As startups grew, so did the aspirations of founders. At some point, the culture turned to one man/women show. It resulted in everyone ending up as a resource working for money. In the early days of my career, I enjoyed psychological safety, and money came next. I had a say and was free to point …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
sorry
Our Ego has taken over us.We don’t accept our mistakes.We burn in anger. We are not empathetic.All gets us what? A show of our face: I am right feeling?In the bigger picture: are we lying to ourselves just for our Ego? Is it worth it? How difficult is it to say sorry and accept our …
needs
How much is too much? Is there an end to our needs? The world we are living in has no such thing as enough. That is the reason every month we have a sale going on. Or everything is always available at a discount. The more we buy, the more we feel like missing something. …
advancement
Are some of us overeating? As a result, we are suffering from numerous health conditions? Has our overeating opened a new era of tracking and monitoring gadgets from glucose to heartbeat to sleep? Have we gotten lazier with everything delivered to our plate? Are we less active than our forefathers? Are we humans making ourselves …
fundamentals
Now that we are in the era of down rounds and limited funding, many fundamentals of building startups are back. Everyone is talking about revenue and burn. Until the last few years, it was all about growth and winning at all costs. How long will it last; nobody knows.
layers
We, humans, are like onions, made of numerous layers. Most of us don’t have time to peel and peek into each layer. We are part of an instant world for finding love, sex, or grocery. No one has time or patience. We are all running and aiming for a perfect life, partnership, or work without …
plan
As a founder, you are the best to judge what and how you want and build. Are you in a short game or the long game?The dynamics of the organization and journey both depend on this.Also, neither is right or wrong. It will also set up the culture for years to come. Have a game …
Orphan founders
Many young-age founders think raising early on from a tier 1 fund guarantees success against others. On the contrary, taking an early cheque from a tier 1 fund limits your option. Some of the things that will happen: Your champion will leave the fund. You will become an orphan. Not enough growth. You will be …
Judge
We don’t have to worry about being judged.We are not living in an ideal world.We can not satisfy everyone. We have to focus on our progress, getting better every single day. We are not hurting others or being mean to the rest.What is there to worry about? How does it matter what others think about …
creators
We are living in a creator economy.Everyone is an influencer and creator in itself.You don’t have to be a rich kid from the metro to sell education on Youtube or lipstick on Instagram.The flip side is the rise of pseudoscience and fake influencer marketing. We are swimming between numerous content without quality checks and authenticity. …