dreamers

We should dream and strive towards making it a reality. Having a dream alone is not enough.

There was a dreamer behind most innovations and, it was their itch: an airplane, cars, electricity, or computer.

We, humans, are gifted and, our will to go against the odds has taken civilization beyond: Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are a few examples.

Our humanity will thrive and go beyond the unimaginable by the dreamers: keep dreaming and working hard towards making it a reality.

It is not easy to be a misfit and, most will reject you.

glory

I don’t understand why we have made entrepreneurship something glorious. Some of us do it for the kick of it. One part of my brain says, ooh we are going to uncharted territory and taking all the risk and creating something unique. The other side of my brain says we are just trying to make our life worth living, solving a pain point and making money from it. What is so sexy or glorious about it?

But again, who am I to judge others.

attention

We are part of the attention economy. Actors and performers are spending hours on Instagram posing beach vacation photos.

Mare mortals like us feel that we are wasting our time. They are living a great life. In reality, they are working harder than us to stay relevant. The glamour industry has thrived on attention.

It is 2020 when social media has hung upon us where anyone can get attention with looks and creativity.

As much as I dislike social media for consumerism, I like it for the level playing field it has created. Anyone or everyone can get attention, fans.

lead

Founders are the soul of any startup, said repeatedly. There is no denying this. But what happens when a founder has limited vision?

We have seen this with McDonald’s or Starbucks; the original owners moved away. It ended up becoming a super successful enterprise with a visionary.

In the end, it is about a leader, be it a founder or not, having a clear vision to lead and take an organization to a new high.

chatter

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 thinking can help with calming us. The environment around, media, and news we consume can also be the reason for this chatter.

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 customers.

I feel customer delight is the easiest moat any startup can achieve. These customers will be bigger evangelists than some Bollywood star dancing for your brand.

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 easy.

A few claim that having too many like-minded people results in limited thinking and mindset.

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 felt like am reading a plot of games of thone. Every other page is about gruesome murder, change of guards, and fights. All the vices we could name come with the throne or conquering it.

It is a 250-page book and can be finished in a single sitting.

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.

Ye waise bhi hamare sochne ke uper hai ki hum in yadoon ka kya kare. Kuch kar dete hai dafan yaadon ko dil ke kisi kone mae, aur kuch ji jate hai zindgi ko yaadon ke in lamho me.

Ab ye apke uper hai ki kare kya aap yaadon ka – inke ho kar ji jaiye zindgi ko ya dil kae khandahar mae daba de in masoom yaadon ko zindgi bhar ke liye.