Om Sherikar

Blog

Notes on building software and calm interfaces.

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2 posts

  • Security research

    Your System Prompt Is Not a Secret

    How much of an LLM system prompt actually leaks? A measured study of system prompt extraction (OWASP LLM07, System Prompt Leakage), tested against ground truth across four models. Real numbers, and one result that surprised me.

  • Founder story

    Nobody Tells You How Hard This Actually Is

    Honest notes from building Refactron as a student founder—validation, solo work, rejections, India Ascends, grants, and why small signals matter.