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 …
Author Archives: Atul
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 …
Yaadon
Yaadon ko simet liye za rahe hai sang apne. Yaadon ko liye ja rahe hai jo rahenge zindgi bhar sang apne. Kuch bhole, kuch masoom aur kuch karguzarne ki khawaisoo me dube hue yaadain. Hum apne zindgi ko yadoon ke me aise ghol dete hai ki ab ki sur aur khabar reh he nahi zate. …
the body
I think it was Aparna who recommended this book to me. The author Bill Bryson has written dozen other books as well. I have been taking care of my health more in the last four years. The only way I could have gone through the pain of running my startup and books were a great …
build
I have heard from many about planning and then executing. My problem with planning is that it drains you so much that there is no energy left in execution. There exists a multibillion-dollar industry on project management and roadmap tracking. On a multi-year and thousand minds, it makes sense. But when we are small and …
social
I tried my best asking parent to move with me and leave Bihar. I realized after all these years of trying, it is not happening. One main reason for this is the social capital built in the last 50 years. My mom and dad have a separate bunch of friend circles. Some meet every day …
winning
Enterprise sales are about winning people and their trust. At the same time, one cannot make everyone happy. We have many sales closed because stakeholders believed in us and, we delivered our promise with time. In numerous instances, our believers switched organizations and got us there as well. We closed multiple sales just by delighting …
sometimes
Sometimes I feel like I have all-time in the world. It is just people around me are running. Is something wrong with me? Why am I not running and acting busy all the time? Does it make me less aspirational? Are they all have everything sorted that they are running for their true north? Daily …