I was traveling to Bangalore from Bagdogra a few days back. I could feel how the class system rules and the treatment for an English and a non-English speaker, predominantly a migrant worker. My experience was limited to the aviation sector. Pandemic has opened a new section of flayers: the migrant workers. With the limited …
Author Archives: Atul
granted
Most of us take a lot many things for granted. Be it our parents, dear ones, or our possessions. We get used to it and think these are default. One fine day when parents get admitted to the hospital for some surgery, we realize their impermanence. We get into the misery of what all we …
choice
Our mind craves for: what’s next, all the time. As a result, we end up looking for the next big thing. Also, our brain keeps a safe locker of all our past experiences, which serves us best during fight or flight scenarios. Our present get the least attention, which should ideally be the most important …
Journey
Running a startup is like a movie; it has multiple phases. I was told by Ajay Gore; while we were talking. I have been troubling him on/off regularly for advice. It was him and Sidu who kicked me to start aroundstartups podcasts. There are multiple instances in your journey when you will get tempted to go out of your organization’s …
associate
How little things take over us. All of a sudden we become avid readers or a poet or a runner or a cook etc. Our identity becomes these skills. We end up living non-stop in this new attained skin. Something deep within we all have that longing to be loved, to be appreciated. And this …
Ishq
Liya apne zindgi ko, kar diya unke hawale. Ban gaye sagird unke, ho liye unme magan, hue masroof aise ki duniya unme he bana li. Phir ho liye ru-baru khud se, sachai se, apne naadani se. The kya hum, kya ho gaye. Aisa kya kiya, aise kyun hue hum unpe kayal. Khudgarz hua karte the …
regrets
How much of our present goes by our past regrets?Do some of us live like zombies carrying loads of past till eternity?Can we live now without corrupting our life with regrets of the past?Time machines are a thing of fiction and, why don’t we get it?Why don’t we accept it and move on?Why are we …
why
Is it tough to be who we are?Like being honest, naked, and no posturing?Why do we have to wear a mask?We fake ourselves when in real, we are broken, hollow, or burnt?Who are we showcasing this brave face of ours?Why do we do this?Why do we act like this?
principle
The principle is a glue that holds together an enterprise, partnership or, agreement. Sometimes under external influence, under pressure, we forget about it. It results in killing whatever we have built with all the hard work. Once we have defined a principle, it should be our guiding force. We should not forget it. Getting lost …
Mastering the VC Game
Mastering the VC Game: the book I picked last week. It talks about in-out of a VC-Founder dynamics. The author himself is a founder turned VC. I could relate to many things the author has mentioned. The prime of it being trust, network, and relationship. From the founder perspective, the book talks about: Founder VC …