We are in funding winter.Companies are firing left and right.Every founder is trying to survive somehow.The treadmill of growth is at a standstill. EdTech or HealthTech are suffering because they expanded, built solutions, or burnt millions giving freebies. They went ahead to increase the market size for valuation. Only when the tide goes out do …
Author Archives: Atul
Hype
I have been seeing CVs of freshers for the last 5-6 years for hiring at our firm. I consistently see a trend of hype element in it. I am not sure if it is the student, college, or faculty who drives this. From blockchain to crypto to AI/ML to DevOps, whatever is hot in the …
burn
One part of my brain cannot comprehend seeing P&L and cash flow-related stories of popular startups news like Meesho, Fi, Snapdeal and dozen others. Like their cash burn, why these companies exist, or if a bot had replaced the founders, companies might have burnt less cash. But the other side speaks another story. The reason …
build
One of the learning in the early days of building taghash is about what to add or extend. Listening to customers and learning from them and their workflow, the pain has been helpful. We are a small team and don’t have a product or growth team for guiding with surveys and analyzing customers. Time and …
Dhandho framework
I am halfway through the book: Dhandho investor. I liked it as the author shares stories about many businesses built on frugality, long bets, and arbitrage. The author talks about the Dhandho framework, and I felt like sharing. Invest in an existing business. Invest in a simple business. Invest in distressed businesses in distressed industries. …
Victim
You have to get over the victim mindset. You have to stop blaming others for your failures. You and feeling that will make you move and take steps forward. No one can teach you how to be happy. You have to have your rules and habits to get into happiness. Lastly, get over the status …
2023
2023 is waiting. How bad is it going to be? Are we going back into lockdown? I understand we are already fucked economically, and healthcare globally has given up long back. What more do we need in 2023 other than sailing in it without dying?
paint
We have painted ourselves with pedigree, caste, color, and nationality. Our existence is painted self. Who are we? Is it the reality we make choices and take decisions in our life or the painted monster “me” basking in the glory? Some realize this in their later life about this painting, while many others die living …
change
Change has to come from the inside. You can teach someone how to swim; you cannot cross the lake replacing. There are situations in our life where we think of helping our friends and loved ones. We end up giving them pep talks and teachings. We feel good, hoping they will get better by changing …
regret
Want to live a sane life or die in peace: one way to do this is to avoid regrets. Don’t let your past decisions come and haunt you. Do what it takes now. Don’t leave things unfinished for the future. Our thoughts appear like recorded cassettes of a tape recorder, and memory will keep appearing. …