Pranab Mukherjee wrote his memoir in a book title: The Presidential Years. I would say it is his diary entry during his presidential years. He has written on all aspects during his tenure. I was surprised knowing that the note-ban announced by Modi was not known to him. Also, the fact that note ban, GST …
Author Archives: Atul
competitors
Every customer meeting or product demo, we are reminded who all we are competing. I mostly listen patiently. As a founder, it is easy to get lost in the competition. It results in creating a tunnel vision and copying their features. In the end no differentiation. Working for others for over a decade has altered …
mirage
I have been part of multiple funded startups. As a stakeholder, we are chasing a mirage: An investor bets on growth for the future. A founder sells his equity at a premium showing the total addressable market and disruption. On most occasions, this does not work out and, the company shuts its doors. An investor …
loneliness
I was listening to the knowledge project podcast and, the recent one has Noreena Hertz: The Crisis of Loneliness. It made me realize how lonely we are even after being so connected with the world. We are buying robots or dependent on Alexa for curing our loneliness. In the hyper-connected world, we are so disconnected. …
accept
Once we accept who we are, authenticity comes by default. I know we are living in a world where life hacking is a new hobby. We are going into the details of every daily activity. But in quest of achieving it, we are giving away our authenticity. I see people on keto, intermittent fasting and, …
noise
We are living in noise. Everyone around us has something to say; everyone needs our attention. Each one has different expertise and experience. As a builder or any rational human, it is necessary to keep a filter. It keeps us focussed and aligned to the long-term vision. Falling into the noise will lose our focus …
faceless
I am everywhere. I deliver your groceries; I help you when you want a ride. I am there to serve food for you. I am the one who takes care of your dumpster every morning. I ensure to deliver condoms, flowers, cake at wee hours so that you celebrate. I also exist; I am part …
think
We are how we think, what we see as a world. We can be miserable focusing on the atrocities around us. We can get angry, go mad, or sad. We can on the other hand spend time doing your side in fixing it. We complain about climate change but are we driving cars without AC …
suffer
Why some of us suffer more than most others? Is it because of their mental ailments or the way their mind works? Philosophers and sages have told us long back that We have to live in “accordance with our nature”; what does this mean? How do we know more about our nature? It all leads …
past
“Learning from the past”: In most instances, it’s about not repeating mistakes from the past. We forget about the past that had all good memories of growing up, making friends, seeing the world with innocent eyes and pious hearts. We, humans, are a collection of our experiences. Most of it comes from the past and …