4 hours agoSTFU #01 — Kintsugi vs Vastu — What is your Startup?Last month, while watching Pathaan, a familiar term was mentioned by Shah Rukh Khan to Dimple Kapadia — Kintsugi, the Japanese term for broken pottery — when you join together broken pieces of pottery or anything and makes it more premium than the previous one. …Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published in Stop dreaming — Start the F*ck up·3 days agoLet’s get ‘Start’ed — 100 stories for Starting up!“Look what I made” No parent is likely going to shout out chest-thumpingly when their child is hitting other kids or throws a big tantrum in a mall, embarrassing the hell out of them. …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in Stop dreaming — Start the F*ck up·Apr 3, 2022Unable to ‘Turn it On’? — The Dichotomy of Switching on the Camera during Meetings“look into my eyes and hear what I’m not saying, for my eyes speak louder than my voice ever will” This line would trigger a whistle if it was narrated passionately by Shah Rukh Khan to Simran. But imagine if Simran replied…….“Sorry. I have a poor network!” According to Forbes…Work From Home5 min readWork From Home5 min read
Feb 2, 2022Memento Mori — Secret Paradox of Life: Think about Death to Live longer!In Ancient Rome, as per tradition, the general would return to Rome after a victory in battle and participate in a glorious march in his honor. He was carried throughout the city in a chariot, surrounded by the applause, cheer, and admiration of the people. …Legacy6 min readLegacy6 min read
Jan 24, 2022Women in ‘Tech’ — Solving or Ab-solving from the StereotypesImagine you were invited to a friend’s 5-year old daughter’s birthday party. You just had 2 days to plan a gift. Close your eyes and quickly decide in the next 2 seconds what you would take for her? Seriously, try it! If you are part of the majority, you would…Women In Tech6 min readWomen In Tech6 min read
Published in Stop dreaming — Start the F*ck up·Jan 22, 202210-point Founder’s Checklist For Startups To Avoid Becoming WindupsTen years ago when we started on our own journey, we thought we knew a lot about scaling ventures and handling an organization. Now, 10 years later, we smirk at our own selves and humbly share a few learnings that we picked up along the way — if you are…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Jan 14, 2022Male Loneliness: Most men are lonely — they just don’t want to admit it.You just got up — and the only thing on your mind is your calendar and the terribly busy day planned. Out of the time left of the day, outside your work, you consciously decide to spend time with kids and family. The balance one is spent on Twitter or…Loneliness8 min readLoneliness8 min read
Published in Stop dreaming — Start the F*ck up·Jan 7, 2022Perfect Entrepreneur or Perfect Man —a Katappa or a Bahubali?A few days back, we were exploring a role for an ex-entrepreneur internally — on asking ‘what would you bring on the table’, his prompt reply was ‘I can do everything’ — as he did most of the things in his earlier venture. Is this a strength for scaling up…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in Stop dreaming — Start the F*ck up·Jan 2, 2022Let’s Catch-22 — A year of paradoxesThe year where we will learn to live with paradoxes. There are so many recaps of last year being published across platforms — some of them have great summaries and learnings of the past year — condensed into a list of 5 or 10 highlights. However, very few would admit…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in Stop dreaming — Start the F*ck up·Dec 19, 2021Getting your startup to survive the Natural Mastya NyayaA few days back, I was talking to a startup that has got multiple acquisition offers. While the co-founder is contemplating running it on his own, he is also evaluating options of being part of a larger pond! While he wants to scale up on his own, he is constrained…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
