Sirji bas English me baat karna zaruri hai kya, wo thulla thulla bolte hai hame aur batamezze karte hai. (They speak in English and treat us disrespectfully). Early morning I was at Ber Sarai sipping tea and eating bun-omelet after a night out; sleep and hunger were killing me. Mukesh Yadav was sipping tea next …
Author Archives: Atul
dreamers
We should dream and strive towards making it a reality. Having a dream alone is not enough. There was a dreamer behind most innovations and, it was their itch: an airplane, cars, electricity, or computer. We, humans, are gifted and, our will to go against the odds has taken civilization beyond: Mahatma Gandhi and Martin …
glory
I don’t understand why we have made entrepreneurship something glorious. Some of us do it for the kick of it. One part of my brain says, ooh we are going to uncharted territory and taking all the risk and creating something unique. The other side of my brain says we are just trying to make …
attention
We are part of the attention economy. Actors and performers are spending hours on Instagram posing beach vacation photos. Mare mortals like us feel that we are wasting our time. They are living a great life. In reality, they are working harder than us to stay relevant. The glamour industry has thrived on attention. It …
lead
Founders are the soul of any startup, said repeatedly. There is no denying this. But what happens when a founder has limited vision? We have seen this with McDonald’s or Starbucks; the original owners moved away. It ended up becoming a super successful enterprise with a visionary. In the end, it is about a leader, …
judge
We have so much time to question what celebrities are up to or anyone else around us? Who are we to judge? Are we suffering from some disease where all we have to do is question others? How good a life we will have if we question our vices.
chatter
Have you tried sitting 10 minutes quietly without a cellphone or internet? Like being with yourself and your thoughts?What happens when you try doing it?Does your mind explode? People spend money or lock themselves for ten days at vipassana. How much of this helps? We are what we think. Observing why and what we are …
Support
The last year has seen all money poured into the private market and startups becoming unicorns faster than reaching PMF. Once the market cools down is going to be customer support. In the end, customers deserve support for the service they are paying. Most startups are burning cash for newer markets instead of satisfying existing …
connect
It’s not easy to meet like-minded people. We live around humans but still, we relate with very few. Some become our friends for life and others our well-wishers. It’s like they understand us our actions and observation so well. It is like they are our mirror. If we end up finding such people, living becomes …
The blood-stained throne
I was in Kathmandu last December and this time visited the Narayanhiti Palace. I had heard about the Nepalese royal massacre. My friend gave some insights that resulted in me picking the book. I was curious to know about Nepal Monarchy and, the book takes us through the journey from the very beginning (1775-1914). I …