The city’s on fire and so is my heart

The city’s on fire and so is my heart

It’s 8.29 PM, I’ve just had the egg dosas Heer made me, and I’m thinking about things. Three people asked me why I don’t celebrate Diwali. And of course, like the answer to the last question how-have-you-been, even this one is a blogpost. I...
Showing up like it’s day 1

Showing up like it’s day 1

Last evening, I messed up an important client presentation. For no good reason except the lack of presence of mind. And I woke up with a heavy feeling in my heart. The last time this happened, SG pointed it out. Told me it was wrong. Had a very stern conversation...
I work more hours than I would in a 9 to 5 setup.

I work more hours than I would in a 9 to 5 setup.

“I work more hours than I would in a 9 to 5 setup. I won’t tell you if that’s true or not. But it is the most common interpretation of a workplace that has no working hours. Whether it’s a hiring call at C4E or a conversation with a friend, I struggle to explain...
2/7 – July 2024

2/7 – July 2024

It’s 11:06 a.m. This is the second entry. I write for accountability & introspection. And, this month went by so fast that if I didn’t pause right now, I’d lose some very important lessons. If this month had a theme, it would be peak ambiguity. I...
1/7 – June 2024

1/7 – June 2024

In Dec 2022, one of the partners at C4E decided to do a weekly review across ALL things we do. We were inspired by Elon’s tweet asking, What did you get done this week? No, it wasn’t top-down. One person did it for self-accountability. Everyone else was merely...