I went alarm-free [July 2025 Check-in]

Written over a couple of days, from my desk at home, in rainy Bombay. It’s 6.15 PM on a Tuesday, I’ve come back from a bunch of meetings in Powai, indulged in some kachra food (sorry, Dr H), and opened this empty page to write. Two reasons – it has...
Calmly, Joyously, Recklessly

Calmly, Joyously, Recklessly

March 2, 2025. A check-in. Every two days, Bri asks me, “kaise ho?”. One of the few people who do. Others either see me live life or get enough information from the Internet. I struggle to tell her I don’t want to answer this because I know she means...
Power, Patience & Selling

Power, Patience & Selling

3 observations from my time at Bharat Mobility in Greater Noida. Kaushik and I spent two days at the Bharat Construction Equipment Show. Two of our clients at C4E had set up exhibits, and this was our chance to experience a large-scale, on-ground event and some...
You win some. You lose some.

You win some. You lose some.

I came across this post today. And I felt some wires move inside my head. As though the world had been trying to teach me this but I just couldn’t see it. The past couple of months have been a rollercoaster. So much so that I am not ready to let go of the year...
The biggest epiphany I’ve had lately

The biggest epiphany I’ve had lately

“The biggest epiphany I’ve had lately – If I had indexed on structure and outcome in the first three years of my career, I wouldn’t have progressed. Or made it to where I am today. What did this mean? Working on ideas that often did not see the light of day....