Our 2BHK office in the heart of Koramangala was barely being used even before the pandemic began. I would go once a week to the office. Our Bangalore employees would visit every other day initially, then once a week and eventually about once a month. Karan, my co-founder moved to Chennai a year ago, so … Read more
The first step is the hardest. I learned to swim when I was a kid on one of the summer breaks. My mother would haul my brother and me off to the early morning class along with a few cousins every day. I was terrified of the water. I spent the first week sitting on … Read more
A good orator makes us see with our ears Arab proverb How do you explain something unusual, foreign and complex to people? We often hear the phrase “explain it to a 5-year-old” in a pitch deck questionnaire or an interview. We explain it with terms and language they are comfortable with. Analogies help you do … Read more
Forming new habits and breaking old ones are hard. Delayed Outcomes is one of the main reasons why we start a new habit and give up early. The new year weight loss goals, your financial goals and learning something new don’t happen quickly enough. When we rely solely on motivation, a limited resource, we run … Read more
“I just look at all these people, and I think, what the heck am I doing here? They’ve made amazing things. I just went where I was sent.” – Neil Armstrong When Karan and I began discussing the direction of our agency business triggered by the pandemic and the lockdowns, it led us down the … Read more
The earth’s atmosphere is full of waves and signals transmitting bits of information from one device to another. This did not exist 100 years ago. Radio and TV signals have been replaced by Wi-Fi and 4G. The devices of yesteryear existed outside of our personal space. We had control over them. The remote control was … Read more
The market doesn’t recognise or support jingoism. There is a strong sentiment in the country to support local products over imported ones, particularly those imported from China. Keeping all the political considerations aside, this is a good cause to get behind. But it shouldn’t surface-level commitment. It needs the strong backing of the establishment, the … Read more
One of the reasons we procrastinate is because we are afraid of failure. On the surface, it seems like boredom. The idea of creating something that does not live up to an imaginary view of perfection stops us from starting the task. And if you dig deeper, this stems from a feeling of inferiority and … Read more