whether AI is the answer, I am happy to tell you honestly either way.

The team

Backed by 20+ developers and project managers

NodeBook AI is not a solo operation. Behind every engagement is a team of 20+ developers and project managers, spanning full-stack engineering, automation, AI, and delivery management. That is what lets us take on the last 20% of a build, hold a clear scope and timeline, and support the system after it ships, all without the client having to manage the details.

What we build

The systems we install

Lead generation systems

Source, enrich, and sequence outbound at scale, then hand qualified prospects straight into the CRM.

Workflow automation

Remove manual steps from operations, sales, and back-office processes so teams stop doing repetitive work.

AI voice agents

Qualify leads, book appointments, and handle inbound calls without sounding like a phone tree.

Custom software & internal tools

Full-stack builds for the places where off-the-shelf software does not fit the business.

Systems & data integration

Connect the CRM, data, and tools a business already pays for into one system that actually talks to itself.

Experience

  1. NodeBook AI (nbook.ai)

    January 2025 to Present

    Founder

    San Francisco, CA

    Full-stack AI development and automation partner, from initial concept to full-scale deployment. We build bespoke AI systems that help startups and enterprises automate operations, generate leads, and scale, backed by a team of senior engineers and PhD-level experts.

  2. Simplify Tech (simplifytech.ai)

    August 2023 to Present

    Founder

    San Francisco, CA

    AI consulting and development.

  3. The Economics Review at NYU

    October 2021 to May 2024

    Managing Editor, previously Editor

    New York, NY

  4. BlackRock

    June 2023 to August 2023

    Analyst, Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA)

    Atlanta, GA

  5. Katahdin Horizon

    May 2022 to August 2022

    Private Equity Analyst

    New York, NY

  6. EY

    June 2022 to July 2022

    Summer Intern, Strategy & Transactions (SaT)

    Kolkata, India

  7. The Pephouse

    June 2021 to August 2021

    Junior Strategy Consultant

    Bengaluru, India

Education

  1. New York University

    2021 to 2024

    B.A. Quantitative Economics, Minor in Business Studies (NYU Stern)

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    2019

    National Student Leadership Conference, Business Administration

  3. The Anglo-American School of Moscow

    2018 to 2020

    International Baccalaureate (IB)

  4. Good Shepherd International School

    2015 to 2018

    IGCSE

Top skills

Machine LearningData ManagementFull-Stack Development

Languages

English (Native)Hindi (Native)French (Working)Russian (Working)

Certifications

Bloomberg Market ConceptsExcel Skills for Business

Honors & awards

Academic Excellence AwardParis Model United Nations (PAMUN)Tennis District Champion, Nilgiris, Tamil NaduCEESA Varsity Tennis, Bucharest, RomaniaSea Cadet Corps (SCC), Senior Cadet
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