the first milestonefound at the top of the path
2011
The first products.
Property, finance, legal, brands. The years of learning what ships and what only looks like it will.
About · a walk down the hill
Sri Lanka is home. Here is how I got back.
Colombo
Melbourne
Haputale
Colombo · Dubai
Start at the top of the hill and follow the path down to the fire. What you find beside it is the story. The roles and dates are on the boards, so this page is the CV too.
it gets dark by the endbring a blanket
three good employersthe fast life, all the comforts
to 2022
Melbourne.
Building compliance at Hendry Group, agile delivery at Common Code, then RMIT, where the teaching began.
- Hendry Group · product · since acquired
- Common Code · product · since acquired
- RMIT University · RMIT Activatorto 2022
the gate to the acrethe day the plot was mine
2022
Home. One acre of steep ground.
Sri Lanka is home. Bought with the savings, the comforts and the fast life gone. Steep, wet, far from anything. One Acre Fields starts here.
- One Acre Fields · founder2022 – now
the shelter, and the lampI learned more from the closing than the growing
to April 2026
Beta Launch. Forty people, fully remote.
The first fully remote ISO 27001 certified product agency in South Asia. Seventeen products shipped with screens to prove it. Closed properly in April 2026.
- Beta Launch · founder and product leadto 2026
- ISO 27001 · first fully remote agency, South Asiacertified
the beans, on the blue stringwhat I do now, on the acre and at work
2026 – now
Ask why. Then build.
Fractional product leadership and AI delivery for teams with budget and a mandate but no clear answer on what is worth building. Humanised exited in August 2026. Remote from Colombo, on site when you need me.
- Fractional product lead · SaaS and fintech foundersnow
- AI delivery · fixed scope buildsnow
- Humanised HR & Payroll · own product · exited2021 – Aug 2026
The last chapter · in his words
Sri Lanka is home. I want to live in the hills of Haputale with my wife. Off-grid, grow our own food, have our own cows, make our own cheese, and grow old.
janaka@oneacrefields.com
BSc · Master'sACS · IBA120+ trained7 countries
the acre, now
What's planted, what's next.
Lettuce, beans and fruit trees first. The block house with the tin roof, shutters fitted ourselves. The stream: boulders, a pool, a small fall. Cows in the plan. Then cheese.