As a founder, are we living in our bubble?Are we too obsessed with our product?As a result, we forget or ignore the changing market dynamics.We have seen this with Kodak & Blackberry.These companies and founders were too complacent and took changing market conditions lightly.As a result, they are in ashes. A founder’s life is about …
Category Archives: Life
different
I am currently in Tokyo for a few more days. I have met over a dozen founders in the past weeks. I wanted to know how things work in Japan and the overall ecosystem. A pillar that binds entrepreneurs across the globe is that they are all different. The mindset is about going against the …
fate
Some people leave things to their fate and live. If it makes them happy, who are we to judge? Some take life in their control and work nonstop. They own their actions and fate. It is easy to complain and cry. It is easy to blame others or complain about bad fate. Most part of …
limits
How do we know what our limits are? Why do we have to add a limit on ourselves? Society defines what we or we cannot: class, race, age, sex, and culture all have their limitations. The ones who looked beyond these made their dream come true. Very few of them were the reason for the …
fire
There is a fire within us, the fire to do something. Most of the time, it comes when we are ignorant and uncorrupted by societal rules. Ask a young kid what he wants to become growing up, and they will have some answers. In most times, they will not remember as they age. It is …
karma
I know this sounds philosophical, but karma works in mysterious ways. We live in the era of capitalism, where the sermon has become: “What’s in it for me?” Everything starts with wealth and ends with “I”; we as a universe have no place. But what are we seeking in the end? After all the wealth, …
geopolitics
I was listening to and reading about BRICS+6. It feels like another divide against the US. Who will benefit from it? In the fight to become a superpower, countries are fighting. It is dividing the world more. As a result, ordinary people in these countries will suffer more. The fight between multiple blocks and countries …
Tokyo
It’s been less than 24 hours in Tokyo. I am in love with the city. I have a few friends via open source connection. Along with it, I had a few meetings. Despite all the modernization and capitalist ethos, Japanese tradition still values people-to-people relationships. I am here for work and vacation. Things I loved: …
underdogs
Advantages of being an underdog is that no one gives fuck about you. It helps you to lead a life in your own way. Living life without anyone watching or constantly monitoring is bliss. It means you are not under any scrutiny or FOMO. As a result, you become more fearless and take all the …
Love
Marketers, Movie makers, and fiction writers: have sold us, love, the feeling of being with someone, and change in our world.Everything in our life revolves around love: from OTT to billboard signs.If you are not in love, you have committed some sin or are in fear of missing out. Mostly it has become a trophy …