the studio
KRNL is a small studio run by two people. We build what service businesses run on, and we make our own apps and games.
where it came from
why kernel
Rohit started KRNL in April 2026. He'd seen what complexity costs: every time he overcomplicated a problem he paid for it, and the fix was always to cut back to the part that mattered.
That part is the kernel, the core everything else grows from. We find it first, and build out from there.
how we work
four principles
They're why we sometimes recommend less than you asked for.
trust is the test
Every decision gets one question: will people believe it? Looking good comes second.
the core first
We don't design anything until we know the goal, who it's for, and what would make them act.
our job is subtraction
Every problem gathers noise: opinions, overthinking, trends. We cut until only what matters is left. If something doesn't serve the goal, it goes.
one standard
Client work gets the same care as the things we make for ourselves.
the founders
the two of us
founder
Rohit Goyal
Rohit started KRNL in April 2026 and builds it in public: the studio, KRNL OS, and the tools that fall out of both. Before this he ran ResumeGuru. He writes about what he is making at rohit.krnl.studio.
co-founder, personal branding
Manmeet Kaur
Works on the voice a business is recognised by, and on the founders who have to say it out loud.
if this sounds like your kind of studio
Tell us what you're building. If we're not the right people for it, we'll say so.